California Hotels with private Jacuzzi on balcony

The pool was a bit disappointing as it was really small and there was no hot tub. There were lounge chairs that you can walk up to as well as bigger couches with tables that you could reserve. The pool guy was nice and brought us water bottles as it was a hot day.

In terms of the room we had a lot of space and the beds were comfortable. We were able to get extra pillows and dental kits from housekeeping. For each day that you didn’t do cleaning, they donate a portion for environmental causes. There’s a restaurant downstairs and you get a $10 credit for dinner through the hotel if you eat there. There’s a mini fridge filled with drinks for purchase but we were able to fit some leftovers in there.

I’m sure with a name like this, it has already been said, but this should actually be called Shady Hotel.

My wife and I wanted to book a quick getaway out of town, away from the city life, somewhere that was along the coast.

We decided to try Redondo Beach because we hadn’t been there yet.

The thing that attracted us to this hotel certainly was not the high price per night ($400+), but it was their rating (now seems to be fabricated) and that they offer a bathtub on the balcony, overlooking the marina – sounds nice right?

We were willing to pay a little extra for something that appeared on the website to be worth it.

Well the outside bathtub was never used because they put us in a room on the ground level with the boardwalk of people walking past our patio.

Sure the blackout curtain on the patio could have been closed, but then we lose the view of the marina, genius.

Our attempt for getting away from the noise and the hustle and bustle of the city failed miserably at this hotel because the adjacent restaurant “Sea Level” had club music blasting in the evening until about 9:45 pm, which was easily heard through the thin doors and walls.

You can also hear your neighbor’s tv or loud conversations through the walls as well, or the guests above you pounding on their floor with every step they take.

Prior to the evening music from the restaurant, we were bombarded by the music, day drinking parties and conversations coming from the docked boats, and the marina foot traffic going in and out of the metal security gate that was constantly slamming closed – we never really enjoyed our peaceful and relaxing retreat we hoped for.

To top it all off, this Shady Hotel “nickel and dimes” the guests $45/night for parking like they are some kind of Vegas resort, plus they charge an “Amenity Inclusion Charge” for amenities whether you use them or not – on top of all this, we never received the dinner credit for dining at the Sea Level restaurant, even though our food was billed to our room, and we never received the bottle of sparkling wine.

I can honestly say I’ve had better overnight stays when staying at a Motel 6.