We come down to the LA area often and stay all over, from downtown, Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, Santa Monica, LAX, or down in El Segundo. This trip, we decided to stay in Manhattan Beach since this hotel was just reopened as an Autograph Collection hotel, and it was reasonably priced.

Upon check in, the front desk was not very friendly, but we got checked in very quickly. For the second time on this trip, I had to inquire if I needed a breakfast cert, and was very coldly told that "our name would be on a list if we got something". Ok. Sure. Had a nice room on the top floor with a view of the city? Not as nice as the golf course views, but I don't spend much time looking out the window anyways.

The room was great. It was relatively spacious and appointed with modern furniture and colors. Rather than having a desk, it had a single round table against a sofa-like bench. The bed was comfortable and the bathroom was small, but clean.

The property is really nice. Situated next to a golf course, it's pool and convention areas all look out to the course. There is only one restaurant that feels like it's part of the lobby, along with a bar, and seating areas with a foosball and shuffleboard table.

Breakfast consisted of a continental buffet, which was not bad, but wasn't worth the price that they were charging for it. The pool is heated and has a good number of chairs and "cabanas" next to it for the size.

Overall, I liked this hotel, but there are a few things to note about our stay. The walls are VERY thing. We heard an argument in the connecting room, and people in the hallways talking all night. Speaking of which - most of the people at night in the hallways seemed to be drunk. Going to the lobby at night always had a lot of younger people, and it was always loud and sounded like people were having a good time. Also, there are a lot of dogs. Perhaps it was just this trip we went down, but there dogs of all sizes seen throughout the hotel, and heard barking during the night, morning, and whenever any of the drunk people talking loudly in the hall walked by. On the plus side, I wasn't kept up all night by the vibrations of a service elevator as I had been at the JW Marriott in Santa Monica so I slept better once I fell asleep.

All in all, I would stay here again. Perhaps there was just a particularly obnoxious group staying in the hotel when we were there, but I enjoyed the property, my son like the pool and my wife liked the breakfast. Win, win win.

We like the Marriott Autograph Collection Hotels and this superbly refurbished property did not disappoint. The large Lobby is a feature with a resort-style decor and is a lovely space to relax and have coffee or drinks. We upgraded our room to include a view over the golf course but on the level we were on (3) the view was somewhat obscured by the roof of the floor below. As we spent little time in the room that was not really an issue and we really enjoyed our stay. The hotel is close to good shopping centres like Manhattan Beach Mall (currently also being refurbished, but it remains open) and stylish The Point. The staff were accommodating and friendly and service was good.

My wife and I are road warriors, and with almost 900 nights with Marriott we have seen our share of rooms and hotels. While we don’t leave reviews often, this stay definitely earned one.
What stood out about our experience here?Honestly it was the service.
The morning of our stay I called the property to let them know it was our anniversary, and Michelle treated me like royalty.
She and her team even went so far as to do a walk through of the room, and texted me the video, just to be sure I would be happy with the room we selected.
When we arrived in our beautiful suite, we were greeted with a thoughtful hand written note from her along with a plate of chocolate strawberries.

I’ve stayed at a lot of hotels over the years, and while yes this is a great property, what I found to be invaluable was the service.

Thanks for a great stay!