FOUND Hotel Santa Monica

Modern hotel 15 mins drive...

Liked: It is a modern hotel, the rooms are clean with amenities such as shampoo & body wash. There was a bar right next to the reception which offered decently priced happy hour cocktails, considering we were in Santa Monica.
Disliked: There was a hiccup during check-in where the hotel double-booked our room. There were three of us and we booked a room with 4 beds. We were then given a room with double beds, which was not desirable after a long drive to LA.

Exceptional

Stylish and modern. Perfect location....

Liked: Perfectly located on the Santa Monica Boulevard just a 20 minutes drive from the Pier. Easy check in and check out. Great room for 3 people (we got a 4 bed room). Common rooms available for laundry, cooking and gaming. Very practical when you have been on the road for a few days. One large drawer pr bed in the room with the possibility to put on a padlock, for your personal stuff, if you should share a 4-bed room with untrustworthy people ;-)
Disliked: Challenging to find the garage (take the small passage to the left of the hotel and find your way doen to the parking in the alley), and I think we paid $36,- a night, which might be good for LA, but still high. Bad waterpressure in the shower.

Exceptional

Exceptional

Very poor

Disliked: Disappointing Stay...Poor Parking Garage & AC IssuesI recently stayed at this hotel and unfortunately, my experience was far from positive. One of the biggest issues was the parking – not only do you have to pay extra, but the parking garage is extremely poorly designed. Every time I entered or exited, my car scraped the ground. Eventually, the bottom of my car was damaged badly enough that I had to take it to a shop to get it repaired, along with additional damage caused by the garage ramps.To make matters worse, the air conditioning in the room wasn’t really working. It barely cooled and made the nights very uncomfortable. After long, hot days, I was expecting a cool, relaxing environment to come back to, but that simply wasn’t the case.For a hotel that charges for parking and advertises comfort, I expected a much better setup. It’s unacceptable that the structure is this damaging to vehicles – especially considering this is not something guests can easily avoid if they’re staying with a car. The inconvenience, stress, unexpected repair costs, and discomfort from the faulty AC made my stay frustrating and costly.I hope the hotel seriously reconsiders how they manage their parking situation and improves room maintenance. Until then, I would not recommend this hotel to anyone driving a vehicle especially if your car sits even slightly low to the ground or anyone expecting a comfortable room experience.

Very good

Great location & friendly staff

Liked: Location is great, staff are all friendly and the kitchen area and coffee machine is a bonus.
Disliked: Unfortunately no travel cot provided.

Great place to stay -...

Liked: Location was very good, we walked to Boards coffee shop and Ono Hawaiian bbq for lunch / dinner - good prices and food.Everywhere else we drove. The communal kitchen was nice, a coffee machine served us coffee or mochas. It also has a toaster and microwave located there. The extra large frig was a good idea to have, but our small frig fit the bill. The staff was attentive and friendly, always a good thing! Rooms were comfortable and updated. Good lighting.
Disliked: The one main deal breaker was the air conditioning unit. It's LOUD when it's running. They provided ear plugs to help with noise from outdoors. Ear plugs helped to muffle the sounds from the AC.