Sea Blue Hotel

2.0 star property

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Beach nearby
Beach nearby
Exterior
Exterior
Exterior

Reviews

8.0 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Pet friendly
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi

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1670 Ocean Avenue, Santa Monica, CA, 90401
  • Santa Monica Beach
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Santa Monica Pier
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Venice Beach
    ‪7 min drive‬
  • Los Angeles, CA (LAX-Los Angeles Intl.)
    ‪40 min drive‬

Room options

Single Room, 1 Queen Bed, Non Smoking

  • 350 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Junior Suite, Multiple Beds, Non Smoking

  • 350 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Double Bed

Double Room, 2 Double Beds, Non Smoking

  • 350 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

Double Room, Multiple Beds, Non Smoking

  • 350 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed

Double Room, 2 Queen Beds

  • 350 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Standard Room

  • 350 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Family Suite, Multiple Beds, Non Smoking

  • 350 sq ft
  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 Queen Bed, 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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About this property

Sea Blue Hotel

Hotel in Downtown Santa Monica
Along with self parking, this smoke-free hotel has a microwave in a common area and a 24-hour front desk. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, a garden, a front-desk safe, and a vending machine are onsite.
Sea Blue Hotel offers 27 accommodations with safes and irons/ironing boards. LCD televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Sea Blue Hotel features a terrace, a vending machine, and a garden. Wireless Internet access is complimentary. This beach hotel also offers a front-desk safe and a microwave in a common area. Limited onsite parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis (surcharge).

Sea Blue Hotel is a smoke-free property.

Languages

English, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Onsite parking available only on request
  • Uncovered self parking on site (USD 29 per night; includes in/out privileges)
  • Limited onsite parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Family friendly

  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Shared microwave
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • On the waterfront
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • LCD TV

More

  • Ceiling fan
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • Portable fan
  • Safe
  • Window screens

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in fee: USD 45

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

An adult age 18 or older must assume all liability for the booking
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 50 per pet, per stay
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 59.0 per night

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Uncovered self parking fee: USD 29 per night (in/out privileges)
  • Pet fee: USD 50 per pet, per stay
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Early check-in fee: USD 45 (subject to availability)
  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 59.0 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Guests must contact this property in advance to reserve onsite parking
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a smoke detector

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Hotel California
California Hotel Santa Monica
Hotel California Santa Monica
Sea Blue Hotel Santa Monica
Sea Blue Santa Monica
The Hotel California
Sea Blue Hotel Hotel
Sea Blue Hotel Santa Monica
Sea Blue Hotel Hotel Santa Monica

Sea Blue Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 400 out of 908 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 242 out of 908 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 153 out of 908 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 66 out of 908 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 47 out of 908 reviews

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Silvia

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Sea blue is close to the beach and to downtown Santa Monica and many restaurants, so it is convenient in that regard. There is parking on the premises at $29/night, which is the going rate in that area. There is coffee and tea available in the lobby, which we used in the morning. The property has a little patio with some tables, but we did not get to use them due to the heavy fog on the days when we there. The unit we had (#21) had two beds (to sleep 3 people) but only a single chair and no table. There was an area outside the bathroom that looks like it used to be a kitchen area, which had a safe, an ironing board, and a mini-fridge, as well as an area for clothes. One could leave some items there, but not sit. Luckily we did not spend too much time in our room, but when we did in the late afternoon before, or after dinner, it would have been nice not to just have the bed available to sit. Heating consisted of a little fan, since the gas heater that is on the wall is disconnected, but still has the thermostat on the wall. The front desk staff (4 different people during our stay were a mix of very friendly and helpful versus minimal conversation and information. One of the night people was very helpful - he called when there ere packages delivered that showed my first name (but no last name). Turned out they were not mine, but I appreciated that he went through the effort of finding the only person at the hotel with that first name on that date and then contacted me.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Holly, Lathrop

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good expierence
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Carlos

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sriram

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
great location
walking distance to the beach, pier and shopping. nice spacious and clean rooms. microwave and coffee maker addition to the rooms would be nice.. they are in lobby, but one in the room would be super convenient. parking is separate at $29/day but worth it, given you can pretty much walk to everywhere else.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Wuanita

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ersoy

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Vi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Comfy bed but you can literally hear every noise !
Bed was super comfy. Beach was right behind the hotel. Plenty of places to dine at. Front desk staff friendly and helpful. Housekeeping in the morning are so freaking loud don’t expect to sleep in. In fact everyone is loud including the people staying at the hotel. If you’re a light sleeper, this hotel isn’t for you!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Drusilla

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Yongping

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Austin

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfect little beach spot. Walkable to the beach, the pier, the park, and all of the local dining and shopping. It’s an older building, so expectations should be managed

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was great
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jeffrey

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
all was great
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jacob

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Yoshiki

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Close to the beach. Clean and confortable room. Frendly and kind staff.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christine

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This place is so convenient to walk to everything. It was clean and we felt safe. Management and front desk was AMAZING to us. I would stay here again most definitely.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lindsey, Omaha

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
front desk staff was lovely. so close to the pier and surrounding tourist area. spacious room. not many electrical outlets though.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Claudia S

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Samantha

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Melissa, Lake Forest Park

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Loved: easy access to SM pier and beach, friendly staff, clean, quiet. Unique architecture esp. tiles, separate sitting area/bedroom. Nice views. Great stay and price for area Wish there was coffee maker in room and bedside reading lights but that’s ok!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jacqueline

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfect location. Beach access down the block. All things walkable. Great customer service make it easy to check in. Cleanliness 5 star, just don’t forget to always wear sandals in the shower. No microwave in the room but they do provide in the lobby along with some snacks
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jose

Liked: Staff & service
Friendly staff
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Santosh

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I couldn't sleep because of noise outside the room.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stay somewhere else
Very run down hotel. Located on very busy street. Tiny parking lot that you had to pay an extra $30 for!!! Very small room and very old. Window unit air conditioner that sounded like a plane landing and was located in room near bathroom. The guy said to close the bathroom door to get the air to go in the bedroom. Old and not very clean shower and restroom. Beds were comfortable. Very expensive place to stay and not worth half the money. Yikes.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Araceli

Traveled with family
Close To The Water & Pier. Nice Room & View From The Balcony .Highly Recommend
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024