Shade Hotel Redondo Beach

The hotel was nice, don't get me wrong. Here are a few things that really turned me off and made me want to warn everyone. 1. We checked in the morning after our reservation started. (we paid for that night so we could check in early.) Without interference from the manager, there were about to make us wait until that day's check in time (3pm) to check in. I do feel I should mention I am revisiting my review now that the final bill is away from my face. Upon explaining that we didn't check in since I got married the night before and wanted to spend some more time with my family, they provided us with a complimentary bottle of champagne as a congratulations for getting married, which was nice. That said, again, the manager was the only reason we were checked into the room we paid for. The person at the front desk reassured us that we wouldn't be checked in until 3pm. We got lucky in that, yes, we only waited about 10 min to be checked in 2. We were explained that the amenity inclusion charge of $34 was for spending money on the amenities of the hotel. When we used the amenities thinking it was a credit, of sorts, we were surprised to find that not only were we charged for the inclusion fee + the amenity we used but only $10 were deducted. This was explained to us incorrectly and no effort was made to rectify their error. Also isn't that a bit cash grabby? Here's a charge to use our amenities that you're paying for anyway. So if you want to have a stay at a nice hotel, go for it, it's a really nice hotel. Some of the staff are easy to deal with. Just be warned the final bill might upset you which really sour'd the experience for us.

Boutique hotel in Redondo with another location in Manhattan Beach. Stayed here with my family and they gave us a handicap suite for some reason, although the only thing that made it different was that there was no step into the shower. There was some confusion around the resort fee but essentially we got charged $250 upon check in, of which $160 comprised of the $40 per person resort fee, $80 for overnight valet for one night for two cars, and taxes. Valet parking is mandatory and their closest street spots that aren’t metered are about a 15-20 minute walk. When we checked out, one car had to pay in cash for the partial valet fee while the other car got the fee tacked onto the final charge. They do have beach equipment and bikes you can rent, but we mostly hung at the pool. The pool was a bit disappointing as it was really small and there was no hot tub. There were lounge chairs that you can walk up to as well as bigger couches with tables that you could reserve. The pool guy was nice and brought us water bottles as it was a hot day. In terms of the room we had a lot of space and the beds were comfortable. We were able to get extra pillows and dental kits from housekeeping. For each day that you didn’t do cleaning, they donate a portion for environmental causes. There’s a restaurant downstairs and you get a $10 credit for dinner through the hotel if you eat there. There’s a mini fridge filled with drinks for purchase but we were able to fit some leftovers in there.

The Shade was a very beautiful and relaxing hotel. The service at the hotel was extremely friendly(aside for the restaurant "sea level", see my reviews statement for that restaurante! All in all the I would love to come back to this hotel in the future, maybe try out a different location. The best and my most favorite enjoyable moments was in the tub, that was located on our private balcony. The tub is outside people!!! Yeaaasssssss What a great set-up. See pictures I have provided. Enjoy, and good luck!!!