Sonesta Redondo Beach & Marina

“Great Location, Good Night Sleep, Stupid Parking Rates”

My company has a branch close to this hotel and my boss always stays here when he is in town. He recommended this hotel to me because of the proximity to our facility. I arrived fairly late in the evening. It was dark, I was tired, and I nearly turned down the pedestrian walkway on the side of t… lisää

My company has a branch close to this hotel and my boss always stays here when he is in town. He recommended this hotel to me because of the proximity to our facility. I arrived fairly late in the evening. It was dark, I was tired, and I nearly turned down the pedestrian walkway on the side of the street. I caught myself and ended up detouring around the block but be warned - NOT A LANE. (This was my fault, not theirs.) Turning left onto N Harbor Dr is a bit confusing. I had a rental car. Parking rates are ridiculous. It was $40/night to self park and $43/night for the valet. Since I was going to be paying it anyway, I chose the valet parking. I also chose to add the charge to my room charge. Check-in was fine. The front desk clerk was really friendly and was determined to get me into the best available room, which ended up being the furthest most point in the hotel from the elevators. It's fine - I needed the steps. My room was lovely. It had a balcony and I could hear the seals and the bell tolling. I was a bit unnerved that the balcony door was unlocked when I came into the room. I couldn't get to the balcony from the ground, but it was only the second floor - someone athletic could probably make it. Also, the chairs on the balcony were in desperate need of a scrub. It felt a bit dated and is probably close to due for a refresh - the wallpaper was peeling a bit near the ceiling (possibly a poor water damage repair). The room had everything I needed. If the hotel sees this, I'd love to know the brand of shampoo and conditioner that you have stocked in the shower - it made my hair smell fabulous. The bathtub is quite deep - if you are into baths, it would probably be excellent for a good soak. The bed was really comfortable. I stayed for 3 nights and came back to the room to find the bed made on Thursday night. So maid service is every other day? After a full day at work, I mostly just hid in my room so my plans to swim didn't happen. There is a small gift shop in the lobby with a good selection of trinkets and emergency supplies. They need to restock their postcards, but they also have a stamp vending machine. My biggest complaint is that I had to leave for LAX at 4 am so I asked the valet the night before to make sure the car was ready. He assured me that it would be up front waiting for me when I came downstairs. When I came downstairs at 4:15, no car. And no one at the valet podium or behind the front desk. I had to call, wind my way through the voicemail system to get a human, go back to the front desk, then fight my way through the app (after adding my phone to the wifi due to no signal), pay for parking on the app (it was NOT added to room charge), request the car through the app while standing with the front desk guy, who then walked over, got the car keys out of the valet room, brought them back, and gave me a key card to get out of the parking garage, and walked me over to the garage. It's fortunate that I allowed a significant buffer because all of the fooling around added nearly 45 minutes to my leave time. All in all, I hope to come back some day.

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