Hotel · near Santa Monica State Beach
The Ambrose
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- 39minwalk to the beach
- 61mclimb from the beach
- 1minwalk to a bus stop
- 16minLos Angeles International Airport · drive
- Mostly level walk
- Works without a car
- Quiet evenings
At a glance
The nearest beach (Santa Monica State Beach) is about 39 minutes on foot, with a climb of about 61 m on the way back.
You have a bus stop about 1 minute away and a supermarket about 6 minutes away, so it works without a car.
There are few bars nearby, so evenings should be quiet.
Good for
- Quiet evenings: 1 bars or clubs within 300 m
Think twice if
- Beach 39 min on foot
- Steep walk back from the beach: climb about 61 m
Each line rests on a number computed for this place.
How it compares
Compared with the 188 places we mapped in Los Angeles. A longer bar means fewer places are as close.
- Walk to the beach 39 min Closer than 28% of places
- Walk to a bus stop 1 min Closer than 68% of places
- Walk to a supermarket 6 min Closer than 69% of places
- Drive to Los Angeles International Airport 16 min Closer than 68% of places
- Climb back from the beach about 61 m Less climbing than 2% of places
Contact and maps
How far is everything
- Nearest beachSanta Monica State Beach 39 min
- Bus stop20th & Arizona 1 min
- SupermarketWhole Foods Market 6 min
- PharmacyCentral Compounding Pharmacy 2 min
- Cash machineBank of America 10 min
Sights and days out
- Venice By car: 7 min
- La Brea Tar Pits By car: 14 min
- Malibu By car: 21 min
- Universal Studios Hollywood By car: 24 min
- Griffith Park, Griffith Observatory and the Hollywood Sign By car: 27 min
- RMS Queen Mary By car: 38 min
- Knott's Berry Farm By car: 45 min
- Disneyland By car: 49 min
Getting here
- Los Angeles International AirportBy car: 16 min
- Hollywood Burbank AirportBy car: 31 min
- Long Beach AirportBy car: 35 min
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Hills and evening noise
- Height above sea level
- about 61 m
- Climb from the nearest beach
- about 61 m
- Average slope of that walk
- about 2%
- Bars and clubs within 150 m
- 0
- Bars and clubs within 300 m
- 1
Other places nearby
- Gateway Hotel Santa MonicaHotel · Beach 36 min walk 300 m away
- Comfort Inn Santa Monica - West Los AngelesHotel · Beach 49 min walk 1000 m away
How we worked this out
These figures are computed, not measured on foot. Walking times use the mapped streets and paths at about 4.8 km/h, with steps counted slower. Driving times use typical road speeds plus time for junctions and parking, so allow extra at busy times. The slope compares the height of the hotel with the nearest beach. "Steep" means an average of 8% or more. Noise counts mapped bars, pubs and nightclubs in a straight line.
Computed 30 Oct 2026. Map data (c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Elevation: AWS Terrain Tiles (NASA SRTM 30 m and national datasets such as USGS 3DEP).
Not yet spot-checked by our editors.