Reviews of Venice Beach Cotel

25 Windward Ave., Venice Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA 90291

76.6%

558 out of 628 HostelBookers customers said that they would recommend 'Venice Beach Cotel'

Atmosphere
69.6%
Location
88.8%
Facilities
64.0%
Cleanliness
80.8%
Staff
81.6%
Value
70.4%
Safety
80.8%

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Brian Plu

16 September 2009 Brian would recommend this property

Liked: Great Hostel, Great private rooms, Great location, Great staff....did I mentioned that the hostel was great?

Disliked: Brian left no negative feedback.

77.1%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 100% Facilities - 80% Safety - 80%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 60% Value - 60%

Chris Colborne

15 September 2009 Chris would recommend this property

Liked: Almost right on Venice Beach!

Disliked: Chris left no negative feedback.

77.1%
Atmosphere - 60% Staff - 100% Facilities - 60% Safety - 60%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 80%

Customer review

14 September 2009 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Pros: The location of the hostel is excellent, staff is ultra-friendly and fun. Showers are good and clean. Cons: our room didn't smell very nice, nor was it decorated in any way.I would definitely recommend this hostel to backpackers/students/surfers visiting Venice Beach!

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

80.0%
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Location - 80% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 80%

Emily Cook

13 September 2009 Emily would recommend this property

Liked: Kerry the manager is fantastic and Venice is certainly a crazy place. great fun and a nice hostel so I'd recommend it. it's right on the beach too! try mao's house for amazing value noodles and massive plates of great chinese food.

Disliked: Emily left no negative feedback.

60.0%
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Location - 60% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 40%

Customer review

10 September 2009 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Close to the beach and bike trrail!

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

85.7%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 80%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 40% Value - 80%

Customer review

06 September 2009 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: great location.

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

85.7%
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Customer review

05 September 2009 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: It was a really partyhostel, had good fun there! straight at the beach

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

94.3%
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Anders Sangkuhl

02 September 2009 Anders would recommend this property

Liked: mad people. no worries travelling by yourself, everyone is heaps freidnyl. location location location

Disliked: Anders left no negative feedback.

65.7%
Atmosphere - 60% Staff - 80% Facilities - 60% Safety - 60%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 60% Value - 60%

Customer review

01 September 2009 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Friendly staff, right on Venice Beach. Internet wasn't working though. Got upgraded to their sister hotel, the Cadillac hotel for my second night, which was great, really clean, even closer to the beach and very helpful staff.

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

65.7%
Atmosphere - 60% Staff - 100% Facilities - 80% Safety - 60%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 40% Value - 40%

Customer review

31 August 2009

Liked: friendliness of staff

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

91.4%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 80%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 100%

Jessica Hope Ryan

25 August 2009 Jessica Hope would recommend this property

Liked: Staff is amazing, and there is such a friendly atmosphere!! :) Met a lot of people I certainly will stay in touch with. In fact I am still at the cotel. :lol:

Disliked: Jessica Hope left no negative feedback.

94.3%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 60% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 100%

Customer review

23 August 2009 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: very friendly!!!

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

80.0%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 40% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 40% Value - 80%

Robert Daland

21 August 2009 Robert would recommend this property

Liked: Kerry and the rest of the staff are awesome.

Disliked: Robert left no negative feedback.

94.3%
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Location - 80% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 100%

Customer review

20 August 2009 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: There are some important charactersitics of the hostel:1) Several hundred meters from the beach2) Good international atmosphere, especially for those who want to meet people from all over europe3) From the hostel one can take the public transportation and travell basically all over LA (except that it takes quite a long time)4) Near the hostel there are some good restaurantsI do recommend the hostel for those who are socially open and also for those who want to have a crazy time at the beach.

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

91.4%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 60% Value - 100%

Customer review

18 August 2009 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Nice people, a lot of noice at night though, but thats just a part of living at a hostel.

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

85.7%
Atmosphere - 60% Staff - 80% Facilities - 80% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 80%

Customer review

17 August 2009 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Location, 2 mins from beach, markets, coffee shops all easily accessible

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

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Robyn Priest

14 August 2009 Robyn would recommend this property

Liked: Everyone was really friendly and happy to help with any question and query.It was super clean and was pleasantly suprised to have clean towels available.Really enjoyed our stay with them and would definately go back.

Disliked: Robyn left no negative feedback.

82.9%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 60% Safety - 80%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 60% Value - 80%

Customer review

06 August 2009 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: very friendly staff, great atmosphere!

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

77.1%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 100% Facilities - 80% Safety - 100%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 20%

Customer review

01 August 2009 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: We had one of the ensuite double rooms, as we wanted privacy. Quite cozy, however not corresponding to the price per night charged of 100$.

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

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Sandeep Uppal

31 July 2009 Sandeep would recommend this property

Liked: wow where shall I start, amazing location - literally right on the beachfront. Staffed by the most warmest and friendliest people I've ever had the pleasure of meeting. Nice, Simple clean rooms with good views. The Common room/Lounge is great early mornings and in the evenings, as a lone traveller I met lots of cool people here. I would highly recommend the Cotel and am already saving up for my next visit! Thanks Kerry, Alex, Tobin and the rest of the team.

Disliked: Sandeep left no negative feedback.

97.1%
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Customer review

26 July 2009 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: nice staff, good location, all in all good experience!

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

97.1%
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Customer review

26 July 2009 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: extremely clean and fantastic position overlooking the beach. we were lucky enough to have a room that overlooked the beach. Great people, very safe and great if you are travelling alone.

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

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Customer review

21 July 2009 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Me and my boyfriend were supposed to stay for two days at the cotel but ended up staying our whole last week. The staff were the best, lots of fun and very helpful with everything. The location is perfect, its pretty much ON the beach. the rooms were pretty steril, but clean and comfterable. And it all felt safe. We met a lot of nice people and I would come back for sure.

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

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Customer review

18 July 2009 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: The location! Wicked location!

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

97.1%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 100%

Customer review

13 July 2009 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Staff was really friendly and helped out all the time. Good location directly at Venice Beach, just at night many homeless. But therefor just entrence with name and room number. Bus stops aroun the corner and some good caffees and bars are around the cotel.

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.


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