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Hotel Erwin

Name: Hotel Erwin
Address: 1697 Pacific Ave, Venice, CA 90291, Los Angeles, United States
Price range: $$ ($212/night and up)
Rating: 4.5

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Hotel Erwin

Los Angeles • Venice • OPTIMIZE

avg. $212 / night

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Free breakfast

Breakfast-included rate options available

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At a glance

A Venice Beach landmark with hand-drawn interiors, rooftop sunset views, and a graphic LED facade on Washington Boulevard.

Best for: Street-art enthusiasts and Venice Beach culture seekers

Highlights:

Hand-drawn wallpaper referencing local street-art culture
Rooftop bar with unobstructed Pacific and palm views
LED marquee facade visible across the Venice boardwalk

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PB hotel design editorial

Washington Boulevard meets the Venice boardwalk at one of Los Angeles's most electrically contested intersections — skaters, muralists, tourists, and locals in perpetual negotiation over the same strip of pavement. Hotel Erwin was built directly into that friction, a four-storey, 119-room property whose illuminated marquee facade, visible in the images with its grid of blue LED dots and bold reversed-R logotype, announces itself with the graphic confidence of a Venice Beach landmark rather than a conventional hospitality brand. The building's horizontal massing, articulated in pale render with full-width balconies stepping toward the ocean, gives the rooftop bar — High — an unobstructed sightline across the palms to the Pacific. Inside, the interiors strike an irreverent note that suits the neighborhood precisely. Guest rooms carry hand-drawn wallpaper printed with traced outlines of hands, a wink at the street-art culture a few hundred feet away, paired with copper-toned dome pendants, chrome bubble side tables, olive velvet bolster cushions, and blue-grey carpet laid wall to wall. The millwork runs to dark-stained credenzas with warm timber inlay, grounding a palette that bounces between white panelled headboards and acid-bright orange and yellow pendant shades depending on room tier. Up on the rooftop, concrete planter beds planted with ornamental grasses and agave frame the open terrace, where sunset draws the whole neighborhood up through the elevator to watch the sky dissolve over the water.

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About

Venice Beach, but make it Erwin. Hotel Erwin isn’t trying to be cool — it just is. A Venice Beach original, we’re all about ocean views, bold energy, and that perfectly laid-back vibe you can’t fake. Steps from the sand, with spacious rooms, balconies, and the kind of staff who actually remember your name. Head up to KASSI — where Greek island chill meets California sunset magic. Stay here once, and you’ll get it. ✌️

Amenities

Breakfast Included

Suites

Free Wifi

Beachfront

Wheelchair Access

Restaurant

Bar/Lounge

Public Wifi

Dry cleaning

Meeting rooms

Hotel Erwin Reviews

2,868 reviews

"Jessica is amazing! She was friendly, patient, and super helpful!! Even when she had every right to say that there's nothing she can, even that it was totally my fault - she still made the extra effort to think creatively and found solutions that worked. This is my second time staying, and while the entire staff has been really nice, Jessica really stepped up when I needed her."

A Tripadvisor traveler review

May 29, 2026

"Nice location. Close to the beach. Rooms are nice and beds comfortable.Expensive. Only the rooftop bar for outside space."

A Tripadvisor traveler review

May 23, 2026

"Nice location directly at Venice Beach. Hotel is very modern and clean, staff was friendly and supportive. Though the hotel seems to be family-friendly I would not suggest to book a stay with small children. The neighbourhood is loud, of course you see many homeless people / smell of weed everywhere. The hotel itself has a great rooftop restaurant & bar, but also loud music which you can hear in the rooms too. So for us having a small child we should have booked a more quite hotel. Also what is a little bit misleading - and I do not know if it is by mistake of booking.com or a little scam from the hotel - you have to pay additionally 40$ guest amenities fee per night added to the Booking.com final price. Breakfast is very small and simple / of course you can order separate meals but these needs to be paid aswell."

A Tripadvisor traveler review

May 18, 2026

"Good location close to the beach, but the resort fee is absolute BS. The 'breakfast' that is included was terrible and does not count as a contintental breakfast included in a $50 per day resort fee. Booked 2 rooms of the exact same type, one was good, the other was half the size and not great at all. Not worth the money unless you have to be right there for any reason."

A Tripadvisor traveler review

May 15, 2026

"If you want to be in Venice Beach this is a great location — a block from the beach and boardwalk and a 10-15 minute walk to all the cool commerce on Abbott Kinney. (But you have to research whether Venice is the right neighborhood for you to stay in LA as it is quite a jumble of different vibes.) Modern hotel, comfortable room (ours had a balcony). Floors 5 and 6 are best for view. Clientele youngish to middle aged. Very cool rooftop bar (Kassi). The area can be noisy. The continental breakfast was fine with the option to pay for various hot dishes. The staff were mostly approachable and cordial."

A Tripadvisor traveler review

May 09, 2026

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