The Pierside Santa Monica

So many reviews are all about location, status, "influencer" points. Well this is from a 58 year old man travelling Route 66 together with is wife and we really are not into that kind of review. So let's cut to the chase. This hotel rocks!!! Literally from the moment we arrived after driving the perilous (well for a UK couple they are) multi lane freeways into the heart of Los Angeles we felt at comfortable in Santa Monica! As soon as we arrived at The Pierside Hotel we were a bit frazzled to be honest. It's Memorial weekend so everywhere is super busy and unknown to us it was also a huge skateboard festival as well plus add in the normal tourist traffic. The valet just said "listen your early but don't worry - pull up over there (in a secure car park area and see if you can check in. Everything will be ok". And do you know what he was right. His attitude defused all of the tenseness and stress in a millisecond! Thank you sir! We checked in and fortunately our room was ready which was awesome. The receptionist was so friendly and informative - she couldn't have done more for us. So freeway madness to chill in about 5 minutes!!! Check in sorted it was then time to decamp the car - bearing in mind we read doing Route 66 and then on to more of California so the car is rammed. The valets reaction was brilliant - "I'll get you a trolley, take your time to sort your luggage and when you are done let me know and I will sort your car." No pressure at all. Car unpacked and room keys in hand we take the lift to our floor. Open the door and the "WOW" moment happens. A well designed, well laid out room with an L shaped sofa, a lovely bed with super soft linen, a great work area for me, fridge, safe and a great shower room. Perfect. This venue is literally 5 minutes to walk to the end point of Route 66 on the Pier, The Pacific, The beach and some amazing restaurants, bars and shopping. We ate and drank in the bar/restaurant area and it really was very good quality. We had the benefit of a superb singer guitar player who really knows his stuff and made the ambience even more special if that was possible. So cut to it - the room was amazing, the team are awesome, the ambience incredible and the location perfect. I would never have said that I would want to come to LA or Santa Monica once let alone come again - I would now!!! Thank you Team The Pierside Santa Monica - you really do ROCK!!!