Where is Santa Monica Beach?
Santa Monica Beach is located in Downtown Santa Monica. You can easily spend a leisurely day seeing the sights and exploring what this neighbourhood has to offer. If you'd like to find things to see and do in the area, you might want to stop in and see Santa Monica Pier and Venice Beach.
Where can I stay near Santa Monica Beach?
We've got 76 hotels you can choose from within just a mile of Santa Monica Beach. You might want to think about one of these choices that are popular with our travellers:
The Huntley Hotel
- 4.5-star hotel • Free area shuttle • Restaurant • Fitness centre • Central location
The Pierside Santa Monica
- 3.5-star hotel • Free WiFi • 24-hour front desk • Central location
Hotel Carmel
- 3-star hotel • Free WiFi • Restaurant • 2 bars • Central location
Fairmont Miramar Hotel
- 5-star hotel • Free WiFi • 3 restaurants • Spa • Central location
Ocean View Hotel
- 3-star hotel • Free WiFi • 24-hour front desk • Central location
Things to see and do near Santa Monica Beach
What to see near Santa Monica Beach
- Venice Beach
- SoFi Stadium
- University of Southern California
- Los Angeles Convention Center
- Crypto.com Arena
Things to do near Santa Monica Beach
- Santa Monica Pier
- Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Universal Studios Hollywood
- Rodeo Drive
- Melrose Avenue
How to get to Santa Monica Beach
Flights to Santa Monica
- Los Angeles Intl. (LAX), 7.3 mi (11.7 km) from central Santa Monica
- Burbank, CA (BUR-Hollywood Burbank), 14.9 mi (23.9 km) from central Santa Monica
- Hawthorne, CA (HHR-Hawthorne Municipal), 11.1 mi (17.9 km) from central Santa Monica