Sonder The Beacon

About this hotel

Nestled in Santa Monica, this charming hotel for $208 per night is a fantastic choice for your next break. Situated within 300 metres of Santa Monica Beach and 2.4 km of Will Rogers State Beach, Sonder The Beacon features rooms with air conditioning and a private bathroom in Los Angeles. The property is around 2.9 km from Venice Beach, 4.

Amenities

Pool

Air conditioner

Kitchen / Kitchenette

Internet / Wifi

Parking

Dishwasher

Wheelchair accessible

Gym / Fitness Center

Map of Santa Monica, CA

Nearby attractions

Dodger Stadium

15.38 miles

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

12.05 miles

Aquarium of the Pacific

24.62 miles

Point Dume

17.63 miles

Sonder The Beacon

3.7

Good(268 Reviews)

Hotel in Santa Monica, CA

4-Star Hotel

Reasons to book

Includes essentialsPool, Kitchen / Kitchenette, Air conditioner and more

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About this hotel

Amenities

Pool

Air conditioner

Kitchen / Kitchenette

Internet / Wifi

Parking

Dishwasher

Wheelchair accessible

Gym / Fitness Center

Map of Santa Monica, CA

Nearby attractions

Dodger Stadium

15.38 miles

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

12.05 miles

Aquarium of the Pacific

24.62 miles

Point Dume

17.63 miles

Reviews

3.7/5.0

Good(268 Reviews)

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9.0

May 2024

Fantastisch hotel.

We hadden een super appartement De locatie is gewoon geweldig. Je loopt in 10 minuten naar De Pier.

Niets viel ons tegen.

7.0

Apr 2024

Très bien situé

La localisation, la vue sur l'océan, la présence d'un petit frigo, les bouchons d'oreilles efficaces (et utiles).

L'accueil froid du personnel, le manque d'équipements dans la chambre.

9.0

Apr 2024

Ideal Santa Monica base, but. . .

Loved the pool and location. Huge outside public space. But very chilly by 5pm. Once no longer in the sun. I think once in season this will fix itself.

The lounge closed at 4 meaning there was no public space after 5ish to hang out with anyone under 21. Especially a problem in cooler months. The bar which opened about the same time as the lounge closed had a strict 21 age limit. Please open the lounge til 9(??)

9.0

Apr 2024

Exceeded my expectations

The rooms, pool, lounge and location. Having stayed here when it was ShangtiLa I had low expectations especially based on some reviews but found it fabulous and beautiful hotel and location - love the pool and spa open till 10

Lack of breakfast restaurant - this is probably only thing but totally recommend Interstellar restaurant around the corner on broadway

10.0

Mar 2024

Relaxing

Loved the 1920s architecture and style. Great beach sunset views from the balcony. Hot tub bath in suite and lovely pool area. Great find.

2.0

Feb 2024

Cuidado, é mais um apartamento alugado do que um hotel! Não espere serviço!

Boa localização e seguro.

Limpeza cobrada a parte. Não possui qualquer tipo de serviço. Tudo você mesmo precisa buscar ou solicitar. Não tiram nem o lixo sem solicitação. Até sabonetes e papel higiênico ficam em uma "sala de suprimentos essenciais" em que cada hóspede deve buscar o que precisa. Basicamente é um "apartamento alugado" com preço de hotel. Banheiro sem exaustão ou janelas, fica molhado o tempo inteiro. Em síntese, muito caro para não oferecer praticamente nenhum serviço.

8.0

Feb 2024

Lindo Hotel, buena ubicación lee todas las opiniones, porque hay puntos que vale la pena saber

Lo que agradecemos es que nos dieron una habitación con vista al mar. Gracias, la disfrutamos !! La pileta esta muy bien. La ubicación es muy buena

Cuando hicimos la reserva, decía que el estacionamiento era gratuito, mostré a en la recepción, el print de pantalla pero no lo aplicaron, fue con costo, lo que hubo que sumar a la estadía 50 U$S por día al precio pactado.Lo estacionamos en un parking publico Me cobraron el total de la estadía a los 5 dìas de hacer la reserva y cuando faltaban mas de 40 para el ingreso. Por mas que diga cancelación gratuita, no te lo devolvería, hasta después pasada la estadía En 5 dìa no vinieron hacer la limpieza, ni a sacar la basura. Si bien habían avisado que no funcionara 1 de los 2 ascensores, no fue grato. las espera en el lobby esperando el ascensor, considerando que el el ultimo piso tiene una barra e ingresa gente de afuera El personal de recepción cambia todos los dìas, por lo que si queres hacer el seguimiento de por ejemplo el tema del estacionamiento, no fue posible. Si bien el cuarto es para dos personas, solo hay 1 silla. Tampoco hay ninguna mesa de apoyo. El apoya valija, se encontraba roto cuando llegamos, lo avisamos, pero nunca lo cambiaron. Te envían infinidad de mail y te dicen que tenes que hacer el check in antes, pero cuando vos solicitas algo, no hay respuesa

7.0

Feb 2024

sencillo , excelente ubicacion frente a la playa , decoracion moderna y elegante.

no tenia desayuno mi reserva

5.0

Feb 2024

Great location, but low value for money

- Location - Clean

- expensive for what it is compared to others places we stayed on West coast - rooms are noisy eg can hear neighbours - one elevator didn’t work and the other one is old and only takes 2 people max - bed is a double bed at best - majority of reception staff are rude - valet is outdoors - so you will get saturated if raining (as we did)

1.0

Feb 2024

Bien en instalaciones. Mal la atención.

Me dijeron que tenía valet parking a usd 49 por noche extra a la reserva. Fui al lugar que ellos me dijeron. El valet chocó mi auto el último día y no se hicieron cargo. Desde sonder me dicen que es un servicio de terceros y que ellos no tienen nada que ver.

5.0

Jan 2024

Sonder must change elevators..

Location. many cafes, bars, restaurants near hotel. car park was on road in front of hotel.. amazing view

there were 2 elevators but one of them was out of order.. other one was 3 times out of order. our room was at 6th floor. like a nightmare

10.0

Jan 2024

Cannot recommend highly enough.

Great location, spacious apartment with a beautiful outdoor area with pool and spa- all made better by the friendly staff. The app is great, with staff very prompt to answer any queries. Cannot recommend highly enough.

9.0

Jan 2024

Cumplió con mis expectativas

Su ubicación

No hubo staff para ayudar con el equipaje y la bañera es muy complicada para personas con problemas de movilidad

8.0

Nov 2023

Ett snabbt besök i Santa Monica med bara en hotellnatt, men det vi hann uppleva var fint!

Fantastiskt läge precis vid strandpromenaden. Mysig innergård med pool och fin takterrass med bar.

Synd att hotellet inte erbjuder frukost. På er hemsida står att parkering finns men det visar sig vara svindyr valet parkering för 49 dollar per natt. Det framgår inte riktigt i presentationen.

10.0

Nov 2023

Ideal situación, habitaciones enormes, grandes profesionales

La ubicación, los recepcionistas, amables y eficientes.

Quizá hay que modernizar los ascensores, están muy obsoletos

1.0

Nov 2023

A dated sleepy hotel with many issues. Location was great. Staff was helpful.

Staff was polite and helpful. Location was nice.

Our door code did NOT work. They gave us a bigger room (penthouse) but it was unkept, there was feces wiped on a towel, and noisy nightclub outside our door. TV (roku) did not work to help drown out the noise. We appreciated the upgrade, but the room still had issues. Nowhere to put luggage, hardly any outlets that were convenient. No soap. No housekeeping. etc. Not a typical hotel, more of a boutique that was running on a shoestring. I understand there are sometimes issue, but this was one after another, and it wasnt cheap. They offered $100 in Sonder Credit but honestly, it is highly unlikely we would back or able to use it. A nice gesture, but doesnt really help us.

8.0

Nov 2023

Was ok

Locatie

Parkeren niet normaal duur $54,00als je kamer schoongemaakt wil hebben moet $40,00betalen schandalig. Inchecken moet de app van hotel downloaden legitimatie inscannen etc dus hebben ze al je gegevens. Je krijgt een digitaal sleutel van je kamer.

10.0

Oct 2023

Glad to have chosen Sonder to stay while we visited Santa Monica

Superior location. Met all our needs and more. Had a wonderful time thanks to Sonder

Nothing that comes to mind. I mean everything was wonderful

7.0

Oct 2023

eigentlich schönes Hotel- leider 0 Service und nur Bauarbeiten

gut aber es gab keinen Service- nicht mal House keeping! das sollte extra kosten obwohl wir 5 Tage da waren.

die Lobby war unter Bauarbeiten, der Pool einen Tag geschlossen wegen Bau arbeiten das Restaurant war die ganze Woche zu sehen Bauarbeiten. es gab keine Bar und Partymöglichkeit auf dem Roof top. es gab für die Gäste weder einen Rabatt dafür noch kompensation

8.0

Oct 2023

really enjoyed our stay will definitely choose sonder hotels again!

I thought the staff were lovely and was such smart idea with how everything flows through the hotel.

Nothing

10.0

Oct 2023

I definitely recommend

The room is super nice, great sea view, the location is the best, swimming pool area is good. The hotel has everything we need. My flight was at 22h and they let us stay by the pool the whole day.

Everything was good

7.0

Sep 2023

まあよかった

キッチン付きで部屋の広さは十分でした。ロケーションもサンタモニカブルバードまで歩けて便利です。目の前が海で景色が素晴らしい。

最後の晩にアプリで頼んだルームサービスは、営業していないホテル内のレストランに注文が通ったようで、長らく待ったが当然来なかった。最後の夜アプリでホテルとのやりとりに相当な時間を取られ残念でした。その後リファンドも自動的にされず、何度もやりとりをした末に3週間過ぎてやっと払い戻しされました。キッチンのオーブン使用後、オーブン内クリーニングをした際に火事の警報レベルの音が鳴りかなりびっくりした。あわててロビーのスタッフを呼び、換気を入れなかっただろうと説明を受けたが、最初から注意書きがあれば大騒ぎする必要はなかった。

8.0

Sep 2023

A nice place to stay in Santa Monica

Lovely art deco heritage property, good location

Shower over bath was not in good repair, bath was very high, a challenge for a 6’ adult to get in and out of! Floor space was very limited, smaller than many Zhong Kong rooms.

7.0

Aug 2023

Good

Location is fantastic. Pool facilities are great too. Luggage lockers a great help.

A little rusting in the bathrooms.

7.0

Aug 2023

Overall lovely

The location. Ocean view. TV until it stopped working. Bathtub. Comfortable bed Privacy. Code to get into room and around the premises. Storage room with lockers. Helpful staff at front desk. Hot tub at pool.

No housekeeping service despite being billed as 4-star hotel. Self-replenishment of coffee and towels, and emptying trash was not expected. Too little space between bed and counter area Smell or trash in the stairwell

7.0

Aug 2023

Great location and facilities. The service just took some time.

The facilities were great and spacious!

The lack of service hard to get sometimes.

8.0

Aug 2023

Very good

We loved the close proximity to great restaurants and santa monica Pier and the beach, The pool was so lovely, We stayed in room 206, which is a one bedroom apartment with a kitchen, it has a great fridge freezer, The keypad entry is brilliant, I definitely will be staying here.

The sonder would be even better with the pool bar open and a coffee shop in the entrance lounge

8.0

Aug 2023

Lovely stay in great location

Location was great - close to many restaurants, shops and beach in beautiful Santa Monica. Swimming pool was good, with plenty of sun loungers near pool, as well as shaded areas.

Bathroom was a good size but could do with an upgrade (eg have a walk-in shower). Also could have more TV channels available (including CNN).

8.0

Aug 2023

Good option for Santa Monica

location and the kitchen in the room.

7.0

Aug 2023

Good value for money, LA considering

Location, room facilities, cleanliness

Reception staff not quite there and helpful

7.0

Aug 2023

Great location, comfy bed.

The location is great. The room was large and comfortable.

It's set up a bit differently to a normal hotel in that there are less staff, check in is all online. It was all fine, but it felt a bit sterile.

7.0

Jul 2023

Comfy room, nice staff onsite, nice pool area and gym. Suggest they clean the rooms during stay

The room size was great, comfy bed, black out curtains.

That they charge a normal hotel rate but operate on an “airbnb” process…. Where you have to change your towels and they don’t clean your room until you leave. Which wasn’t clear when we booked and strange for the price point of the stay

8.0

Jul 2023

Great location!

Great Pool...comfortable beds Location was excellent

Aircon poor No milk for tea.

10.0

Jul 2023

Exceptional

AMAZING huge apartment with direct views of Santa Monica beach.

Nothing, it was sooooo nice :-)

7.0

Jul 2023

Great stay, safe and quiet despite being very local to beach, restaurants and pier.

Location was excellent and pool area very good, although bar area could have been opened. Friendly staff at reception and when asked for anything they delivered (ice and change of towels).

Room wasn’t checked on daily, bins emptied or towels changed unless asked. One lift was out of order for the four days we were there but that wasn’t a big deal. It would have been good to have an area for coffee/light breakfast but perhaps the area to the right of reception was being developed for that .

FAQs

How much does this hotel cost compared to others in Santa Monica?

The average price for a rental in Santa Monica is $208 per night. This rental is $0 less expensive than the average.

Is parking included with this hotel?

Yes, parking is listed as an amenity at Sonder The Beacon. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.

Is there a pool at this hotel?

Yes, a swimming pool is available for use at Sonder The Beacon. Enjoy the water!

Is Sonder The Beacon pet friendly?

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What amenities are available at Sonder The Beacon?

We found 9 amenities for this rental. This includes pool, air conditioner, kitchen / kitchenette, internet / wifi, and parking.

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Sonder The Beacon

About this hotel

Amenities

Map of Santa Monica, CA

Nearby attractions

Sonder The Beacon

Hotel in Santa Monica, CA

Reasons to book

About this hotel

Amenities

Map of Santa Monica, CA

Nearby attractions

Reviews

FAQs

How much does this hotel cost compared to others in Santa Monica?

Is parking included with this hotel?

Is there a pool at this hotel?

Is Sonder The Beacon pet friendly?

What amenities are available at Sonder The Beacon?

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