Medplaya Santa Monica

"The hotel is large but modest, two and a half stars at most. I was there September 6-13, 2025 A very small pool right on the street. Six people in the pool is already crowded. A children's pool - I have a larger bathroom. Very poor food, very little choice, old bread for several days, hard, old rolls, juice machine - practically only water. If you don't smoke, it's hard to find a spot outside—the stench of cigarettes is everywhere! There's a designated smoking area by the hotel door, so when you enter the hotel, you're filled with cigarette smoke, which is awful. The hotel has two small elevators to eight floors - sometimes you have to wait a long time. The only advantage of the hotel is cleanliness, the rooms are cleaned daily and towels are changed. The walls in the rooms are very thin, you can hear everything from other rooms. Officially, the hotel has 4 stars! My rating is two and a half plus. For example, the Golden Taurus Hotel, which is nearby, has 4 stars. I was there last year. It's a great hotel, it deserves 4 stars, but Santa Monica is a maximum of two and a half stars; it can't be compared. I don't recommend it."

"Poor food, wife had a stomach upset,short staffed, some young staff looked like they didn’t want to be there. Otherwise okay. Great entertainment team. I’d say this is a two star hotel."

"Food was good, but room was poor. Old pair of boys underwear and empty bottles found in the room and bitten 17 times in 4 days"