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About this property
HI Los Angeles Santa Monica Hostel is your perfect headquarters for seeing all that the Los Angeles area has to offer. The largest purpose-built hostel in the United States, the hostel offers affordable dormitory and private room accommodations. It is just steps to the beaches of Santa Monica and offers easy access to Malibu and Venice. Right outside your door, the Third Street Promenade offers dozens of shops, theaters, galleries, eateries, and pubs. HI Los Angeles Santa Monica Hostel is central to all Los Angeles bus lines, offering easy access to city tours, movie stars’ homes, shopping, Disneyland, Disney's California Adventure, Universal Studios, Hollywood, Magic Mountain, Knott's Berry Farm, and the world-class Getty Center Museum and the Getty Villa Museum, which overlooks the Pacific Ocean. HI Los Angeles Santa Monica hostel guests have access to a fully stocked guest kitchen, dining room, lounge, and quiet workspace, as well as a private interior courtyard for relaxing on sunny days. Reservations from guests residing in Los Angeles County are subject to approval by Management. Please contact the property to confirm the availability of accessible rooms before booking.
Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.8 for a two-person trip.
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Most popular facilities
- Free WiFi
- Non-smoking rooms
- Facilities for disabled guests
- 24-hour front desk
- Daily housekeeping
- Garden
- Air conditioning
- Lift
- Heating
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Guests who stayed here loved
- Agnieszka
France“Spacious kitchen, you could cook anywhere you wanted there! Nice location, super close to the beach. Friendly staff, always somebody at the desk. Since drinking/partying is prohibited at the hostel, it's rather quiet! Very good if you want to...” - Yocih
Taiwan“An amazing hostel in a perfect location! The style is simple, cozy, and gives off a real vacation vibe. The space feels open and relaxing, the bathrooms are very clean, and the rooms have wonderful natural light. Out of all the hostels I’ve stayed...” - Matthew
United Kingdom“My second time here and I really enjoyed it. Fantastic hostel that has a hotel feel to it, brilliant facilities with helpful staff and is kept very clean. The location to the beach, bars and metro station is excellent. The shower and toilet...” - Chris United Kingdom“Conveniently located in the Downtown area one block from Ocean Boulevard Excellent set of amenities - large kitchen area, games room, picturesque outdoor courtyard for relaxing in Good continental breakfast option offered Great hostel-run pub...”
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Colombia“The hostel is just one street away from the Pier which makes it super convenient. They hosted events at night and got to meet a few other travelers. They offer breakfast for $5 until 9:30 which is convenient on a budget, you can still use the...”- Lauren
New Zealand“The private room was spacious, clean and safe. The shared bathroom and kitchen were usually clean. We regularly saw staff cleaning the facilities. Great extras - beach towels/balls/umbrellas/chilly bins available for free use. The hostel had...” - Vannessa New Zealand“Facilities were very clean and had everything you could need. Had laundry machines and dryers which are a plus and lots of areas outside the room to relax and meet people!! 24 hour reception is great too!”
- Stanley United Kingdom“I felt safe going around and leaving my stuff in the room. You are given your own locker and can attach a lock if you want to be extra safe. You have coffee and breakfast included which was a lovely touch. You can chill at the hostel or explore...”
- Mariana
Brazil“I thought the breakfast was fair for the price paid, but not the best, but it was good. The location is perfect, the staff are very kind and proactive and the cleaning is great.” - Hannah United Kingdom“We had a private room but were pleasantly surprised when we got checked in as we had a private bathroom also. The room had what we needed and was very spacious & clean. The breakfast included was great - a choice to pick from. The hostel also...”
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Child policies
Children of any age are welcome.
To see correct prices and occupancy information, please add the number of children in your group and their ages to your search.
Cot and extra bed policies
Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.
The fine print
Children under the age of 13 are unable to be accommodated in shared dormitories. Children between 13 and 18 years are unable to be accommodated in shared dormitories unless accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.
Hostel guests may stay for 14 consecutive nights or an accumulative total of 14 nights during each calendar year. At the end of the 14 nights, guests may not return until the following calendar year. No extensions will be granted.
Hostel can only honor online bookings of 9 guests maximum.
For bookings of 10 guests or more, different policies and additional supplements may apply.
Please note that US guests need to provide a state issued driver’s license or ID, while foreign guests must present a valid foreign passport or a driver’s license or ID.
Guests are required to show a photo identification and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.
