We got a great deal on one of the on-line sites, so based on the reduced rate, it was excellent. Our deal included comp' parking and a $25 restaurant voucher. Regularly parking at $24 is excessive in my opinion. Water view room was quite nice and very comfortable. Restaurant was pretty good, a little noisy, some dishes very good, some pedestrian, no tablecloth, service slow. Complimentary bicycles were nice since there is easy access to the boardwalk running north to Hermosa etc.
If you can get a deal, it's worth the trip - at full fare, probably a bit pricey if you are watching your pennies.

The Portofino is a beautiful hotel. The hotel is older, yet has been updated and decorated immaculately. The colors, lighting and ambiance are lovely. The rooms, however, are definitely on the small side and the walls are thin. I strongly recommend booking the larger room . Also take note that the “harbor view” views are really rooms that are at the front of the hotel and look over the parking lot foremost and then onto the harbor. The ocean view rooms are quieter and have a much better view, although the ocean view rooms actually look at the inside of a jetty, not open ocean.

Great staff at the Portofino Hotel, particularly Chris at the front desk.

Basically, it is a very nice boutique hotel and I would give the hotel 5 stars if not for the adjoining restaurant’s lack of service. The restaurant, Baleen, had amazing food and even more amazing bad service. The poor service at Baleen was really a huge bummer. We had 3 meals from the restaurant, each experience getting worse. We first arrived at the hotel and received a wonderful early check in only to go to the restaurant and get greeted by a surly, bitter server who clearly did not enjoy her job at all. The wait time for the food was excruciating, only to be made worse when it took longer to get the check. Later that evening we were hoping to get a cocktail and the wait time for a server to even greet us was over 20 minutes. It took even longer to get 2 drinks. We vowed never to return. Thinking we would avoid the waiting game for breakfast we decided to fill out the door form and have breakfast delivered to the room at a set time. Well, surprise, surprise, it was over 40 minutes late.

Unfortunately, the poor restaurant service very negatively affected an otherwise very nice experience.

We stayed in Redondo Beach for a wedding & The Portofino was the suggested hotel for the party. It is such a beautiful & airy hotel right on the harbor & the yachts just make the experience that much more exciting for non-beach dwellers! The property was stunning & the restaraunt was beautiful & very good. There are actually sea-lions in the harbor right outside the harbor-view rooms & you can listen to them & watch them play right from your balcony. We will definitely be returning to The Portofino on our next trip to LA!

We were aware of this property as we had stayed in Redondo Beach previously. This was a wonderful experience. The room was huge, even the room facing the marina. There was a separate area with a desk, and the bathroom/dressing room area was huge. Staff was very helpful and pleasant. Valet was relatively quick. We did a priceline offer for this hotel, so it was an incredible value.