Venice Beach Hostel - Hostel in Venice - 1515 Pacific Ave, USA

The location for those who want to get to know Venice and Santa Monica is perfect! Note: I stayed for more than 10 days in a female shared room. Take this into consideration ok!? Located exactly on the corner of the famous VENICE SIGN, the hostel is close to everything! 1 block (a few steps) from the beach and also from the famous Venice boardwalk where there is the local market, local artisans, the famous skate park, the Public Art academy "Arnold Schwarzenegger", events and much more. A few blocks from Main Street and Rose Ave, main streets where you will find countless bars, restaurants, breakfast and happy hour with more affordable beers and drinks. The Venice Sign is a dead end street that ends at the promenade if you don't know, in the summer there is movement during the day and we must point out here: it is very noisy at night on weekends so be aware of that, you are in VENICE BEACH! Enjoy it and don't be blah blah. On the other side will be the Venice Canal and the Venice pier. On the Santa Mônica side, you will be just a few minutes from Park Pier Santa Mônica and you can go by bike, scooter or even a nice walk along the boardwalk. Anyway... the location is perfect! About the hostel: like 80% of the buildings and houses in the region, the building is old and, let's say, well maintained but without major renovations. It’s rustic and reminds me a lot of the diversity of the place. I felt safe every day of my stay, which totaled more than 10 days. I even left my bags open (without a padlock) and everything went well. Everyone who arrived and left were incredible travelers full of stories to tell. One night or another the noise from the street got a little annoying but at 2am everything closes so if you don't agree with that, maybe this isn't a place for you. The room I stayed in was Female Shared. I loved it because the room is big and I could be comfortable with 2 large suitcases that I had bought. There was cleaning every day and the cleaners are extremely polite and friendly! I really appreciate this! Breakfast is simple so don't create expectations about it. There is always coffee and tea available for guests. The kitchen is always clean and organized and the cleaners wash the floor and all utensils every night. Yoshi was lovely throughout my stay and always very kind, although I didn't speak English very well, he made an effort to serve me in the best way possible. Cory and all the employees are kind and helpful! It was a good experience for me! We had problems with the bathroom sink that one of the girls blocked and this was resolved quickly. Negative point: not being able to understand the stay longer! But I understand that these are rules for the entire city. :( All in all, it was a good experience and I hope to be able to return soon! A hug to everyone who made this stay a pleasant and peaceful rest! Thanks!

We LOVE this place! 🧡 I come as a single mom with a 10 and 12 yr old. We love the rooms and we love Yoshi, who runs this place. We feel so safe and love the home atmosphere. We can walk to the beach in 3 mins. Can't say enuf good about this place :)

Service and location are worth the price, but I don't know if I will stay here again. No charger or lights if you get an upper bunker

Positive: nothing Negative: the room smelled like a car that someone had been living in for a long time..and their was hidden fees for the room

Ian was incredibly welcoming, which was especially lovely considering I was fresh off a long haul plane. The hostel itself is a 20 minute walk from the beach if you are put at it's northern site. Having stayed in a lot of hostels for $30 per night (apparently their lowest rate of the year) I did expect a bit more. It could do with some investment to tidy it up a bit. Single, very cranky beds were just placed in the middle of the room and the mattresses were so soft with scratchy bedding, it didn't make the best night sleep. But as I said, super friendly staff which is always appreciated.

Nothing works for this place and location too only if you want to stay close to LAX. First we were asked to stay in not in their original property but a secondary one which was an old house converted to a make shift hostel Extra 5$pp to stay in the common area post checking out if your flight is late at night Bed room had no curtains so there is sunlight in the room at 6ish The room had no heating and was too cold the whole night The beds were spring foldable iron beds with mattresses over them which kept making noise Clothes all over the room of random people No cleaniness Broken furniture

Stayed here in a private room. The room was nice and big with comfy beds. However, we didn't have any hot water in our shower and my friend got an allergic reaction to the water after her cold shower. She had a rash, so we had to go to the beach to shower again (it went away after that). Common area seems dirty and smells bad. It would definitely need a thorough cleaning. Front desk was empty when we arrived, we had to wait. The girl working there was nice but the other staff seemed unfriendly and uninterested. You get what you pay for. Best thing about this hostel is the location, right by the beach and shops. We were outside the whole day, so we didn't care much about our accomodation and for that it was a good choice.

I am not usually one to write negative reviews, but this place was unacceptable for me. I do not recommend this hostel. Terrible customer service. When I got to my assigned room, I noticed there was no A/C or windows to outside, so I simply told the front desk lady (manager) that I was uncomfortable and could not sleep there that night. Instead of showing empathy or at least being a nice person, she immediately went to the room and asked everyone else if they were fine and they said yes. I understand that they were "fine" but I wasn't and she had no consideration for my situation. The hostel was fully booked up which was understandable so I was lucky to switch hostels. If you care about customer service or quality of rooms, this is NOT the place for you. In addition, there is a club attached to this hostel which can get VERY loud. My friends who were staying there after I switched said that there was a shooting near this hostel so I would not recommend going out alone. In summary for my case, terrible rooms, terrible customer service, sketchy location. I switched to HI Santa Monica and it was 100X better!! Hope this helps in your decision on where to stay!