We first stayed here the year it opened, some 20+ years ago, and stay for between 2 to 4 nights at a time depending on whether it is a layover when travelling through LAX($25 taxi ride), or as part of a west coast vacation and have never posted a review until now.

Located at the north end of Manhattan Beach at 34th and Highland with restaurants/bars within easy walking distance and three blocks down to the beach and via the strand (beach walk path) a stunning 30/40 minute walk to the pier and downtown.

We seen it grow from a single building motel to the four building Inn it is now and have stayed in both standard and deluxe rooms. This time we stayed here 01/08/13 to 01/12/13 in room 106 a standard room in the original block. The standard rooms are of a good medium size which have been remodelled since our last visit and are well decorated with good wardrobe and draw space and bigger bathroom with large showers and with great helpful staff your stay will be a happy one.
Check out the web site it gives a good and detailed description of what to expect.

Highly Recommended.

Very clean hotel, that makes up for the slightly worn quality of our room (worn but clean sheets for example). Location is fabulous, great town! Coffee makers should be in ALL rooms, would not consider that a deluxe amenity. There are several wonderful cafes a few yards away, it is true, but they don't open til 7am. At the least, this info should be provided to guests when they check in. Nice, helpful staff, but less than ideal to have nobody at the front desk or answering the phones overnite(after 11pm). We will certainly stay again as the price is good for the area and it is so clean.

We stayed in a two bedroom suite in the Sea View Inn from January 20 to 23, 2013. There was six of us in the group, two adults and four kids (ages 5-10). We were upgraded from the executive suite, and the two bedroom was perfect for our family - I will book that one the next time we visit the Inn (and there will be a next time!).
We were treated so warmly, and the "rentals" (free) of bikes, beach chairs, boogie boards, beach toys and beach towels were much appreciated. They even had bikes to fit our children - something we had not expected.
The pool was heated, so we were able to enjoy it even though the weather wasn't very hot. We love the location of the hotel - it is about three short blocks to the beach, but we could see it from our balcony. The restaurants around the hotel are fabulous, and we followed the recommendations of the Inn staff and had 5 or 6 wonderful meals. Our favorites were Four Daughter's Kitchen, Sloopy's for milkshakes, and Pauncho's for a nice Mexican meal.
The suite we were in was very comfortable and very clean, even though it wasn't decorated "modern". Such a good time! We highly recommend this inn!

I have stayed at the Sea View Inn every year for the past 15+ years and always enjoy my visits. The newly re-done rooms are a nice addition. James and his crew always provide top knotch service!
Sincerely,
John Ragsdale
Canyon Country