My brother and I recently stayed here while visiting family in Manhattan Beach. The room was clean, comfortable and safe. The bed was comfortable. The staff was helpful and friendly. The free breakfast was as good as you would expect it to be with the usual eggs, bacon, sausage, waffles, cereals, etc.

I would have no problem recommending this to anyone.

My family stayed at this property twice during our trip to the US in Dec 2011/Jan 2012. The first night was fantastic - they gave us a very early check in which helped with our jet lag and the front counter staff were very generous and happy to help us out. There was enough space for my husband and I in our own room, the children slept in the living area on the sofa bed which they thought was very exciting!
The hotel is 5 minute cab ride from LAX, which is why we stayed here as we had a flight the next day.
The hotel does have a hot breakfast which is pretty good and its very close to some good shopping at the Manhattan Village mall which is about a 10 minute walk.
Second stay on the way out of the US wasn't as good, but I think that this had more to do with the front office staff which were indifferent at best.
Please note - this hotel is not near the beach! We took a cab as we have two small children, I would say its about a 5-10 minute cab ride. To walk would take at least 30-45 minutes. Manhattan Beach itself is just gorgeous and next time we will stay closer to the beach.

I had to take an emergency trip out to California due to a sick relative, not exactly how I wanted to spend my Christmas, but the entire staff at the Hawthorne Suites made sure I not only had everything I needed but showed great care and concern for my aunt. Everytime I would walk through the lobby I was greeted with friendly faces and a Hello Ms____, how is your aunt doing today? It was so refreshing. The rooms are really great too. Very clean and spacious. Having the amenities of refrigerator, dishwasher etc, really helped save me money on an expensive trip. Great Job Hawthorne Suites. I will return and under much happier circumstances next time!

I stayed here for a few weeks on business. On the first day, the greeting was not that spectacular. I felt like I immediately annoyed the front desk clerk (day shift) upon entry to the lobby. I did not feel welcomed with her aloof attitude. I guess we can all have our bad days. Robert (desk clerk on nights) was especially helpful and very kind. Overall, I think the front desk staff was helpful and attentive to requests.

The room I stayed in was a queen suite overlooking Sepulveda. So, the story is that when the hotel was built, they could not have window access to the rear of the hotel, for it is a residential neighborhood and that was not welcomed in the eyes of the surrounding home owners. So, that means that the hotel is built rather uniquely. The front of the hotel has windows and that is off of Sepulveda, (a very busy 4 lane road with constant traffic). So my room had all the windows facing outward and in relation to the courtyard, no windows at all. I felt it was more private. The rooms facing the rear of the hotel do not have any windows facing the rear, so all the natural light that comes in through windows, are facing the courtyard. If you want privacy, you shut the blinds. If you want natural light, open them, but you lose the privacy because other hotel patrons can walk past your room. I liked the idea of having the privacy with the windows not facing the courtyard, but the exchange is having to endure constant loud traffic noise, sirens, beeping sounds of vehicles backing up, Harley's, etc. Many times I closed the windows and put on the fan to drown out the noise pollution, as well as exhaust.

The room was exceptionally clean. The mattress was quite comfortable and in fact so much so, that after coming home, I purchased a new one because I realized I slept better on their pillow top. Having the two TV's was great, but I wasn't too keen on having cable where you have to wait for the scrolling TV guide. I have satellite at home with DVR, so I felt slightly lost and certainly confirmed how spoiled I am at the same time. The kitchen was nice. The refrigerator at first was slightly drippy when I first increased the temperature (it was leaking water in the back and landing on my food). A paper towel in place helped absorb the water and so did the eventual fixing on it's own with the fridge being at the proper temp. I brought my own utensils (my own preference) and used only one pan, which was in good shape. There was another in my room that looked like it was part of an army kit from WWI. The other pans had white burn marks on the bottom that would not scrub off. The kitchen could use a toaster. They will let you go down and use the toaster in the dining cafe which is nice on one hand, but inconvenient on the other. Toasters are cheap. All of the other appliances (stove, microwave and oven) were clean and in pretty good shape. I appreciated having the kitchen.

Wireless internet was not good. In the lobby, it was excellent. In my room? Not so much. I tested nearly every corner of my room and at times had better luck picking up the wireless internet from the bread company across the street than in my room. I suggest you bring a laptop and they can lend you a wire cable. I was out of luck because I brought my I-touch.

Location was excellent on point and not-so-much on the other. It's a stones-throw from shopping and restaurants and about 1 mile from the beach. But, like I mentioned before, it is located off a very busy road with loud traffic. The parking garage was great; it was bright, clean and there was always plenty of parking spots. No issues with crime in the garage that I knew of. I felt safe and felt my car was too.

Would I come back here? Absolutely. I had a very good experience overall. The housekeeping crew were very hard workers, It was a challenge to communicate with most of them because of the language barrier (many are Spanish-speaking), so I felt like I was playing the game charades just to get my requests fulfilled. It worked pretty well though. I recommend they have more than one washer and dryer for the entire hotel of 55 rooms, because the dryer broke and was out of order for a few days. But the staff accommodated for this by allowing me to use their industrial dryer. It was a power house that dried in about 10 minutes or so. That was a cool move on their part.

I would recommend this hotel!