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Step out the front door and onto the Venice boardwalk. Being at the beach and close to LAX, we are the best and most convenient spot for exploring LA's beaches and beyond! Iconic Venice beach is world renown and we're right in the heart of it. Many of our dorms and privates have a full or partial ocean view, but you can also just walk out the door and be on the beach in 30 seconds. And after you've had a day of sunning, swimming or just people watching, come hang out in our newly renovated lounge to swap stories or just kick back. Our friendly and local staff will clue you in on the best happy hours, favorite places in Venice or sort you out for a surfing lesson or tour. And, you can join our own weekly activities including Taco Tuesday, our Venice favorites bar crawl and our limo tour. And if you need a break from sun and sand, we're surrounded by places to shop, eat and relax and are just a short bike ride or walk from most of the sites you'll know from the movies including Muscle Beach, our famous Venice Skate Park and the Santa Monica Pier.
Thank you we had a most enjoyable stay at Venice Beach ⛱️. Great staff, good facilities and amazing location. Highly recommend Belles restaurant across the road, the great white around the corner. Also so many cycle hire places. Don't use BIRD as don't work well. Tuktuks are fab too. Don't recommend Starline tours. Blue tours better. Uber definitely best transport. Stay at Samesun Venice Beach highly recommended. We'll be back!
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Date of stay: July 2023Trip type: Travelled with family
Room Tip:They have a lot of stairs so beware if you have heavy luggage. But worth the effort 😅. We had...
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My first night her was nice, pretty standard. Day 2 , The same staff that checked me in day 1 , started to try to have a "talk" with me saying some people here had felt uncomfortable which i think is a huge lie and just a scam technique to acquire funds without servicing the guest of their basic necessities. He said he hasnt taken my funds yet and that it is the last day i can stay here . This is funny . I had already paid , funds deducted but of course a refund would take a few days ..and i dont have time money labor to waste :/ ive been seeing a repeat of staff at various places vulnerable to the same scripted conversation. staff feels uncomfortable or theres nothing they can do , etc etc I think everyone here was pretty nice , and all good vibes ... so yes the staff, especially the gang with braids or whatever is highly vulnerable !!!…
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Date of stay: January 2023
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Room Tip:Carry light luggage due to the huge flight of stairs and no elevator to the main concierge desk
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Overall, the staff was OK. Helpful when I was facing a certain situation that really made me uncomfortable. Although, one of them was having an attitude when I checked-in. I was in a room of 6 with 5 guys, who didn't know I could understand them. One night they started saying sexual things and smoking. I felt REALLY uncomfortable and asked to change room the day after. Also, VERY, VERY noisy at night - like sleeping outside of a club. If you're young and want to party and have fun; go ahead and choose this hostel. If you're a family or someone like me who likes to get up early to visit the city... it's really not recommended. For this alone, I don't think the price made sense. As a female solo-traveler, I would not recommend this area, as many locals told me it wasn't safe. Lots of homeless people and I don't think it's good to be out after sunset. I've stayed in many hostels around the world, and this one definitely does not make it on my list of favorites...…
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Date of stay: August 2022
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Loved staying here. The location is amazing. it's like a 1 minute walk to the beach and all the other things venice beach has to offer. The staff was always available, friendly, and helpful. I was solo travelling and felt safe here.
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Date of stay: August 2022Trip type: Travelled solo
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Like sleeping in a night club. Very loud base made the house tremble. Generally friendly staff, ok cleanliness. When we asked the staff they said the nightclub was a separate company, so the hotel had no responsibility. If you like to party and don’t need sleep, the location is nice.
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Date of stay: July 2022Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Very nice place, clean, perfect location. Very populair also; so if you want to stay here, you shouldn't wait too long with the booking. Room with 4 female - Very small; there is no place for 4 suitcases, the lockers are very small as well. Living room - love it. Really nice place to meet other travelers. Breakfast - really simple, but fine, nice to be with other travelers in the livingroom. The only hostel who started with breakfast since Covid tho. I took a surf class (perfect at Venice Beach) and i rented a bike, really nice to do. Disadvantage: there are a lot of homeless people and a lot of weedshops (if you like to smoke; perfect place to buy haha)
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Date of stay: June 2022
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I had issues with the Wi-Fi so I asked the receptionist some halp and he just literally said: “well if it doesn’t work for u it doesn’t work for me”. Lol So I went asking to another guest and the Wi-Fi was working for him… This place could be soo much better but staff members wanna be total divas lol
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Date of stay: April 2022Trip type: Travelled solo
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The bedrooms are nothing like the pictures, it’s dingy at best, there’s only luggage storage for checking in or out (like if you arrive early or depart late and you want a place to put your stuff). The window leads to a view of a wall and there’s a communal bathroom. I should have just splurged and gone to a better hostel :( there is a good chance of parking though I’ll admit.
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Date of stay: October 2021Trip type: Travelled solo
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The hostel is good, has a great location right at Venice beach and very friendly staff. I liked the 4 bed dorm with ensuite bathroom, was really handy. Although the room was way too small for 4 people and their luggage. The offered free towels and some little breakfast which was nice! The beds were ok but the sheets weren’t fitting the bed, they always came off the corners. And the windows aren’t really noise proof, it’s very noisy during the nights.
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Date of stay: October 2021Trip type: Travelled solo
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We had a wonderful time while we stayed on this hostel! It was our first stop in our route and everthing was perfect! We stayed on a shared room and, after several hours of flights (and jet lag!) we could perfectly rest and get ready for our day. Breakfast was very good (in fact, the best one that we had during our route!) and the location of the hostel is great. Service from the front desk was also very good and helpful. If we go back to Venice, no doubt this will be our place!
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Date of stay: June 2021
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R 1,415 - R 4,094 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
ALSO KNOWN AS
venice beach cotel hotel los angeles
LOCATION
United StatesCaliforniaLos AngelesWestside / Venice
NUMBER OF ROOMS
28
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