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Gateway Hotel Santa Monica

3.5 star property

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Sun deck
Standard Room, 1 King Bed
Front of property
Lobby sitting area
Reception

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Gym
  • Bar
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

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1920 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA, 90404
  • Place, Santa Monica Pier
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, Santa Monica Beach
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Place, Venice Beach
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Airport, Los Angeles, CA (LAX-Los Angeles Intl.)
    ‪15 min drive‬

Room options

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Pillow-top beds, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(97 reviews)
  • 26 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Pillow-top beds, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(125 reviews)
  • 26 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Pillow-top beds, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

1 King Accessible Roll-In Shower

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 32 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Pillow-top beds, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

1 King Accessible Bathtub

  • 32 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Pillow-top beds, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

2 Queens Accessible Bathtub

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(13 reviews)
  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Pillow-top beds, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

2 Queens Accessible Roll-In Shower

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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About the area

Santa Monica

With a stay at Gateway Hotel Santa Monica in Santa Monica (Pico), you'll be a 5-minute drive from Santa Monica Pier and 6 minutes from University of California, Los Angeles. .This hotel is 2.8 mi (4.5 km) from Santa Monica Beach and 3.3 mi (5.4 km) from Venice Beach.

What's nearby

  • Santa Monica College - 18 min walk - 1.6 km
  • Third Street Promenade - 3 min drive - 2.6 km
  • Santa Monica Pier - 3 min drive - 3.0 km
  • Santa Monica Beach - 4 min drive - 3.7 km
  • Venice Beach - 5 min drive - 4.5 km

Getting around

  • 17th Street/SMC Station - 9 min walk
  • Los Angeles Union Station - 18 min drive
  • Los Angeles Intl. (LAX) - 42 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪7-Eleven - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Taco Bell - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Tartine Santa Monica - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪DK's Donuts & Bakery - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Goodboybob Coffee - ‬5 min walk

About this property

Gateway Hotel Santa Monica

Suburban hotel with a fitness center and a 24-hour business center
Gateway Hotel Santa Monica offers 123 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and complimentary bottled water. Beds feature pillowtop mattresses. 42-inch flat-screen televisions come with premium cable channels and pay movies. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators and coffee/tea makers. Bathrooms include complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a fitness center.
Make yourself at home in one of the 123 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. Your room comes with a pillowtop bed. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.
Enjoy recreation amenities such as a fitness center or take in the view from a terrace. This hotel also features complimentary wireless internet access, a television in a common area, and tour/ticket assistance.
At Gateway Hotel Santa Monica, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour business center, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and a 24-hour front desk. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Gateway Hotel Santa Monica has a restaurant on site.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Height restrictions apply for on-site parking
  • Covered parking on site (USD 17.70 per night; includes in/out privileges)
  • Limited on-site parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Gym
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Luggage storage
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • 24-hour business centre
  • Computer station

Outdoors

  • Beach towels
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Handrails in stairways
  • Lift
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Visual fire alarm
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Pillowtop mattress

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste (on request)
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 42-inch flat-screen TV with premium cable channels
  • Pay films

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Free bottled water
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Free local calls
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Window screens

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 2:00 AM
Late check-in subject to availability

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

An adult age 18 or older must assume all liability for the booking
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
The credit card used to book the reservation must be presented by the cardholder at check-in along with matching photo identification, and other arrangements must be coordinated with the property prior to arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Deposit: USD 100 per accommodation, per stay

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Covered self parking fee: USD 17.70 per night (in/out privileges)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.

We should mention

Parking height restrictions apply
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Property is also known as

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Reviews

Gateway Hotel Santa Monica Reviews

8.6

Excellent

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 812 out of 1498 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 429 out of 1498 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 177 out of 1498 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 46 out of 1498 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 34 out of 1498 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

KATie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was great, helpful and room was comfortable. We would stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sofia

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We love our comfortable stay, it’s a good option if you visit santa monica for the first time.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Mayra

Travelled with family
Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

It was alright.

When you first check in it isn't that bad. The rooms are kinda small once you enter. Hallways are very dingy. It's suppose to be non smoking but it smells like pot and smoke even in the room. Once the tv is of you can hear everything next door and top room from neighbors. The morning of our first stay there fire alarm went off because one of there soda machine shorted and it was smoking. We were able to cancel our second night thankfully. Breakfast was also sad, cereal, milk, hard boiled eggs. pancakes were alright. It seems like people live there on the regular. So just be aware of that. We moved to the Marriott down the street a little bit more pricy but worth it.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Brice

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mathew

Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Brooke, Frederick

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The rooms were very clean, staff was accommodating for some issues we had our first night with guests above us. The blinds they have don't block the light well so that was not enjoyable. Overall for what we needed it was a fine hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Elinor B.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Clean, comfortable, convenient location

The cleanliness was exceptional! That’s very important to me!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Chris

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location for a base to explore Northern LA. Clean, friendly staff. Included breakfast is fuel for the day, not culinary delights.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dinar, Issaquah

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place clean and convenient Basic but helpful breakfast Gym Great room amenities
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Raquel

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jeanette

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quiet hotel and very friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

carlos

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ikenna

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing staff, awesome rooms!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

sonia

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tiffany

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Kimberly

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

lesley

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great facility with easy access to underground parking - ideal for downtown location with no street parking/parking lot. Sanitary seal on bathroom toilet a big plus. Staff for happy hour at next door restaurant (under separate management) were really welcoming and helpful, great food also! Hotel was further from the beach than we thought based on info provided on Expedia site.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Max, Yardley

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jih Jen

Travelled with family
Liked: Amenities
Very good
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Frederick

For the price this hotel is a bargain. I don't know why there were so many bad reviews, we made sure we had a room away from the street, but that's common sense. I suppose if you get partiers in the room next door it could get noisy but what hotel isn't? The breakfast was pretty basic but then if you stayed at a high 3nd hotel that was two or three times the price, guess what? You would get no breakfast. Be happy with what you get, all of the other hotels in the areas where mostly built 70 80 years ago and have been renud but are old and creaky.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

lena

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Easy enjoyable stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Vadim

Stayed 1 night in May 2025