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Sonder The Beacon

3.5 star property

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Exterior
Outdoor pool
Beach/ocean view
Interior
Property grounds

Reviews

8.0 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Gym
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Parking available
  • Pool
  • Air conditioning

Explore the area

Map
1301 Ocean Avenue, Santa Monica, CA, 90401
  • Third Street Promenade
    2 min walk
  • Blue Plate Oysterette
    2 min walk
  • Santa Monica Pier Bus Stop
    7 min walk
  • Los Angeles, CA (LAX-Los Angeles Intl.)
    33 min drive

Room options

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Individually decorated, individually furnished, desk

Room, 1 King Bed

  • 300 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • 1 bathroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Apartment, 1 Bedroom | Living area | 40-inch flat-screen TV with digital channels, TV

Apartment, 1 Bedroom

  • 600 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • 1 bathroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Individually decorated, individually furnished, desk

Room, 1 Queen Bed

  • 300 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • 1 bathroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Individually decorated, individually furnished, desk

Suite, 1 King Bed, Ocean View

  • 350 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • 1 bathroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Superior Apartment, 1 Bedroom, Balcony | Living area | 40-inch flat-screen TV with digital channels, TV

Superior Apartment, 1 Bedroom, Balcony

  • 650 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • 1 bathroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Deluxe Suite, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed, Ocean View | Individually decorated, individually furnished, desk

Deluxe Suite, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed, Ocean View

  • 600 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • 1 bathroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Superior Suite, Multiple Beds | Individually decorated, individually furnished, desk

Superior Suite, Multiple Beds

  • 600 sq ft
  • 2 bedrooms
  • 2 bathrooms
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 King Beds

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Apartment, 2 Bedrooms, Ocean View | Living area | 40-inch flat-screen TV with digital channels, TV

Apartment, 2 Bedrooms, Ocean View

  • 1200 sq ft
  • 2 bedrooms
  • 2 bathrooms
  • Sleeps 6
  • 1 Queen Bed, 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Studio, 1 Queen Bed with Sofa bed, Ocean View | Individually decorated, individually furnished, desk

Studio, 1 Queen Bed with Sofa bed, Ocean View

  • 650 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • 1 bathroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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About the neighborhood

Santa Monica

Located in Santa Monica (Downtown Santa Monica), Sonder The Beacon is within a 10-minute walk of Santa Monica Beach and Santa Monica Pier. .This hotel is 1.8 mi (2.9 km) from Venice Beach and 11.6 mi (18.7 km) from Hollywood Boulevard.

What's nearby

  • Third Street Promenade - 2 min walk
  • Ocean Avenue - 5 min walk
  • Santa Monica Beach - 6 min walk
  • Santa Monica Pier - 9 min walk
  • Venice Beach - 11 min drive

Getting around

  • Downtown Santa Monica Station - 12 min walk
  • Northridge Station - 30 min drive
  • Los Angeles Intl. (LAX) - 33 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Élephante - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪HiHo Cheeseburger - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Cabo Cantina - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Uovo - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬5 min walk

About this property

Entire place

You'll have the entire place to yourself and will only share it with other guests in your party.

Sonder The Beacon

Hotel with a fitness center, a short walk to Santa Monica Beach
Sonder The Beacon offers 70 air-conditioned accommodations with designer toiletries and hair dryers. These individually decorated and furnished accommodations include desks. 40-inch flat-screen televisions come with digital channels. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers. Housekeeping is offered on request and change of towels can be requested. Cribs/infant beds (complimentary) are also available.
Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool and a fitness center.
Make yourself at home in one of the 70 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Digital television is provided for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with bathtubs or showers feature designer toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks, housekeeping is provided on request, and cribs/infant beds (complimentary) can be requested.
Be sure to enjoy recreational amenities including an outdoor pool and a fitness center. This hotel also features complimentary wireless internet access and concierge services.
At Sonder The Beacon, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, and an elevator.
The Coco Club - Onsite rooftop bar.
Layla - This restaurant specializes in Middle Eastern cuisine. Open select days.

Languages

English, French, Spanish

Property amenities

Restaurants on site

  • Layla
  • The Coco Club

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

An adult age 18 or older must assume all liability for the booking
Guests will receive an email 72 hours before arrival with check-in instructions and an access code; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
Prior to arrival, you must complete online registration via a secure link
You will be asked to provide the property with a copy of your government-issued photo ID after booking
Guests are recommended to download the property's Sonder mobile app before check-in

Access methods

Access code, staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals welcome)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Valet parking fee: USD 49 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
Property Registration Number 244132

We should mention

This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Property is also known as

Sonder The Beacon Hotel
Sonder The Beacon Santa Monica
Sonder The Beacon Hotel Santa Monica

Sonder The Beacon Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 120 out of 251 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 56 out of 251 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 33 out of 251 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 19 out of 251 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 23 out of 251 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Claire

Disliked: Staff & service
It's incredibly loud. The club at night in the hotel is completely audible.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

sun woo

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
beautiful. came for the second time and i will be back again.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Jay Alan

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Brittney, Coeur d Alene

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Darren

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Jo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The coffee machine didn't work after the first day. Access easy with phone connections. Would have liked non herbal tea e.g- english breakfast
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Shahab

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Thank you for your service inconsistent rude staff at front desk when they were there no maid service
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Victor

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
No cold water at all and staff didn’t care when notified, they said to run the water and that the boilers were super good. AC stopped working for and didn’t get fixed for over 24hrs. It was 92 degrees. Building is outdated.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Peter

Great location. Hotel was not the cleanest or nicely finished. Rooms felt tired. Room was very big. We werent told before checking in there would be a pool party with loud music and hundreds of people. As well we werent told at check in we wouldnt have water or air conditioning for 8 hours one day.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Cynthia

Liked: Cleanliness
Excellent stay! My go to in Santa Monica
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Erica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tiffanie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Hannah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic view of ocean and Santa Monica pier. Close to Venice and Malibu.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mackenzie

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great environment
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great hotel. Love the art deco feel.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Gabriel

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The parking situation is less than ideal, but that's understandable. Main problem is that although there is someone on staff downstairs, the number for the hotel goes to a different country. There is no phone in the room. You can only enter your code into the door and you don't receive a code. The checkout time that they have on file is different than what expedia says, so you get locked out of your room.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Meghan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The perfect place to staycation
The Beacon by Sonder was an amazing place to stay! Right in the beach in Santa Monica and walking distance from the pier. The building is a restored art deco building and is so full of character. The room was small but had excellent amenities, including an amazing soaking tub. Loved the pool and restaurant! Because it’s an old building, it has some quirks. The walls were a bit thin and there water temperature had a mind of its own. Otherwise an excellent stay. So many good restaurants and shops are in walking distance. It’s an amazing spot to leave the car in valet for a weekend and staycation.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Benoit

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Kellie

Business traveler
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Amanda

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Actually loved the property and the amenities except for the level of music and constancy of the music. Was sort-of-a "club thump all night Saturday, all day Sunday by the pool and distracted and detracted from the experience.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Peggy

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Loved
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

ASSEL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Staff members were amazing. Lack of storage spaces, small bedrooms, and weird water system. It took us a while to figure out why when we turn cold water it is hot. There should be some guidance, I never saw this type of water system before
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Martin

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
The hotel was conveniently located in front of the beach and within walking distance to a lot of shops and restaurants. It's an older hotel that has added upgrades. However, the hot water situation is out of control. There is too Much HOT HOT water. The shower control valve allows scolding hot water and it's hard to cool the water down to take a shower. The hot and cold water faucet in the kitchenette is back wards so when you turn on the cold water valve you get hot hot water and vice versa. Hard to get used to when on vacation for only a couple of days. There is no maid service and it seems everytime something is needed, I had to go onto the "app" and request it. That is new and unusual for me and I'm not interested in logging into a phone app to request additional towels or bedding or toilet paper. Not my thing. I'm not sure that I'd stay at this hotel ever again because of the app thing and the hot water issue and the pricing is somewhat expensive for an older hotel.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Clare

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great apartment for a family stay. Stylish and very well equipped We were on the first floor but road noise not too bad Pool area was lovely, and great location for beach, dining or shopping. All booking is via website and room is entered via app on phone or key code. Only thing missing for us was laundry facilities or a laundry service which would have made it perfect!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024