I was very glad I'd chosen this hotel. I spent one night there after landing in LA and before heading up the coast, and then another three nights a few days later. Although the hotel is about half an hour from the friend I was visiting in LA, the drive was worth it. Hermosa Beach is a lovely beach town. The hotel was delightful. There was a slight mix-up when I first arrived - I thought I had booked a room on the second or third floor, but was at first given a ground-floor room (apparently the person I spoke with on the phone was a little confused regarding the room categories). However, this was rapidly resolved and I had an upper floor room on both stays. I chose to be in the rear building, on the side that looks out on a park and the ocean (to the left). The rooms were both really nice and very comfortable over all. There is a small "kitchenette" consisting of a two-burner electric cooktop (no pots, but a kettle), a decent sized fridge (no freezer) and a microwave. Plenty of cups, glasses, plates, and silverware. One important point is that, if your plane lands pretty late, the only restaurant open at all late (till about 10 PM) is Simmzy's in Manhattan Beach. I was very glad that I had researched this myself ahead of time. The room was lovely and the setting (with the beach basically right outside) absolutely wonderful. Breakfast was decent (I liked that it is available until 10:30 AM, but it is more plentilful in choices earlier on). The desk people were largely quite helpful (I was glad they had a phone charging cord for sale) and the valet parking people were great. I will most likely stay here again when going to LA, as it is a really nice place to be.