Air Venice on the Beach

Hotel great . Too many homeless with all their garbage squatting in the area.

Air Venice on the Beach is a perfectly adequate place if you want to stay right on the beach with lots to walk to. The room was small but clean, with a basic kitchen set-up so you can stock up on snacks and drinks for the fridge or re-heat your restaurant leftovers. It's basically one room plus the bathroom, so there's not a ton of space to spread out, just a little two-top by the window for work or dining. If you plan on being out most of the day for business or enjoying the L.A. area, this is more than enough. If you want a luxury room to lounge and relax, look somewhere else. (There's no bathtub - shower only - so long hot soaks are out.) There are plenty of great restaurants and shops in Venice Beach and Santa Monica, so you can explore the neighborhood on foot (or on one of the ubiquitous scooters and bikes for rent) with ease. Other facts to know (could be pros or cons, depending on the type of experience you're looking for): Venice Beach is loud, with lots of activity and people throughout the day and night. The hotel is right on the boardwalk, which has lots of passersby, vendors, exercisers, surfers, homeless, music, smokers, etc. Parking is two blocks away and costs extra (but not that much $$, by L.A. standards). The hotel is secure, with entry codes for the lobby and your room - you don't get a physical key card, so take a picture of the code and instructions and keep your phone with you! We enjoyed our stay, for the price and location.

The front desk staff make the whole stay worth while.

I arrived at midnight and was easily buzzed in by hotel staff that could see front door / patio through clear glass window. Room clean, windows open to beach direction... and I was able to look out over beach / street access closest to beach. Thought they must have set up for a craft fair or something with amount of "booths" that was lining the road. LIght buzz of activity all night but it didn't bother me too much. Waking up in am I realized that street / beach access was lined with homeless that set up "camp" for the night with ton's of stuff on carts, large wagons. Not a very pleasant visual to wake up to. I know hotel cannot do anything about it.. but it definitely would deter others from possibly enjoying their stay.