Cal Mar Hotel Suites

Wonderful
Traveller Type: family with young children
  : Loved staying in a classic 1960’s LA apartment and loved having a whole apartment rather than just a hotel room. Location is phenomenal, walkable to tons of stuff. We barely used our car at all during our stay. Pool is terrific and heated very warm.

Good
Traveller Type: family with young children
  : The location is excellent. Just 2.5 short blocks from the ocean, a block from the start of the promenade, next to all the excitement of Santa Monica. It gets a bit loud in the evenings from the nearby promenade, but that's what you get for staying at the heart of town. It's north of Wilshire; this part of Santa Monica is generally safer and cleaner. Our one-bedroom apartment was big by LA standards, and the building's courtyard was decent with an inviting pool and table/chairs. It's a great place for youngish crowd, ideal for college students and such. The internet was fast. The hotel has quiet-hours rules, which were followed (and we appreciated that). They have a person at the entry at all times, so if you have a problem, there is someone to talk to. They also have large storage facility and were very nice about storing our luggage.
  : The building is old. The insides of the apartment were old. They are not falling apart, but they are visibly beat-up, scratched, not everything works. The kitchen was old and not entirely pleasant; the cleaning crew no doubt tried hard, but there are some things you just can't get out from an old space. Don't get me wrong -- the place was cleaned professionally. It just did not have the feel of a place that was renovated. There are no elevators, and there are many stairs throughout, even for first-floor apartments or just to get to the entrance. We did not care, but if you have mobility issues, that might be a problem. But hey, for the price this place is great! The size of the apartment plus the location outweigh the rest of the issues for us.

Fair
Traveller Type: family with young children
  : Good location, nice size room, good facilities i.e. kitchen living room, and the swimming pool was very nice. Staff were friendly and helpful
  : everything was a bit tired, a bit worn, a bit old. That would be fine, but the price was quite high compared with all the places we stayed on our holiday.No coffee in the kitchen (only some decaf), lots of sugar sachets obviously taken from takeaway outlets. It just felt a bit cheap and not like the owners care much. Paying for parking seemed also a bit cheap.Everywhere else we stayed let us park as part of the price

Wonderful
Traveller Type: solo traveller
  : Very confortable room, with kitchen, if u wanna cook or something like that. Microwave an a fridge too. The employees were very welcome and helpful. Is close to beach, pier and u rental bike easily. And the price fits the accommodation.
  : Nothing to complain except when the neighbours screams in the early morning, but that is nothing to do about it. And I felt a little bit insecure because the kitchen window opens directly to street.

Fair
Traveller Type: young couple
  : The location is great. Close to the beach and the shopping/restaurant areas but still very calmneighbourhood. I liked the somewhat dated atmosphere of the hotel, one could imagined how it was during its heydays in the 50s and 60s.The room was in fact a suite with a separate bed room and a spacious living room with sofa and dinner table. Nice with the pool in the court yard.
  : we didn’t get our room cleaned during our three night stay even though I asked for it day 1 and day 2. The staff at the reception said that they cleaners would come in the afternoon but never happened.