Review date: 19 September 2007 - A HotelStreet visitor from Newport Pagnell, England wrote:-

Review title: "Santa Monica Is Tired"
Travel date: September 2007
The hotel is in need of refurbishment. The rooms are comfortable, as are the beds, but the bathrooms could do with a revamp (doors showing signs of water damage, showers that do not fix on the wall, etc).

The carpets in the hallways are very tired and no amount of vacuming seems to clear the debris from them.

With the current no smoking rules, it was very disappointing to find our no smoking room adjoining one which obviously was not (connecting doors between rooms) with smoke coming under the door.

The biggest disappointment was the dining facilities, which are cramped to say the least. This is a shame as the food quality is excellent given the turnover in the dining area.

The Santa Monica is ideally placed for the beach which is ideal, as the hotel pool area is small and crammed with sunbeds, which causes problems for non-smokers.