We just came for the gas, but is was a good in / out and no more or less in price than other stations. Having just completed our Route 66 journey from Chicago to Santa Monica dining at Mel's drive-in we were low and this station was very convenient. If you're in the same situation we were (hitting the official terminus, needing fuel, but want to may a cursory pass-by of the Pier, this is a good one to stop at. read more

im with everyone else please do not come here! the car wash was awful it could've somewhat been saved with free vacuum but they didnt have that either. 2 dollars gets you less than 5 minutes of vacuuming . read more

Don't wash your car here, the cheapest option is $15 and they don't even air dry the car. It's garbage.

do not come here for a car wash!! really horrible experience, $16 for no drying and left my car dirtier than it came

Avoid this car wash! I've gone here for years and it was ok when they charged a reasonable price, under $10. I was shocked to find the express wash, their cheapest, is now $16. This is for a barely adequate car wash that doesn't dry your car, and no interior cleaning. Spend a few more bucks and just go to a hand wash down the street! read more

They are very rude and unprofessional paid $16 for a car wash and they don't dry and if they do dry they want an extra tip wtf no ty!

$20 car wash but no dryer??? What a rip off then has the nerve to sell drying cloths inside

Longest wait ever. Stay far away. Something wrong with system. No attendant on duty. Worst of all - NO AIR DRY !! For $13 !!! Never go here for gas or wash. EVER! read more

$14 for a basic 60 second drive thru car wash. No dryer! And if you want to vacuum (yourself) that's an extra $1.50! Rude and unhelpful staff. If that's acceptable to you, go for it. read more

Shell - Vacuum - Gas Stations Near Me - Santa Monica, California

I just spent $14 for a car wash & it doesn't DRY your car!!!! WTF are they charging $14 for??? DO NOT COME HERE FOR A CAR WASH!!!! read more

Shell - Their HORRIBLE sign-edge for "NO DRY"!! BS!! - Gas Stations Near Me - Santa Monica, California

don't try calling them LOL. after waiting they'll hang up on you. it rings and rings, and then they pick up and hang up, again and again. what is this read more

HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE this car wash does not have drying. Meaning, you will get your car washed and wet... then nothing to dry it with. The water sits on your car and drys out with water marks and spots. I paid $11 for a wash. Then had to go down the street and get another wash just to get the stains off from this wash. read more

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This owner is horrible....$10 for a jacked car wash....no dryer and BS from the cashier... read more

Shell - So pissed! - Gas Stations Near Me - Santa Monica, California

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The world would be a much happier place if this place did not exist! First, it doesn't have a dryer, so there will be a lot of spots on your car after the wash. I thought it's not a big deal, but the car looked really bad afterwards and there were so many spots on my mirrors Secondly, it made a big scratch on my brand new car. read more

Shell - It made a big scratch on my brand new car. - Gas Stations Near Me - Santa Monica, California

I was surprised with how extremely rude the staff were. They treat you as if you were inconveniencing them. No customer service.

The man working at the register was nice and friendly, but their drive-through car wash service doesn't have a drier! You basically need to drive really fast afterwards to dry your car properly. read more

So, this is pretty bad. They painted their curb GREY. Just like the street. Thus, making it hard for people to see. I watched two cars clip their curbs after picking my elderly parent up off the entry sidewalk who tripped because they pained the curb the same color as the street. Get it fixed. It's dangerous. read more

Shell - Gas Stations Near Me - Santa Monica, California

My Go to drive thru car wash place. For $10 you can get your car Clean fast. There isn't a blow dry option at the end but it gets the dirty off. Only thing is it can get real busy. I guess everyone found out about my secret drive thru Wash. They have vacuums and sometimes there's a guy you can pay to dry off your car. Never done it so I don't know how much it costs. read more

Gas with a "cherry on top", literally. Fuel, mini-mart, drive-thru car wash ($7/$8/$9, albeit no dry), and frozen yogurt shop called "Cherry On Top". Yep, I like it...I like it alot! A fairly new station, kept very clean. http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/_28fi-Ddc1Tp2jMbZzL_gw?select=YrO8CMtgYQdfcEEu1Z1eew#YrO8CMtgYQdfcEEu1Z1eew read more

Shell - Car Wash, Frozen Yogurt, mini-mart, et'al - Gas Stations Near Me - Santa Monica, California

Rigged fuel points to reflect "0" fuel points, thereby cheating unsuspecting customers. (This happened at another franchise Shell in Santa Monica.) Hmmmm. Had over 600 fuel points, paid $50 for under a half tank 4 cylinder Mitsubishi--ridiculous. Very rude owner who didn't want to hear about a possible problem with his equipment. Been going there for over 20 years. And according to independent owner's contract, this is wrong and will file a complaint. Believe we have new unscrupulous business practices. Beware. read more

The mechanics here are so helpful & polite. Good prices & quality service. Thank you guys

I could tell the staff was very knowledgeable and competent. It was a really clean and well-organized environment.

Covenient! $8 car wash! The store inside is really clean. I have to warn you it is a carwash with no dryer. But hey it gets the job done. read more

Shell - Waiting to wash my car! - Gas Stations Near Me - Santa Monica, California

Don't rent uhaul from here for that matter don't give them no business . I've rented 100's of uhaul for my business and they handled me the worst I've been treated with no mercy for traffic . I had to call uhaul so they could help me . This place sucks ! read more

Got a carwash here yesterday after filling up. $8 for the second highest option which in entering hand-wash territory. There's no drier here but they promise the water is 'spot free.' Also part of the $8 wash was the 'wheel blaster' or something sounding equally as functional. As expected I rolled out of the wash with a dripping wet car but assured myself they must use deionized water so there would be no water spots. Drove home hoping the rushing air would kick the remaining water off. As I expected the car was COVERED in water spots and the wheels look like someone swiped a paint brush across them. I'd had my car hand washed one week prior so its not like I had year-old sediment on there. The roof had the 2 bird poops still on it and the windows were harder to see out of than before. Save your money, or just do the $5 wash so you get exactly what you pay for. But they still get a star cause they had gas for sale. read more

Shell - After their $8 'spot free' car wash - Gas Stations Near Me - Santa Monica, California

I specifically drove to this gas station so I could wash my car not knowing there's no dryers so now my car is going to have water spots and it doesn't say there's no dryer unless you literally walk inside and read some sign but who is reading some sign inside the shell store when you are getting a car wash? Typically you just drive up and pay or pay when you get gas. read more

Seriously, this place sucks. The car wash broke while my car was in it. I'm told to pull out while my car is COVERED in soap and they offer me a refund. Meanwhile my car is covered in soap. I ask for an additional $10 so I can go up the street and rinse the water off and they said no. So now I'm driving around with soap flying off my car. The people that work ther are so dismissive and rude. DO NOT EVER GO TO THIS PLACE. read more

I have been going to this Shell location with car wash for over a decade. The have changed their machinery and probably their wash products. Lame. My car got wet. That's all I can say. Now I am going to drive down the street and get a proper wash. This was a waste of money. read more

Shell - Windows right after car wash with spot free rinse - Gas Stations Near Me - Santa Monica, California

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24 hour location. Nice staff. Clean and well lite. Street locally is being re-paved. Lots of dust read more

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DON'T COME HERE! THE PEOPLE ARE CROOKS! Terrible place. I requested a receipt from the pump to access the code for my carwash and it did not print. Had to go inside to retrieve my code and decided I would come back another day for the wash since the line was ridiculous. When I returned about a week later, I waited patiently for about 30 mins in line only for the machine to tell me that the code was invalid. I asked for assistance and the individual took my receipt inside and came back with another receipt saying the code had been already used a few hours after my gas purchase. They didn't want to provide a refund so basically I donated money to a shitty establishment. read more

If you literally want a quick wash, then that's what you will receive for $8 at the Shell car wash. Tip: Be sure to bring a towel with you to wash off all of the excess water, as shown in my pictures. read more

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No pumps working. Cashier is a liar. Says they are closed but sign literally says open 24 hrs. Claims they don't have restrooms , I use the restroom here all the time. No stars if possible. The pumps don't work and you can not get anything from inside. Talk about collecting a check for nothing. read more

DO NOT GO HERE!! Went here and it caused multiple scratches on my brand new Mini Cooper!! read more

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Did not read the other reviews before coming here because, well it's a gas station. So I assumed the car wash here was your standard gas station drive-thru. It's not! It has no dryer, making it pretty pointless and a waste of money. read more

Wow, what the hell? Could have sworn that this was previously a standard drive thru gas station car wash, but apparently they have removed the entire drying apparatus. So for double the price of any coin operated self-serve car wash joint, you can have the exact same experience of drying the car yourself with a towel, or simply driving off with a soaked car. Bonus (negative) points for the car wash machine only accepting exact change in cash. Will never go here again. read more

SCAM- CAR WASH HAS NO DRIER And there is not a single sign telling you that. They take the money- and then thats its. You have to dry it yourself Which means technically not a car wash! If you have to finish it again. Stay away. And worth complaining to the county for malpractice and fraud. read more

This is a review for their car wash. The cheapest option is $9. For the price, I don't honestly think it's worth it especially because it doesn't dry your car at all! I've been to $5 express car washes that did a better job than this. If you're desperate for a car wash and need to come here than make sure you have a towel to dry your car after it's been washed. There is someone there who offers services to dry and wax your car afterwards for additional cost. Also if you're paying with a debit/credit card, you have to pay inside first. There's a code you input into the system that's displayed on your receipt. read more

Don't waste your time for their car wash, their car wash has no dryer meaning your car leaves fully wet. I verify this with the attendant which they did not disclose it when you purchase the car wash so be prepared to have a ton of water spots on your car if you don't have a towel and willing to fully dry it, zero dryer read more

Interesting that this business didn't come up on a simple yelp search. The fact that their car wash is a joke may be part of the reason. Ok gas is typical price, no issue there. Actually used RR and found it clean though the soap dispenser was broken. But the biggest oh no, never again was the self service car wash. Needed a quick wash and $8 is totally fine IF my car is washed without my involvement (yeah, that's why people go to these self serve drive throughs, so they don't have to do anything). Though the wash was ok, the machine doesn't dry the car. I was lucky to have a towel in my trunk to dry my car. The clerk said that's it's a SPOT free wash. You tell me, is this spot free? (going to try and add a photo I don't see the button....) /Users/loni/Desktop/DSC_0097.JPG read more

Rode in for some gas...the card reader worked perfectly, as did the pump. My only complaint is the speed bumps around the pumps. Yes, they're painted yellow, but they still caught me unawares on the Suzuki GSX1250FA I was riding...you just don't expect speed bumps around pumps. read more

Shell - Gas Stations Near Me - Santa Monica, California