American Motel — Hotel in Santa Monica

We were having trouble finding a vacancy and a reasonable rate. Happened to drive by this place. Good neighborhood and rate. But the first warning sign was when the woman at the front took my debit card and instead of letting me swipe it asked me for my pin. Then walking towards the room up the stairs we noticed homeless people under the building in the carport area. Also trailers with eyes peering out. It appeared these folks were allowed to stay on property which would not be so bad to help folks but they appeared to he druggies and strung out. We went up to the room, opened the door and looked around briefly I opened the bed covers. There was a cigarette burn having burned through the blanket and sheet perfectly aligned which made me think the sheets hadn’t been changed since that burn. The towels were unmatched and threadbare, There heater was missing the vent cover. The bathroom mirror was broken Tile flooring was missing in the bathroom. The carpet was filthy I thought I’d saw things jumping in the fibers. . One look at this room and I started itching. We can do budget basic but couldn’t stay there. It was repulsive. It gave us the creeps. We immediately went downstairs to request a refund. We couldn’t get the key out of the door! We were told no refunds but after pushing it we were charged an extra $20 bucks to get a refund. After calling several times no help. We disputed with our bank and did finally get reimbursed. You’d be better off sleeping in your car. I can’t believe the city of Santa Monica hasn’t condemned this place for health purposes. We didn’t even think to take pictures. It was so gross we had to get out fast. The only nice thing to say is the owner is willing to help out those in need by allowing them some shelter on property. I don’t like giving bad reviews, but want to ensure others know...

The lady that works the front office is an absolute sweetheart, she will do ANYTHING to make your stay more comfortable, the hotel itself is nothing to write home about, some rooms are pretty bad but most of them are clean and good enough to sleep in, definitely worth the price in my opinion, if you are going to stay here try and get room 8, in my opinion it’s the cleanest one and it doesn’t smell like cigarettes like a lot of the others... again the hotel is old and it definitely shows it, if you’re thinking you’re going to get a holiday inn or the Marriott think again, it’s far from that, but it is absolutely a respectable place to stay the night when you’re on a budget, the location is fantastic, the lady at the front in my opinion takes the hotel from a 2 1/2 or 3 star to a 5 star but again realize what you’re paying and where the hotel is, you aren’t paying to stay at a 5 star hotel if you’re looking to stay here so don’t expect that and you won’t be...

Warning don't come near this Place. I have never come close to live at such a filthy place. It's a hobo motel. The doors and walls are covered and smudged with I-don't-even-know-what. Stains and dark patches. Dust and spiderwebs on shelves and by the roof. smells of someone who have smoked for years. The ventilation shaft vibrates and creates noice as soon as someone moves around (doesn't matter which floor they're at) We didn't even got clean sheets. It has pubes and dried semen on it. The worst part is the price. 85!!! Dollars/night. I wouldnt stay there If It was 10$/ night We only decided to stay here because after 3,5 hours of trying to get around venice and Santa Monica all other places where occupied. Don't they inspect hotels and motels in USA? My advice to the government is to tare this...