The beach was beautiful and clean. The water was too cold to swim in at this time of the year. More

Santa Monica beach rates with the best I've seen in Australia with a huge expanse of clean sand and the houses built almost at the waters edge. More

I even saw people picking up trash. When I asked them if they worked for the city, they said they were doing it because they enjoyed the beach and wanted to keep it nice. Clean beach--no sewage like some beaches. More

This is a good beach to visit. This along with the pier really made my visit to Los Angeles enjoyable. Beach is absolutely beautiful at senset. More

A really long stretch of white sand beach with lots of activities and people enjoying themselves. My only complaint is it's quite a far walk from the street to the beach. More

We stopped at this beach on a tour. We stopped at the park area for a great view of the beach and pier. The beach was nice and wide and the ocean was a lovely blue turquoise color unlike the so-called Texas beaches. I am not crazy about the rides by the pier as they distort the view, but there... More

Very accesible from the streets. Multiple entrances. I stayed at the Shutters hotel which opened right on to the beach. Didnt find the beach at all crowded. Very well organised and very clean and nice. The eateries along the side were also very organised, and not crowded. Without a doubt, the Santa Monica Pier nearby was most worth it. Wrote... More

Lovely wide sandy beach, sea was a bit cold but it was April!, More

Very nice place to visit if you never saw an ocean before. Has lots of nice small attractions too. Happened to get to the Cirque du Soleil performance that was held there - fantastic. More