HI - Santa Monica Hostel
HI - Los Angeles - Santa Monica
1436 2nd St
90401 Los Angeles
Santa Monica
USA
Tel.
1 310 393 9913
Fax.
1 310 393 1769
Customer Rating
| 84% | ||
| 85% | ||
| 83% | ||
| 85% | ||
| 89% | ||
| 95% | ||
| 83% | ||
HI-Santa Monica hostel is set close to cafes, restaurants and movie theatres, and is only just two blocks from the beach. The J Paul Getty Center, with its spectacular art, architecture and views, is nearby. The hostel has been fully renovated with a fresh, new look. There is capacity for 260 guests and facilities include daily movies, internet access, kitchen, laundry and breakfast.
Enjoy your stay at the Santa Monica hostel with easy access to Hollywood, Beverly Hills, UCLA, Venice, Malibu and downtown Los Angeles. A tour operator services the hostel, with daily excursions to Disneyland Resort, Universal Studios, and all the area's famed attractions. This location is the largest purpose-built hostel in the USA, just nine miles from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Come and check out Santa Monica.
What to look forward to: * Meet up with fellow travelers by participating in our activities - pub crawls, food events, tours - a variety of events to fit your mood. * Relax in our warm comfortable environment * Partake in fun and sun at the famous Santa Monica beach just a block from the hostel. * Shop till you drop by walking a block over to the Third Street Promenade
So, bring your spirit of adventure and we'll provide the rest!
Hostel guests may stay for 14 consecutive nights or an accumulative total of 14 nights during each calendar year. At the end of the 14 nights guests may not return until the following calendar year. No extensions will be granted. Guests may not make back-to-back reservations to exceed the maximum 14 night stay limit if staying over December 31.
Please be Advised: If you are making a reservation for more than 1 guest we will try our best to keep you in the same room however it will depend on our availability at check in time. Accommodations are only available to travelers outside the Los Angeles County Area.
Enjoy your stay at the Santa Monica hostel with easy access to Hollywood, Beverly Hills, UCLA, Venice, Malibu and downtown Los Angeles. A tour operator services the hostel, with daily excursions to Disneyland Resort, Universal Studios, and all the area's famed attractions. This location is the largest purpose-built hostel in the USA, just nine miles from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Come and check out Santa Monica.
What to look forward to: * Meet up with fellow travelers by participating in our activities - pub crawls, food events, tours - a variety of events to fit your mood. * Relax in our warm comfortable environment * Partake in fun and sun at the famous Santa Monica beach just a block from the hostel. * Shop till you drop by walking a block over to the Third Street Promenade
So, bring your spirit of adventure and we'll provide the rest!
Hostel guests may stay for 14 consecutive nights or an accumulative total of 14 nights during each calendar year. At the end of the 14 nights guests may not return until the following calendar year. No extensions will be granted. Guests may not make back-to-back reservations to exceed the maximum 14 night stay limit if staying over December 31.
Please be Advised: If you are making a reservation for more than 1 guest we will try our best to keep you in the same room however it will depend on our availability at check in time. Accommodations are only available to travelers outside the Los Angeles County Area.
Hostel bed capacity
| Total beds: | 260 |
Opening times
| Opening times (daily/weekly): | 24 hrs |
| Opening times (over the year): | All Year |
Street Map and Route Planning
Directions
| Bus: | BUS DIRECTIONS FROM AMTRAK Take MTA #733 - From Cesar E Chavez Ave/Arcadia St get off on Ocean/Santa Monica Blvd. BUS DIRECTIONS FROM GREYHOUND MTA #720 - From Central Ave./6th and get off at Ocean Ave./Colorado For more information please visit www.mta.net |
| Parking: | parking available close to hostel at own cost |
| Location: | 400m East of beach and Santa Monica Pier |
| Airport: | Los Angeles Int'l (LAX) - From LAX to the Hostel between (6 AM - 11 PM) Take:Lot C Shuttle From: WORLD WY N/TOM BRADLEY TERMINAL To: LAX CITY BUS CTR Transfer to:Santa Monica Blue Bus # 3 From: LAX CITY BUS CTR/BUS BAY 12 To: 4TH ST/BROADWAY After 11 PM please follow this: Ride Lot C Shuttle From: WORLD WY N/TOM BRADLEY TERMINAL To: LAX CITY BUS CTR Transfer to :Culver City 6( UCLA/WESTWOOD) From: LAX CITY BUS CTR/BUS BAY 10 To: SEPULVEDA BLVD/SANTA MONICA Transfer to:Metro Local Line 4(SANTA MONICA) From:SANTA MONICA BLVD/SEPULVEDA BLVD To:2ND ST/SANTA MONICA BLVD Shuttles Available |
Attractions
 | Cultural centre nearby | | Museums/art galleries nearby |
| Main attractions nearby | | Swimming pool at or near hostel |
| Nightlife nearby | | Restaurants nearby |
| Shopping centre/market nearby | | Leisure facilities nearby |
| Beach at or near hostel | | Meet other travellers! Read their tips for things to do in HI - Los Angeles - Santa Monica |
Facilities
 | Discounts and concessions available |  | Family rooms available |
 | Suitable for wheelchair users |  | Breakfast in price |
 | Hostel open 24h |  | Lift |
 | TV room |  | Self-catering kitchen |
 | Groups welcome |  | Common room(s) |
 | Sheets in price |  | Travel/Tour bureau |
 | Laundry facilities |  | Cycle rental available at or near the hostel |
 | Internet access |  | Credit card accepted |
 | Meals available |  | Currency exchange at or near hostel |
 | Games room |  | Individual traveller welcome |
 | Luggage Store |  | Lockers available |
 | Non smoking room/area |  | Basic store available at or near the hostel |
 | Garden |
Customer Reviews HI - Los Angeles - Santa Monica
| 18 May 2012 Vera, USA | 100% | |
| I liked everything,great location,public transportation nearby and everything.It would be nice that guests would come to breakfast wearing shoes and not barefoot,this is the only thing I didn't like it,otherwise had a great time. | ||
| 16 May 2012 Sara, Finland | 93% | |
| HI Hostel in Santa Monica was really worth the money. Santa Monica is quite far away from L.A down town and the easiest way is to have your own car. But the hostel has a great location if you want to explore Venice Beach and Santa Monicas variety of shops and peer. | ||
| 16 May 2012 Venkatesh, Saudi Arabia | 83% | |
| Wi-Fi connection was very very POOR. It was not at all connecting from my room/floor. I had to go the lower level common room.
The carpets were smelling and I could smell the same room's smell from my baggage even after reaching my home back in India (!).
Please do carpet washing as frequently as needed.
Hostel response: | ||
| 16 May 2012 Cassia, Brazil | 77% | |
| The hostel is wonderfull however the recepcionists are not very friendly, do not talk about map & directions, just to show us the bill, breakfast time and room number.
I hope more when I arrived the hostel because all the things are very good!!! Hostel response: | ||
| 15 May 2012 Masaji, Japan | 100% | |
| I'm sorry I canseled this booking. I didn't stay on 12 may 2012.
I am afraid this is a wrong questionare.. | ||
| 15 May 2012 Shell Chi, Singapore | 90% | |
| The staffs were really nice and helpful when I asked for directions to get around. Hostel response: | ||
| 14 May 2012 Lisa, Australia | 80% | |
| Breakfast could have been better, i couldn't eat most foods due to wheat allergy; more fruit and egg options or even having soy milk would help. Please put doors on showers n hooks to place things, it's really awkward to undress without curtain flying open, somehow put clothes on outside hooks and get dressed without people seeing you naked. My locker was really gross and dirty too. Lovely big hostel, great location. Hostel response: | ||
| 10 May 2012 Giles, England & Wales | 80% | |
| Reception desk sometimes seems under-manned for weight of business but efficient and helpful when you get to them | ||
| 10 May 2012 Geoffrey, Australia | 97% | |
| Very nice place to stay. | ||
| 09 May 2012 Leah, Canada | 100% | |
| I love it there! Everyone and location...it is great! Hostel response: | ||
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