Sonder at FOUND Santa Monica

Good
Traveller Type: Solo Traveler
  : Great location. He got a Starbucks just feet away and a bus that will get you anywhere in the city. 10 minutes to the beach.
  : Very basic. Also, it would be nice to have an electronic key to go with the keypad. I found it difficult at times to get all the numbers right on the keypad, keypad, dark and hard to see and if your hands are full, its hard to get the code in the code is like seven digits . It did not have a microwave. And the faucet spattered. I was on a corner, so it was very noisy. But they did leave you some earplugs, but I recommend bringing your own earplugs a higher quality earplug. I ended up walking to target and grabbing a pillow. Their pillows were too big for my neck. But other than that I was comfortable. It had a good AC. It could use the bathtub, but other than that it was a good stay. It was basic, but it was affordable and it had a great location.

Disappointing
Traveller Type:
  : The Location was good.
  : You had to get their app and do a annoying set up process prior to check in. Basically eliminating front desk staff. Then Sonder charged a early check in fee. A little cheesy feeling to us. Hotel is still very unfinished for the price.

Very Good
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Very Good
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Disappointing
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : It was clean, the free parking was very helpful. The location is convenient if you have your own car.
  : It's a renovated old building. Lobby is good but It's dark and smelly with no air in hallways. Room was very dark and window was facing next building's walll. Walls are paper thin in this hotel and you would wake up with nasty noise from upstairs and the next rooms. Eventhough we had "Privacy Please" sign on the door, cleaners would knock every half an hour for room service. There were always a few regular cars parked in disabled parking lot, and i had to search for street parking every time. I would not rent this place if i knew that would be my experience.

Very Good
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  : ease of access, parking and late check-in
  : stores or restaurant around

Good
Traveller Type: Solo Traveler

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Solo Traveler
  : Staff were incredibly lovely and helpful and went above and beyond even without being asked to, building super nice and clean, the facilities were great and far more than I expected them to be also.
  : The location was a little bit in a liminal space--kind of close to locations but also quite far away. There were easy access to bus locations and very easy to take an Uber anywhere and you're not too far away.

Very Good
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : Very new and modern. Lovely and accommodating staff, had everything we needed.
  : The location wasnt extremely convenient if you dont have a car just because its not walking distance to Santa Monica or Venice Beach so you have to Uber, and then its not close to the rest of LA attractions (particularly with traffic). The bunk beds had a bit of a hostel vibe but was very nice and well finished.

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children