With all the positive reviews, I was hoping for the best but this was not to be. Yes, nice rooms and nice staff but while they're renovating, you're surrounded by very loud construction trucks, cranes and equipment from early morning to 6pm while they renovate the third (top) floor. No accommodations by staff for different room requests except that "that construction noise will stop at 6pm". Nice location but I won't be back here again.

I agree about the excellent location and what other review mentioned. Although the staff is friendly however useless. It's their financial benefit (commissions and tips) to advise travelers on excursions and trips. They were not knowedgeable or helpful. ie there is a boat trip to Catalina from nearby Marina Del Ray. I wanted them to book it for me. They said there was no such of a trip. They wanted to send me to Long Beach.

Another example, I told them to book a Spa treatment at the the one they're associated with called reative Chakra Spa(which btw is fabulous). They screw that one up as well.

As with other reviewers, I found this hotel to be a great bargain. The rooms are a little bit run down, but very clean. The staff was very friendly, and the free breakfast and cheap parking were both perks. The location really cannot be beat. It's not right on the beach, but it takes 2 minutes to walk there. We found this hotel to be well worth the money, and would definitely recommend it to friends.

Stayed in the Inn at Venice Beach for four nights.
Got there straight from a 12 hour flight and initially the outside looked distinctly down-market and it seemed to be on a major road rather than being "on the beach". However very nice friendly welcome and pleasant quiet room started to make us think it was not so bad. Then found that the "major road" was only 100 yards from a dead end at Venice Beach where there was a cluster of great bars and restaurants. Next morning had an excellent relaxed continental breakfast that had everything we wanted, went for a fantastic walk down the Venice Canal (only a few paces from the hotel) and back down the beach).

The hotel is odd in that each part - room, location, breakfast, staff is a bit ordinary but the sum of them produces a really nice place to stay in