Would stay there again for anyone looking for a place in Venice close to the beach!

I would highly recommend a stay here if you love Venice and Santa Monica by foot.

The Roof-deck is to die for (great drinks and food) and they will loan you all sorts of Beach toys and bikes for free!!!

Stop looking at reviews for other hotels on Venice and just book Hotel Erwin today.

Staff were very accommodating, location is just steps to the beach, amazing views, 5 minute walk to Abbot Kinney.

The amenities are great at this hotel, free bikes, beach towels, and volleyball towels and a drink upon checking in.

Great staff, towels and toys for the beach, and the location can't be beat.

Amongst other great  bars , cafes and restaurants in Venice this is probably my favourite.

We walked the Venice boardwalk, walked all the way to Santa Monica, enjoyed an incredible dinner like a block over at a place called Ospi (seriously, go there).

The hotel is located so close to the beach it is fantastic.

All in all, an incredible place to stay when in Venice.

I was able to conduct meetings on the rooftop, which was, I heard, the best rooftop in Venice.

This hotel has a plethora of amenities: bikes, beach towels, coolers, basketballs, volleyballs, paddle tennis, toys, sunscreen, smashball and cornhole to enjoy on the beach which is just steps away.

- Staff is friendly and responsive
- Lots of parking in the area in Venice
- Right next to Venice beach.

We then borrowed some of the free bike rentals and cruised the beach up and down the bike path.

but a still a great view of the beach and action in the street below.

This hotel is hands down the best in Venice!

Nearby restaurants and dispensaries were appealing, and the rooftop lounge, aptly named "High," offered compelling views of the shore, the city and the gorgeous sunsets.

I was given a room on the 4th floor with a peek-a-boo view of the beach and the sunlight coming was very nice,

The room was clean and we had a great view of the beach which was a nice bonus!

First stayed at the Erwin years ago when it was a simple beachfront motel - it’s been transformed to a really welcoming boutique hotel with an awesome rooftop deck overlooking the beach and perfect for that sunset cocktail.

Our room was quiet, clean, with an amazing view of the beach!

Really nice staff and a beautiful view over the beach and ocean!

We had the food up in the rooftop bar and it was very well done, and the views of the beach and sunset are spectacular.

The location is terrific- just feet from the Boardwalk with an outstanding unobstructed view of the beach and water. The rooftop lounge on the 4 th of July was a great party -  the view of the coast was wonderful

Would recommend the room with the beach view which we had.

They put me in a nice room on the 6th floor with amazing views of Venice and the beach.

I had an ocean view room with a fantastic view of the beach.

Our son treated us to a Beach view at Venice BEACH CA, HOTEL ERWIN.

I had a room with partial ocean view quite high up so could enjoy a nice view out towards the beach and a bit of the Venice skyline. The staff deserves a special shout-out as they where great, especially after I submitted a short survey and they responded by telephone within just a few minutes (!)

The room had a beautiful balcony view of the beach.

The rooftop bar offers great beach views, popular music and original drinks.

I arrived super early in the morning and the hotel was kind enough to make available to me the first room to be cleaned (they were full the night before) and it happened to be the best room in the house - Room 514 (King with full beach view).

We enjoyed the view of the beach the best.

We had a decent view of the beach and the board walk and we were walking distance to EVERYTHING.

The issue with this is they use one of the two elevators.

From the moment I stepped into the “lobby”, it was inundated with drunk loud people squeezing into a tiny elevator to get to the rooftop bar.

There’s only one elevator which causes a backup in the lobby, I ended up using the stairs.

They aren't the ones who have to share the *single* small elevator with unmasked people.

The only negatives I can say would be the water pressure in the shower was terrible.Also in the evenings the elevator is backed up when the rooftop bar is open.

Only one elevator services this hotel, and a long, slow line awaits. you.

The one elevator gets jammed with people trying to access their rooms.

Hotel is currently under renovation - hopefully they thought about adding an elevator for only hotel guests.

It is THE slowest elevator I've ever been in.

Only other thing and especially on the weekend, the elevator situation is a bit of a disaster.

On the not so good side: 
- Showers could be improved (not enough pressure)
- Just one elevator for this hotel is a joke, if you're trying to get in or get out at 6pm, be ready to wait 20 min or use the stairs
- If you're staying in level 6, it gets a bit noisy from 8pm till midnight, and the noise comes from the bar they have in the rooftop

The foyer was crowded with people waiting for the elevator.

Minor negatives are only one elevator, so it can get a little jammed up due to the rooftop bar.

BAD 
    -the hotel was under construction, so when we got off the elevator, there was construction dust, cardboard on the ground, boxes and bags in the hallway for installing tvs and other things.

which is generating crowded elevators in the afternoon & evening.

On the negative side the elevator is very slow so when the bar is busy on the roof there can be a bit of a wait.

The music in the hall was not boring elevator music, 

The only downside that we encountered was that there is only 1 lift.

Venice Beach itself was great for the family - safe and fun.

Fun robes in the walk in closet and a lovely balcony to take in the fresh air.

Super fun and refreshing vibes, great views and very friendly and accommodating staff.

The hotel has a fun breakfast place - great place to grab coffee, small bites and get some work done.

The best ever location for the sea, the sunsets, famous Venice Boardwalk, the canals so many fun neighborhoods and Abbot Kinney for shopping!

The sights are amazing and it is a true reprieve from the craziness of Venice Beach down below, Absolutely worth stopping by for a couple of drinks and some fun photos.

Hotel Erwin made our stay in Venice a super fun one!

We also had lots of fun waking up beachfront (literally), and walking right out to the beautiful view.

Worth every penny for the stay, the location made it fun and the team made it unforgettable.

Loved the proximity to Venice Beach Boardwalk and the fun things in this area.

The hotel is modern and fun, comfortable beds, great balcony to enjoy watching the sunsets, fantastic Byrd toiletries that smell soooo good!

Just three things above all about the service, the terrace over the beach is really amazing at the sunset and sunrise and it’s exlusively for hotel guests, second thing is the free bike provided by the hotel which allowed us to go to Santa Monica Pier and back having a lot of fun; third, location!

So many cute restuarants and cafés near by that were really trendy and fun.

This rooftop lounge is casual, fun and an easy no-brainer way to entertain your guests for the first night they're in town.

The entire staff is super fun and friendly, especially Norma who's the best bartender around!!

Kenneth and Miguel were especially helpful, fun and amazing to work with along with EVERY staff member we came in contact with.

But these rooms were awful due to the noise pollution.

I mean, I could hear every sound from the couple next door.

At the rooftop, the DJ was so loud the hostess couldn't hear us.

Every night I was woken up by drunk people shouting down the corridor on my floor.

During the week, we had the "joy" of waking up every morning to excessive noise at 7am due to the garbage pick ups in the alley.

VERY loud IN the room making me need to leave and the pretty balcony is even worse - can’t go out there unless I want to hear all the words to the songs and the thumping in the room is giving me a headache so looking up places I can go read.

We didn't have any complimentary water in our room, the carpet felt yucky, like a college doorm room after a party and the noise outside from the vendors was pretty loud.

All the hallways smelled like smoke, the room was on par with an inexpensive motel room, and very noisy due to the rooftop bar and late night music outside.

Besides that, I had constant trouble getting the fan in my room to work because it wrongly thought that my balcony door was opened.

I just have a few picky complaints that apparently they hear quite a lot.

We were then woken by a piercing fire alarm at 2am - someone had set it off somehow and luckily no fire or evacuation

I was initially skeptical about staying in a beachfront property due to noise usually encountered,

At the restaurant Norma went the extra mile to try and accommodate my dietary needs after eating crappy plane food - she didn't give up until we found something I felt my body could cope with.

The hotel is currently under construction and the hotel itself is just loud.

but unfortunately ours came with construction noise, when we complained we was moved to another floor but there was no way to escape the racket.

although we could hear the bass from the DJ playing on the rooftop bar, we decided it wasn't too bad.

I think the only drawback was how loud it was both from the noise from a busy spot in Venice and the rooftop.

However, on Friday night we were kept awake by the noise of thier nightclub.

The hotel delivers on all fronts - great rooftop bar, big rooms (go for the Epic Sea View room on L6), perfect location and very friendly service.

High at the Erwin Hotel is an Amazing roof top bar in Venice Beach.

The hotel has a roof top bar and one should definitely visit the same to have good drinks and enjoy an amazing view.

Great location and the rooftop bar is a great place to relax (though the cocktails weren’t to my taste - a little too strong.

Rooftop bar was nice with great food and ocean views.

The best coffee in LA and the rooftop bar is best view.

Really enjoyed the ambiance of the rooftop bar/restaurant.

The rooftop is very popular and has a reverse happy hour, people are constantly coming in just for the rooftop bar.

Excellent hotel with an amazing roof top bar, wonderful location, and a very accommodating staff.

The roof top bar offers an outstanding view and is a must.

I really enjoyed their rooftop bar, lounge - great place to grab cocktails at sunsent.

Lovely views from the 6th floor and the rooftop bar is amazing.

I have stayed at the Hotel Erwin before and really enjoyed my stay, from the hip comfort of the room design, to the amazing scented shower products, to the rooftop bar.

Hotel Erwin has been a fav for years just because of its rooftop bar, High.

Rooftop bar is also a perfect place to take in the sunset and have a few drinks.

Also loved the rooftop bar and Venice Pizza.

Hotel has a rooftop bar that has the best views and atmosphere.

We stopped by for drinks with friends for the rooftop bar and were treated professionally and welcomed by the staff, servers and hosts.

Watching a beautiful sunset from the rooftop bar was a bonus.

but the rooftop lounge and hang out was amazing!

Comfortable, friendly & helpful staff throughout, beautiful views, the rooftop lounge for amazing sunsets and great food & drink, all were great!!

My wife and I took sunrise walks along the beach each morning and watched the sundown from their cozy rooftop lounge each night.

The rooftop lounge is an amazing amenity as well!

We had a great time walking around Venice exploring, and while the rooftop lounge is overpriced, the view is great.

.and that Rooftop lounge with great service, drinks and menu choices with   the most beautiful view of the sunset from the Palisades all the way south to the Marina}.

Beautiful rooftop lounge and when it rained the lobby lounge covered all our bases.

Beautiful, modern rooms, comfortable bed, great restaurant, tons of additional amenities like free bikes to rent, day cards to the neighboring Gym, complimentary water bottles and of course the highlight Rooftop Lounge.

This is the only hotel with a rooftop lounge that gives a perfect view overlooking the crowds right below, and the Pacific right in front.

I also noticed a nice flow of locals coming into the hotel for its rooftop lounge, something that deeply appeals to me for I love mingling with locals.

There is a great rooftop lounge, and free drinks in the lobby for happy hour.

This hotel has it all, staff, comfort,location, rooftop lounge.

From storing my bags, to lending me a champagne bucket for a party I was throwing off property, to the lovely wait staff at the rooftop lounge (ask for Eduardo!

We had been to the roof top lounge once before and had a fabulous experience.

They have constantly been making improvements over the years, the rooftop lounge being one of the best.

Not to forget - visit roof top lounge - amazing outlook.

The rooms are very spacious, and the hotel staff was very kind and helpful.

The front desk folks were very kind and attentive.

Straight up, Yoshua might be the best concierge I’ve ever seen.

Every single person we encountered seemed truly glad we were there and went above and beyond to ensure we felt welcomed and had everything we needed.

), servers and bartenders friendly and personable, and planning clear and timely.

Overall - great stay, great staff, nice enough rooms and an eclectic collection of guests.

The rooms are so spacious and clean, you're two minutes walking to the beach (and 30 seconds walking from a dozen different fantastic food spots), and the staff were so accommodating and helpful.

Every time we walked in we were so welcomed, and the entire staff was so friendly.

From booking to checkout Joshua at the front desk was the BOMB!!!

The free drink upon check-in 'the Grinch' was also very tasty lol The rooftop had a great view and overall the experience was very vibey.

It was wonderful being so close to everything and having such a cool view.

Views , Tunes , Drinks and Food , a Great atmosphere, can’t wait to revisit !

but near the laundry facility), which had the partial ocean view.

The rooftop boasts an incredible bar area that is perfect for a sunset cocktail with incredible views of Venice and Santa Monica.

Full snack bar with quality organic foods, beverage bar, coffee, robes, high end bath products, comfy bed, and a lovely view of the ocean.

Our room overlooked the ocean and the palmtrees, you could not be more central in Venice Beach than this hotel.

The view from our balcony was outstanding.

We were able to sit all the way at the front and enjoy the view.

High is the perfect spot to relax and enjoy the view.

Hotel Erwin

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but not deserving of its status: additional billing for commodities that only partially work and disregard for staff and manager.

I was charged valet parking three times even I used it for once.

We were additionally charged  Valet parking  @ $49 a day - only as no other parking available.

Do NOT give your money, or if it is too late contact your credit card company if you can get out of the reservations.

This charge should not be assessed at all during this time..they are ripping everyone off.

The price of the rooms compared to what it looked like was not worth what they charge.

but beware of parking charges, $49 per night plus tip for parking valet.seems extortionate when hotel is quite expensive anyway.

Shame on this establishment for having no customer service skills whatsoever and charging ridiculous room rates when they know there are issues that are affecting guests!

however inform me that I would be charged $25.00 for this (which turned out to be fruit and water!)

This group is not to be trusted with your credit card number!

They tried to threaten to charge me $500 if I didn’t sign it, saying that’s their “cleaning fee”

Never had an extra 300 above nightly rate charges as a hold placed on my account anywhere else.

On my return to UK I noticed the Hotel had charged my credit card $500 without my authority.

I asked her for their corporate managers name and number or somebody who would reprimand this employee & also compensate me for the ridiculously terrible experience and all the female gave me was the hotel’s business card!

Charges for parking a bit excessive at $49/day.

Infortunatelly they charge 40 dollars for the parking.

2000 usd for 3 nights - I would have stayed elsewhere had I known the standard - minimum 100pct overcharged.

Lots of mistakes on bills - kids meal charged at $16 when it was $13 on the menu, tea charged at $6 when it was $5 on the menu, charged $50 for mini bar when we had only taken two packets of crisps.

She seemed like she was charge and she acted in a very poor fashion.

The new interior was bright and welcoming, and the staff was very friendly.

Employees were very friendly and the location is great if you want to stay in Santa Monica.

Friendly staff, excellent location, free water!

The staff was incredibly friendly and the room was really nice.

Very clean hotel along with friendly staff and clean rooms for my experience.

The staff are very friendly and do everything to help.

Kind and absolutely friendly staff, wonderful location near the ocean, the famous Santa Monica pier and Venice beach.

The food is really nice and the staff is friendly and tried to help

Special shout out to Sherita, she was helpful, friendly, and incredibly hospitable.

The front desk staff as well as the bellhop were all very helpful and friendly.

The staff are really  friendly  and polite and extremely helpful.

Terrific location, outstanding pool area, comfortable well-equipped rooms, very friendly and helpful staff.

The friendly staff, pool side cabanas, beautiful sunsets great views all over

The staff was very accommodating and friendly.

Here is my objective review: 

Pros, 
- Very friendly staff, remembered us by the end and always made us feel welcome.

The staff is wonderful and friendly and the location is unbeatable!

All of the staff were professional and very friendly.

They are friendly and professional and efficient.

Location is perfect walking to all of the Santa Monica pier fun.

Excellent service, great location, fun vibe.

He made two stops for me to get some fun Bachelorette Decorations/gifts.

It’s so beautiful, fun, relaxing, and everyone has been beyond welcoming.

The vibe was fun, dining/lounge area was clean, food & drinks were delicious, and management was superb.

I wanted to find a place for us to come together the night before in peace and serenity yet in a fun and happy surrounding.

The hotel has a cool rooftop bar which has a fun buzzy vibe and delicious cocktails!

We had a few beverages on the rooftop at the bar - fun times and in the lobby bar.

After sunset we went up to the bar on the roof and continues the fun.

Over all location is great, the front desk attendants were super polite!

Good location away from the madding crowd.

The only best thing remaining is the location.

Such wonderful staff and perfect location!

Great location with most the rooms with see view and terrace, the hotel deserves some renovation

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