HI Hostel Santa Monica, Los Angeles

food was good, location was excellent, super clean and easy to use bathroom and kitchen. Staff were excellent to deal with. Most comfortable bed on my 4 month trip.

Had to have a top bunk but this was okay just would have preferred lower.

Room was clean, people friendly

Brainless LGBTQ+ propaganda, junkies in front of the hostel.

We had a private room but were pleasantly surprised when we got checked in as we had a private bathroom also. The room had what we needed and was very spacious & clean. The breakfast included was great - a choice to pick from. The hostel also hosted nightly events for the guests, there were a few communal areas and good facilities to do laundry.

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Location, breakfast, friendly staff. Excellent location. Very good air conditioning.

Some guests were rude staying in shower for an hour. Mild competition for shower spots.

Everything! Not my first time staying here. I absolutely love this hostel!

I liked everything,i felt like i stayed almost in a good hotel.I appreciate it guys!

Excellent location. Nice social areas and you can borrow beach stuff like towels, volleyballs…

Like any hostel, use the bathroom just after they have been cleaned to get the best conditions…

Good property, location is also good if you like beach life if you like city life and other attraction, better to stay in Hollywood

Location and cleanliness

Nothing that you won’t like

The facilities and the staff were very good, and the location was excellent for staying in Santa Monica

None at the moment

Everything! So much more offered other than a clean comfy quiet place to stay

I the microwave is rusted from steam

Everything. It’s clean. It’s safe. It’s in the best possible area and the staff is amazing. Also you can leave your stuff with them and go around LA for the cheapest.

Location was incredible, close to the Santa Monica Pier with many restaurants nearby.

My bed was very squeaky.

Very organize and well explain when you do your check in. Staff is friendly and I felt safe there.

The staff, the common areas, the location of the hostel. Breakfast and the amenities.

Getting to and from instructions weren't clear if you use public transportation. The matters/bed isn't supporting enough.

I like that the property is secured and convenient.

No parking.

The environment is clean and safe! Also the staff is nice!

Clean, Cheap, good location, friendly staff

I've stayed here a couple times now. Friendly hostel style environment with clean and decent amenities. The price is right for a few nights in Santa Monica without blowing your budget.

Excellent location

Past hostels had little curtains on the beds

Great hostel and location. Really good.

Please change those squeaky beds. They make a lot of noise when people move in their beds. Only negative thing about this place.

Very close to the sea Cheap Nice activities Team is very nice and welcoming

bathroom is very clean

breakfast doesn't have meat, ventilation inside the room was not good

Location, fascilities, thoughtfullness

The mattress wasn't great, but understand as its a hostel after all.

Very nice staff & complimentary service. Great clean facility.

Good location, Cleanliness, Full breakfast, A friendly and social atmosphere

The breakfast is all cold—I hope there could be some hot options available.

Tristan, Don were so good and informative I ended up attending the comedy show!

Please install jet sprays in rooms

Location, value, cleanliness

The location, the staff and everything was easy !

Yes

Bed is soft, but I like hard

Cleanliness, Friendly Employees

Nothing

Location, breakfast

Couldn’t put an extra bed in the family room

Recommend to any traveling American. Met several foreign travelers and got good information about their homeland.

Nothing

EVERYTHING WAS AMAZING!!!!! Thank u so much hi hostel!!

Nothing. Everything was perfect

I’ve stayed in this hostel 5 times. Location is the best you could ask for. It’s super comfortable. Has a work space to work from. It’s one of the best hostels I’ve stayed in. All other hostels around have loud music all day and are more of a party hostel. It feels great that here it’s quieter and you can actually work. Kitchen is amazing.

They took breakfast out from one day to the other. And I had booked with breakfast. What I don’t like is that you can only stay 14 nights a year. As I mentioned before. It ruined my entire trip as they told me about it after I arrived. Meaning I had already paid for my flights and had it all planned on a certain budget. And I had to end up paying 5 times more because the other hostels in the city are either not well located for my plans, or were more of party hostels without a designated working space. They took no responsibility for the lack of information when booking and they blamed it on booking.com for not letting them write it on the information. This last time I stayed there it also wasn’t THAT clean. I wish they’d take the pool table back to the dining room so you can sit quietly by the chimney. The cleaning girl with short hair that works there is VERY RUDE. I also wish they’d add curtains to the bunkbeds for more privacy and to cover up a bit the AC that hits you right in the face and makes you sick. It would be nice if windows would open too… (with mosquito nets) 8 ppl in a closed room without ventilation is both disgusting and dangerous.

Amazing location, spacious room, comfortable bed, activities almost every day. Easy to meet people and enjoy all that Santa Monica has to offer.

The stay was so good and so as people.

There’s nothing to complain

Good location next to beach

Did 1 night in private, 1 after in dorm. Private rooms are great, TV and ironing board, comfy bed. Dorm rooms were super comfortable and spacious enough. Breakfast was cheap and good. Location is right near the bars and beach front. Friendly and accommodating staff. Good value for money for busy periods in a great place. Dorms have en-suites which is great.

No curtain on dorm room beds.

Amazing location in the heart of Venice, comfortable beds and spacious rooms, full kitchen where you can prepare your own meals, pool table, activities (with Monday and Tuesday being the slow time, Wednesday best as it has both volleyball and yoga on the beach!). Met some great people and the time spent here is just a blast! Highly recommend to stay here while visiting Santa Monica. This was my first time and definitely not last.

Can’t really think of anything. Maybe more bathrooms? Although I just used a single one next to my room and never had a problem or a long wait.

Great location and facilities

A hostel bar would top it off

Large airy hostel, big rooms, reasonably priced, 5 dollar breakfast in the morning, multiple big common rooms, good lockers, regular activities on during the week for the inmates, close to the beach, pool table, outdoor common area, close to a number of bars and the centre of town, the pier. Buses / metro back to LA /LAX within walking distance of hostel. Super markets (Target, Trader Joes) within walking distance.

Practically nothing.

I loved evertyhing. Free tea and coffe and big kitchen. You can get a towel for the beach for free, balls, games, everything is clean and desinfected. Really good place to stay. Hang out places, lots of spaces you can spend and it doesn't have to be your room. I wish I could stay longer to join meetings or bar tour.

Nothing

The location was excellent and the private rooms were perfect for my family. The bathrooms were clean and accessible. The courtyard and the pool table were enjoyable.

It was a little noisy but that was to be expected.

A excellent hostel near a wonderful location. The team is very friendly, helpful and has always an open ear for questions. Every day they have an other event. Thanks to all for a good time in LA.

Fantastic breakfast for $5, including fruit, cereals, milks, bagels, toast with butter, cream cheese and peanut butter. Good coffee, tea, hot chocolate all day for free. Comfy mattresses, clean showers and toilets separated for female, male, and no wait Lots of seating, indoors and out, with indoor patio including very tall palm trees, charming!

Only negative for me was no curtains on beds.

Lovely patio

Beds were very noisy

1 block from the beach, great staff very clean

Nothing

All good

The price but is very nice the hotel