Jolly Roger Hotel

Four blocks from Marina del Rey's harbor channel, Jolly Roger Hotel sits on Washington Boulevard in Venice, a three-star property built for travelers splitting time between the beach and LAX, ten minutes south. Venice Beach boardwalk and its skate park lie a fifteen-minute walk west, while Abbot Kinney's boutiques sit just north.

Rooms keep a straightforward motor-lodge layout around a central pool, favored by road-trippers driving Pacific Coast Highway who want parking at the door rather than valet. The Washington Boulevard bus line stops outside, running direct to the marina and downtown Culver City.