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    Samesun Venice Beach

    3.3 (53 reviews)
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    Deana Marie L.

    For the price we really couldn't complain. It was conveniently located right near the beach. There was free breakfast, coffee and towels. We had a bathroom and shower in our room which was a pleasant surprise! Overall (my 4 friends and I) said we would all stay here again. For more information: I took some videos and vlogged about my stay. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTP7WtlRpa4&t=27s

    View from Room 318.
    JE B.

    Samesun was to be a decent place to stay. I recall the Yelp reviews being 3.5 stars on average. Do you want to book a room in hostel located in a great environment, LOADED with amenities? Then the hostel you seek is not this one. But if you count staying near the boardwalk a true perk for surfing or any other benefit of being so close to the water, then this place is for you. I agree with Danyela. Though I'll add this: when I reserved a room 11 days before the check-in, I was quoted a rate, but that rate was NOT emailed to me with the confirmation number. So if I were booking here in the future I would take a snapshot of the rate in the phone. Samesun web administrators... are you reading? When I arrive, I call the office to learn from a Nick that there is no free private parking included :!! What? So I spend forty minutes looking for a parking space. Because, like Samuel L. Jackson, "There's No way in HELL I'm gonna pay fifty dollars a day for a motherlovin' hostel AND a parking space every motherlovin' day I'm IN that motherlover!! Yes people. The hilarity begins. I am lovingly welcomed by the denizens of Windward Ave, with a " Could you PLEASE spare a few dollars for a pair of shoes for today? " Only Today? Are you going to wear them out in a marathon tomorrow? I traipse up the steps I call the "Yellow Mile" where I passively overhear Nick tell the guy in front of me the rules, when he calls me to attention: "Hey, I'm gonna tell ya the rules here too, so listen up." What the heck, I just arrive only to be talked at already. Um...thank you?? Second, I was told on arrival I reserved a mixed four bedroom with its own bath. I eventually became okay with this. (He even started to tell me the rules again. I stopped him, explaining he told me earlier). Anyway, the price I was to be charged was thirty dollars more than I had reserved initially. So on impulse I canceled the initial six day rate which they calculated to $47/night after tax, deciding to use my one night charged. Two minutes later I returned to pay for just two more nights. So I was charged $100 for two more nights. I did not dispute the $3/night difference but as a courtesy, the clerk could have charged the original reservation rate. Nick was polite and helpful although a bit curt. It's easy to get the feeling that this is just a second job for him to help make ends meet. My roommates for the time including Sebastian, are courteous and quietly welcoming. Overall, this was really only a place to sleep for me- and served its purpose. The staff are polite but not out of their way helpful. I don't expect them to wear smiles all day like name tags, but one might at least grin or greet us once a day. There is nothing visibly fancy about the place. The kitchen is too tiny even for Oompa Lompas to swing their legs in. From 7am to 10am you are doing the waltz, conveyor-belt style, as you wait to do your one dish. Apparently breakfast is whatever you bring yourself- only oatmeal and bread with condiments. Woo hoo, you shout? No! By comparison, Banana Bungalow in West Hollywood has a variety of breakfast cereal, oatmeal, bread, and chilled milk, as well as bagels and Nutella included with your stay, for a little less. But after all, this hostel is on Venice Beach, where you can experience a nice view depending... on where you fix your eyes. And you get all the music you can stand from the fabulous seventies. At bedtime.. played by whoever plays it below... when the loiterers are not arguing, swearing, bragging, or all three. Ha-ha, you may think this ludicrous, but the loiterers pay more attention to you than the Samesun staff does. Funny, I know, but true and sad. You'll see what I mean if you decide to book here. Overall, it is an okay place, but it is overpriced for the amenities it offers. But that's Samesun. Samesun. Because you asked for it. Update: 03.23 Upon checkout Sara, the manager, brought up the kerfuffle from check-in day in which I overpaid. Thank you, Nick, for appending a note to that transaction. Sara quickly refunded me the difference, being copacetic the whole time. This attention to detail bumps the rating up to 3.5 stars. PS. Make sure you remove your sheets and pillowcase before turning in your key. Maria and the three other housekeepers work hard enough , so a little consideration goes a long way.

    Vanessa C.

    Worst hostel we have been at. It is super noisy, the room is very cold and humid, and the plugs in our room didn't work, so we couldn't charge our phones, turn the heater on or use the hair dryer. And the views "to the beach". No comments. I post a picture so that you can judge yourselves. We are here right now (4am and we haven't slept at all). I called the front desk and the guy just told me he cannot do anything and hanged up on me. I called again and kindly told him that the fact that he deals with young people doesn't mean that he can treat anyone like this. He just keeps hanging up on me, so we called Booking and they are the ones dealing with the hostel directly. We were very excited to wake up in Venice beach but after such a bad night the excitement is gone. We just want to rest. Choose somewhere else if you don't want this place to ruin your experience, like it happened to us. I can't believe this place has good reviews. I honestly don't understand. No matter how many stars a place has, people shouldn't be treated the way we have been treated here.

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    So, first things first - you cannot beat this price to be this close the beach. Our entire 4 night stay cost the same amount as one night at the fancy hotel across the street. So keep that in mind as I share the rest of our experience. The staff was super friendly, everyone we interacted with from the time we booked our room to our check out was great. Our room left a lot to be desired, but again, you get what you pay for. We booked a private room, which turned out to be a lot smaller, and less impressive than in the photos we saw online upon booking. Our room was next to the bathroom, which wouldn't have been an issue except the toilet ran constantly and you could hear it from our room. So much so that I literally slept with a pillow over my head because it was so loud. The room was not soundproof at all. We could hear our upstairs neighbors doing the dirty over and over which was less than pleasant. Thankfully, there was a TV for sound at least. Our room didn't have any windows, which was another aspect of the booking that was misleading. The day we got there, there was puke all over the nearest bathroom (on a Thursday night.. thirsty Thursday I guess?). The showers were moderately clean.. not clean enough though that I was comfortable showering without sandals on. For as many people that were staying in the hostel though, we didn't really run into people in the hallways or have to wait for the bathroom/showers. All in all, I'm happy with what we paid to stay here. It wasn't glamorous, and it was a little run down/dirty - but you cannot beat the price to be right off the boardwalk. If you're young, and willing to put up with some minor inconveniences, I would definitely recommend staying here. Overall, we had a pretty good experience and would probably stay here again - but next time I'll definitely remember to bring ear plugs!

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