Sea Blue Hotel

"I previously posted a bad review based on the original room and service — however, James at the Sea Blue Hotel really came through! He addressed my concerns with the original room, and helped us find a new room for the remainder of our stay. This hotel is very centrally located, near tons of great restaurants and the pier, and has been overall a good place to stay in. The room we were moved to was clean, spacious, and quiet. I appreciate the help from management and recommend staying here for a chill SM vacation."

"Amazing location just steps from the beach and a few minutes' walk to the pier, restaurants. Friendly, helpful staff. Room is definitely dated (personally, we enjoyed the vintage character), but very clean, not too cramped, and everything worked. Appreciated bat fridge and space heater for cool January mornings. Not having coffee in-room was slightly inconvenient, but having reading the mentioning this, we expected to have to go further than the lobby for coffee, so lobby coffee was actually a nice surprise. We chose this hotel b/c is was a little less $$ (and thus less fancy) than the fancier places in the same area. We had a great stay and would stay again."

"The location can't be beat! We got a $30 uber from LAX and walked everywhere while we were there. I took off a star because the bathrooms are run down with paint peeling and such. I felt they were clean, but a little effort would improve the bathrooms. I would stay again, but my teen was freaked out by the peeling paint. Free coffee in the lobby and friendly staff. Free luggage storage was VERY helpful. Be aware they close for lunch, so you can't access your luggage during certain times. The walkway for beach access is shared with residences, but was a nice area to chill with my coffee before my teen woke up. It was like a shared balcony with an ocean view. Beautiful flora in the walkway, some belonging to the residences. (See photos)"

"Rooms need some work. Lots of cracks. Just an old place. Pictures do look nice. In reality it's not great. Staff was too busy to chat and no coffee in the room. Beds were comfy. People were smoking pot in the shared backyard. Not my ideal. Location is great. Paying for parking is 29 usd"

"Was a great experience, clean, comfortable, surfboard theme, nostalgic room with easy access to the pier Pacific Park and beach was a great experience. Will come back again. Parking is a little tight small vehicles are recommended. (The bed was not made because this was day after.)"