Moonlite Inn

Shady place run by shady people. Lost a phone there and had all the difficulties to get it back.

We came here for the weekend and needed 3 rooms. I found the owner or manager who lived there to be extremely rude .He was much nicer to my brother. our rooms were not ready when we arrived at 2:30pm.so we had to wait while he yelled at the one maid to clean our rooms… we found the rooms small, smelly and dirty… The bathroom was small and the bottom of our showers where slimy feeling and our bath towels where grey… and no coffee machines! Will never stay here again…

Booked this on
and the description said queen beds. Got to the room and they were double beds and the manager insisted that the beds were queens. Then he lied to
when we called to cancel for false advertising. Besides this, the room was not worth $ 129 a night actually not even $ 50 a night would be right. I don’t even know how this place has three stars on here. Do not stay here!

This was a horrible experience for us. We were supposed to stay there 6 days. We ended up leaving after 2. Would’ve left after the first night except we couldn’t find a room available for the same night. There were 4 of us traveling and we were meeting a local family member. After we got their, they told us that because there were more than 2 people, we’d have to pay $ 20 for each extra person per night. We were shocked. The person that was there when we checked in said they could call in the morning to see about reducing our rate. The owner?/manager? person that lived on site was shady. Anytime we came or left, he would stare out the front window. (We thought he was counting how many people were there, because our local family member would hang out after the beach). When «manager» called our room, he wouldn’t talk to me and insisted none sending «the man» to talk to him. Later on we went down to talk to him and he would only talk to my boyfriend. Really frustrating. Overall, it was awkward, uncomfortable, and no feelings of privacy. Oh yea, the room was stuffy. Small, gross bathroom. No maid service. Really bad room anyway! (Which was our original reason for switching hotels). We ended up switching to the Ramada just up the road.

The owner/​manager was nice but kinda shady! Our room rate for the Friday night was 89.00 (good deal) and he let us check in early (11am). When I went to pay he say it will bee 100.00 exactly and he said cash only! I thought that was kinda odd, but no biggie!
As far as the room, it smelled terrible. It was a smoking room. We went to the beach and hoped it would smell better later, but it didnt. Room was very old and you could tell. Cords hanging all over the walls. Bathroom was falling apart. There was a suprise guest of a spider in the shower when we got there! Shower would overflow and water was everywhere! It was about a 15 min walk to the Pier (not 5). I would definitely not stay here again, the redondo beach inn is right next door, around same price and a lot cleaner! If you don’t mind these things, then this place can work for you! Free parking and close to everything!

Having a technical issue when booking a room and the phone keeps ringing — no one answering, no answering machine. I was thinking this would be a the perfect place for me to crash for the night, but if Unilocal won’t book it correctly and a live person isn’t available to help, I guess I’m moving on.

I just brought a new car and had never been to Redondo Beach before or even knew where the hotel was. It was funny driving through places like Compton and Inglewood and wondering if I just booked a room in the middle of the ghetto. I got in at 4am and the manager lives on site woke up and took care of us right away. Made sure we were good with the room, it wasn’t until the next night that a car was parked in the parking lot that the manager didn’t recognize and went up to them and ask them to leave. With my new car there I felt totally safe leaving it there and walking the 30 seconds to the beach. Service goes a long way for me. Next time I’m in LA I know I will be staying at the Moonlite Inn again.

First let’s be clear this place is an INN aka a MOTEL– so I didn’t expect it to be the same as a hotel! When I read the reviews I was nervous and scared BUT this place is actually pretty decent and I would stay here again! We didn’t get the room to stay in the room the whole time– we got the room to sleep… And it served it’s purpose, we stayed here 4^th of July– yes it has a small parking lot but if you get a room you get a parking spot. I actually like when you can see your car I feel more comfortable, so I like small parking lots. There’s an ice machine in the parking lot– I was pretty close and didn’t hear it– it wasn’t loud. My bed was comfortable, and clean. I really liked the pillows. The décor is a motel– not taking selfies in there or anything lol. We got a jacuzzi room, jacuzzi is big and it worked– again I wouldn’t compare it to the jacuzzi that I got in Vegas in our suite… But it’s a jacuzzi and kept hot and bubbly. There’s a fridge to keep the drinks cold, AC that makes the room super cold (but perfect for summer nights), hair dryer (I didn’t use), table with chairs, nice tv (not HD but like I said I didn’t get the room to stay in the room just to sleep). It’s a short walking distance to the beach (like a few blocks). Did it smell? It smelled like lavender in-​scents it didn’t bother me, bc I wasn’t expecting it to be a hotel I expected it to be a motel– just like what we paid for. The front desk people were super nice and friendly and helpful. I would recommend– again remember this is an INN not a upscale hotel.

Stayed here for a couple days in May, 2012. The room had a balcony that over looked the back parking lot and neighboring homes. Not a great view but it allowed me to get some air; could leave the door to the balcony open and let the breeze come in during the day/​night.
Lots of space to hang clothes and store personal items. Can’t remember if there was a mircowave or fridge. Wifi included in price of room. Affordable but nothing showy. Perfect if you need to crash a few nights. Owners were nice and eager to give me extra towels.

They get two stars because the owners were very nice. The rooms were filthy though. I made the mistake of putting my hat down on the shelf — ewww! Inside the drawers were nasty as well. The room smelled horrible. Like perfume trying to hide a bad smell. Major mold in the refrigerator. It’s cheap, but there are other cheap motels in town that are clean. Owners were very nice though! Best I can give.

Very decent for the price and two blocks from the beach. We paid $ 130 for two nights. This place is small and sparse, but it’s clean and smells good, so if you just need a place to crash and don’t mind that it’s a little older, than this place will do.
El Burrito Jr. is located across the street, which is where we got takeout dinner from. Any local will tell you that it’s the best divey mexican place around.
The proprietor is friendly and helpful, unlike some places I’ve been to where the person behind the counter acted like they didn’t even want or need our business.
I would definitely stay here again.