Los Angeles Surf City Hostel

  Louise T. on 6 January 2012 

It was in a really great location and the employees were fab! extremely helpful! They have lot&'s on offer i. e bicycles for only $10 a day! We cycled to Venice beach which was such a great day. Lot&'f of pubs/restaurants on the doorstep. b

  Kay-cee M. on 1 January 2012 

It was fantastic the staff are really friendly, and I am staying there again due to the fact of it!

  Customer Review on 15 December 2011 

This hostel is fantastic value for money and run by really helpful people. at the time i stayed it was filled with warm and friendly individuals who were able to meet within the great common roon. an awesome location on the beach and all of the sights are either a bike ride, or bus and metro journey

  Michael C. on 11 December 2011 

Great value for the money. Superb location that is, literally, right on the beach.

  Edward C. on 18 November 2011 

Location, its in a really nice beach community with a superb few bars and decent surf

  Customer Review on 18 November 2011 

Location, its in a really nice beach community with a very good few bars and decent surf

  Diana M. on 1 November 2011 

Location, how safe it felt, along with the staff were really warm and friendly and helpful.

  Stephen L. on 14 October 2011 

Location, Location, Location! Friendly employees maintained by english speaking French woman that is also approachable & friendly. A younger looking Steven Segal lookalike keeping the location safe at night - lol and other members of employees are also approachable and willing to give help if needed You are presented with clean sheets upon arrival inside your room and given a guided tour of facilities i. e. kitchen, common room with Satellite TV & paid net point, silent room with a large table to sit your laptop on with free Wi-fi access within the Hostel plus Hermosa Beach provides free net access also to the public and so you can sit outside within the sun surfing on net! The rooms, hallway & common areas plus showers & toilets are cleaned on a daily basis. Plenty of info on the wall providing you multiple selections of what to do within the area and where to visit, bus time tables on show ($1 on the beach transit bus situated outside on the main street next t othe Hostel taking you to/from LAX bus city center otherwise $1. 50 on Metro bus no. 232 taking you along Pacific Coast Highway). There is an option of bike hire for $10 per day to cycle along side numerous miles of beach on dedicated on a cycling concreted trackway that are mostly throughout level, Manhattan Beach is near to Hermosa Beach with a lot of small bars & boutiques and other shops. Food marketplaces within 15 minute walk i. e. Vons, Ralphs and a Pharmacy known as CVS next door to Vons. Also, within that walking time to McDonalds, Chipolte and numerous small cafes/bars for meals, plus a Mexican cafe within a few mins walk of the Hostel that is really cheap. Otherwise walk up Aviation to get your haircut at Supercuts that is inexpensive and further up to take a look at Biglots store quality cheaply priced goods. There is more! You can take the metro bus no. 130 to take you to South Bay Galleria with it's huge number of stores & AMC cinema, outside numerous much more stores i. e. Target, TJ Maxx, Ralphs and numerous new stores have established up what is now known as South Bay Marketplace Place. Just take a connecting bus south on Hawthorne will take you Del Amo Shopping Mall with a vast number of stores and just ahead of that Sears & Marshalls, etc. ! Surfing is very good beginners/moderates as waves are 2/3 feet or by Manhattan Beach 3/4 feet high with nearby safe coverage of Lifeguards & station. Remember this area gets great sunny weather almost all year round and even now you'll need sunglasses as it hovers around 70/75 fahrenheit, but it can creep upwards too with a dry heat rather than being humid! Many individuals return to the same location and I will do so soon too, as I enjoyed my stay very much!

  Rebecca M. on 30 September 2011 

It is very close to the beach and the hostel lets you rent bikes for 10 dollers a day so you can cycle down to santa monica. There are a varied number of bars close by which offer you good entertainment. I personally liked that it was set ouside of Hollywood, although hollywood was reachable by bus and train, it takes a while, but we did it hungover and it wasn't too far, but if you were much more interested in that end of town then you would be much better to stay closer, this is much more a location if you need to surf or relax on the beach.