Doi Duong Beach Park — Attraction in Santa Monica

The Park is lovely, but we held a non religeous memorial last weekend and have never been treated so badly, it was horrific . It appears that the duty manager on Saturday lacks any sensitivity and is a really nasty human being. Our Day started at 9:30 with a call from him saying flowers had been delivered (a gift) and that he would not take delivery of them, and my sister (widowed 5 days earlier) was told to come now, despite the fact she was in the shower and not due to arrive for another 30 minutes. We managed to get someone to go down to help, but it was a very stressful start to proceadings. We then arrived to be told that if the man setting up the live feed did not move his truck he would get a ticket. Then as one of our party waited by the office he heard the manager call the police, saying drinking was taking place ( I assume this was becasue people had brought picnic's, as we were trying to create a festival feeling. THe the police arrived, but no drinking was taking place so he just waited around in the park. To cap it all this moron of a manager walked up to the Widow, just before she went up to the podium to give her Eulogy and told her she had lost her deposit and if anyone drank alcohol they would be arrested....Again nobody was drinking so this didnt happen, but what a thing to say to a widow at a moment like that. I have no idea what is wrong with this person, but no right minded human being should behave in such a crass and frankly cruel way. I do not this this persoin should be working with the public at all. It is this persons behaviour that I am highlighting, the park is lovely and our day was not ruined as we were not about to let a small minded idiot impact the love and respect we felt for the person's life we were celibrating, a wonderful man. But I cannot recomend the place while a moron like that is behaving in such a mannor. Quite...

Lovely park where you can watch the seals sunbathe on the jetty! I found Burton Chase Park to be very well-kept and laid out. It is fairly flat with paved sidewalks, which make it very accessible (whether you have a mobility issue, or just want to take your kids out for a gentle ride on their trikes). It is pet-friendly and has free WiFi, though I admit I had a hard time getting the WiFi to work. Reception was spotty and slow. The marina was easy to navigate with numbered berths. I did find some areas to be pretty messy with bird droppings, though. We took our shoes off before we got on board the boat. There is also a dog run at the park, though it looked more like an oversized, open-top cage. If you have a small to medium sized dog, it's probably a very good size. There is paid parking beside the park (0.25$/10 minutes) and overnight parking in Lot 77, just beside the park lot (6-8$/night, depending on the season). The parking was quite safe, and the park/parking lot are frequently checked by police. My rental car was untouched when I left it there overnight (to my great relief). I found the parking meters were in need of updating, though, as they charged me 8$/night for parking during the billing period where they were supposed to charge me 6$. Nothing to break the bank, but it cut into my tip money for the bars later! Speaking of, the park is right across from Venice Beach (you can sail over by dinghy in about 20 minutes, or drive by car in 10). Overall it was a very good stay, and the berths were sheltered and quiet overnight—with the exceptions of the...

Poor experience with the park staff member Tiffany; we came today at 10.30 am to enjoy some picnic with kids. All tables empty- no reserved signs. I chose a random table and set up some fruit for kids and sandwiches. After 30 min a lady came up wearing regular clothes and without introducing herself said “you must pack up and leave within a minute”. I asked why and she said these tables are all reserved. I said as no signs we did not know and we will move in a minute and asked for her name. She refused to give me her name and said “ lady, do you know what a minute means? “ I said 60 seconds and started packing up to move away from area. I did not want to cause a scene in front of kids. First- no signs posted, second: not asking nicely to move just “you must move”, third- rude attitude by park employee Tiffany . I went to the office to find out her name and she was frankly confrontational- no apology. I never refused to move and said nothing back to her. Most likely her attitude was due to us being immigrants with an accent. Oh well- rude rude rude. We have been going to this park forever but will just...