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| Hotel | USD* | Distance | Rating |
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| Ocean Lodge Hotel | $152 | 0.2 mi 0.4 km |
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| The Georgian Hotel | $293 | 0.2 mi 0.4 km |
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| Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel | $414 | 0.3 mi 0.4 km |
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| Le Merigot, A JW Marriott Beach Hotel and Spa | $344 | 0.3 mi 0.5 km |
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| Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows | $398 | 0.6 mi 0.9 km |
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| restaurant | Distance | Rating |
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| Big Deans "Muscle-In" Cafe | 0.1 mi 0.2 km |
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| Riva | 0.6 mi 1.0 km |
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| Bay Cities Italian Deli | 0.7 mi 1.1 km |
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| Thing to Do | Distance | Rating |
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| Pacific Park | 0.0 mi 0.1 km |
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| Amazing LA Tours | 0.3 mi 0.5 km |
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| Magicopolis | 0.4 mi 0.6 km |
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| Title | Source |
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| “Check out the Santa Monica...” | VirtualTourist.com |
| “Santa Monica Pier” | Citysearch.com |
| “'Santa Monica Pier' was a...” | VirtualTourist.com |
This was one of our planned destinations for a recent week long stay in the LA area. We were there on a week day, and get there in the morning and pretty much did everything there was to do and were done by mid afternoon. It was fun to ride the Ferris Wheel and see out over the ocean and... more
The pier was nice but can be done in about 15 minutes. The rides are overpriced. Very boring compared to alot of other piers. The beach was pretty but not the crowd I'd hang with or want to sunbathe near. more
There are a small amusement park, restaurants, souvenir shops. The guy who was drawing the pictures on the glass even guided one of my kids to draw one and we bought that one of course. It is cool. We stay on the pier just for couple of hour but spend a lot of time down on the beach. Definitely recommended! more
Before you decide to rent a bike from this place, first it is a cash basis only. However, you must LEAVE your credit card, drivers license, or passport if you do not have a drivers license. This is incredible! They don't even lock up your personal information. DON'T DO IT. Don't leave valuable info like this with these or any... more
One of the worts tourist traps. Nothing interesting, nothing to see. Dirty, crowdy, boring. Waste of time and $8 for parking. Stay away. more
We took our kids on a three-week, 5,500 miles road trip and the Santa Monica Pier was the most talked about highlight. We bought all day bracelets (about $15 each) and spent about 6 hours there. Our kids were ages 11, 9, 7, and 5. They all rode everything. There were virtually no lines. The weather was perfect for late... more
Our short visit on the famous Pier can be summarized like this - worst kind of Tourist Trap! more
We spent the day firstly driving up to Malibu and then parking at Santa Monica Pier ($8 all day) The pier has loads of fairground attractions on it and you can hire bicycles for about $9 an hour which means that you can cycle up and down the beach and also visit Venice boardwalk. From the Pier you walk over... more
We took our 2 year old to Santa Monica Pier and were pleasantly surprised, that he could ride several of the kiddie rides. Single ride tickets are only $2.50. The operators took their time to make sure everyone is buckled up and the ride went quite a long time. I would recommend this for toddlers, who would only ride a... more
There are lots of souvenir shops, you can leisurely walk around . great view more
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