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  • Rooms: 68
  • Address: 3007 Santa Monica Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90404
Property Type: Hotel
  • Lodging offering guest rooms, a 24-hour front desk and a variety of services and amenities.
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“Not bad -- Great rooftop sun deck!”

Days Inn Santa Monica

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3 of 5 stars
California
Feb 5, 2007
1/1 found this review helpful

I stayed in two rooms at this hotel with a group of friends for one night to enjoy the area nightlife. I was a little nervous about staying there after reading some of the other reviews, but I was not disappointed.

The hotel is definitely aging and in need of a full makeover, but it seems to be clean and well-maintained and average as far as Days Inns go. Our sheets were definitely clean, as were the bathrooms and the rest of the rooms.

The 4th floor has rooms with huge patios, and opens up to a big rooftop sun deck that is very cool. There's lots of cheesy Santa Monica patio decor, and it's a great place to relax and enjoy the ocean breeze and California sunshine.

Contrary to some other reviewers, the staff was very helpful -- in particular the manager, Tom. I witnessed several instances of them going out of their way to help guests.

The computer in the lobby was out of order, I did not check for other available wifi or high speed Internet service.

I would definitely stay at this hotel again for budget accomodations in Santa Monica.

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — The fabulous rooftop patio.
    • Disliked — The hotel is aging.
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scdaren's Summary
Date of Stay: February 2007
Traveled with: Friends
Visit was for: Quality time with friends
Age group: 25-34
Member since: July 12, 2006
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
most likely
I recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, Girlfriend getaway, Older travelers, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
I do not recommend this hotel for:
An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Great pool scene
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“Pubic hair and sour milk”

Days Inn Santa Monica

Dec 23, 2006
2/2 found this review helpful

My experience involved pubic hair on the "clean" sheets and sour milk at the breakfast. When I came downstairs to address the sheets issue, the manager guy hid in the breakfast bar area. I had the feeling the guy dealt with this before. We stayed next door at the Comfort Inn the next three nights in a nicer room, great customer service, and saved some money. Stay away from the Days Inn!

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Disliked — unsanitary
    • Tips/Secrets: — stay at comfort inn next door
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stillyespy's Summary
Date of Stay: December 2006
Traveled with: Family with young children
Visit was for: Business
Age group: 25-34
Member since: December 23, 2006
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
    • 2 of 5 stars Business service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
no way!
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Beach / Sun, Theme / Amusement park, Business meeting / Event, Outdoor / Adventure, Shopping
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“Employees SUCK- Worst customer experience I've ever had!!!!!”

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1 of 5 stars
Vancouver
Oct 26, 2006
2/2 found this review helpful

I have to admit I have NEVER received such horrible service before! My friend and I actually checked out and stayed at the Travelodge instead because we were so disgusted with the service we recieved. Here's what happened: my friend and I checked into a non-smoking room, which turned out to be a smoking room. It just reeked of cigarettes!! I called down to the front desk and the guy working there put me on hold in the middle of my sentence! i was little miffed but stayed on the line. He came back a few minutes later and said we had a non-smoking room- i told him that there were ASHTRAYS in the room and that it stunk. He told me that he was too busy with other customers and hung up!!! I was so shocked- we had JUST checked in a few minutes ago and there was nobody downstairs. We went downstairs and I asked to speak to the manager- he said he was the manager. I told him that i did not appreciate his behaviour and he really did not care. I asked another employee if he was the manager and he FREAKED out and started swearing at me! Unreal... my friend and I were both shocked beyond belief. At that point, i told him that I was going to call his head office and his head almost exploded. We seriously thought he was going to get violent. We left, went to the COmfort Inn down the road. They did not have any rooms and told us that they had TONS of customers leave the Days Inn due to the horrible service. He called the Travelodge and booked us a room. We immediately want back to the Days Inn, got our money refunded and left for the Travelodge. In all my years of travelling, I've never recieved this type of service- I usually dont' do stuff like this, but the public needs to know!! Do NOT stay here- I will be calling the head office to lodge an official complaint. Thanks for reading!!

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — Days Inn was horrible due to the service
    • Disliked — Service
    • Tips/Secrets: — Do not go there!
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Snuze's Summary
Date of Stay: October 2006
Traveled with: Friends
Visit was for: Business
Age group: 25-34
Member since: October 26, 2006
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
    • 2 of 5 stars Business service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
no way!
I recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, Girlfriend getaway, Older travelers, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
I do not recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Great pool scene, Pet owners, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
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“Great location, but....”

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2 of 5 stars
San Diego
Oct 20, 2006
3/3 found this review helpful

We were in the Santa Monica area visiting our son and his financee for the purpose of meeting his future in-laws.

We chose the Days Inn for it's location & it's price. We have no complaints about this; however, our room & the motel amenities were not acceptable. We could have been in a Motel 6 for that matter.

The room was very small with pidgeons outside our window. The hotel cleverly put up spikes to ward off the pidgeons on the outside ledge. They however, just found another location to rest.

The air-conditioner was noisy. The television picked up only 5 channels even though the amenities stated satalite tv.

There was an open closet for clothes underneath of which was a broken bathroom scale. The wallpaper was beginning to come off the wall. The ceiling had huge water stains.

As for their gym, it consisted of 4 stationary exercise equipment pieces siituated to the left of the elevator, off from the hallway. Certainly, not what we expected. Furthermore, if anyone were to use this equipment, they would have been right outside our door.

The bathroom, although it did appear renovated, lacked absorbant towels and wash clothes. The glasses were plastic.

Needless to say, we were glad we didn't have to spend too much time in our closet, and perhaps next time we will give up location for comfort and better amenities.

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — location
    • Disliked — room
    • Tips/Secrets: — Stay near the airport
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therox's Summary
Date of Stay: October 2006
Traveled with: Spouse / significant other
Visit was for: Quality time with family
Age group: 50-64
Member since: October 20, 2006
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
    • 1 of 5 stars Business service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
no way!
I recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, Girlfriend getaway, Older travelers, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
I do not recommend this hotel for:
An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Great pool scene, Pet owners, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Other
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“Not as bad as expected”

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3 of 5 stars
San Diego
Oct 15, 2006
1/1 found this review helpful

This was the only hotel with an available room for under $200 that we could find in the Santa Monica area. After reading all the reviews, we were very afraid. It was better than we expected. Fairly clean, non-smoking room and free parking. Place didn't smell. Continental breakfast was marginal but not less than we expected. Service was ok. All we did was sleep there. I would stay there again in a pinch.

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — Availabl for under $200, felt safe.
    • Disliked — Needs to be updates. Better coffee.
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RentfromK's Summary
Date of Stay: October 2006
Traveled with: Spouse / significant other
Visit was for: Quality time with family
Age group: 35-49
Member since: October 15, 2006
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
    • 2 of 5 stars Business service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
probably not
I recommend this hotel for:
Older travelers
I do not recommend this hotel for:
An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, Great pool scene
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Average price*: $138 (year-round)
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Address: 3007 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90404