Hotels within walking distance of Santa Monica Pier
The shortest walks to Santa Monica Pier are from The Pierside Santa Monica (about 5 minutes, 0.3 miles), Sea Blue Hotel (about 6 minutes, 0.3 miles) and Ocean Lodge Santa Monica Beach Hotel (about 6 minutes, 0.3 miles). Of the 50 hotels with a walking route to Santa Monica Pier on record, 17 are within a 10 minute walk, 29 are within a 20 minute walk and 47 are within a 30 minute walk.
50 hotels within 1.5 straight-line miles of Santa Monica Pier have a walking route on record; the 25 shortest walks are listed. Checked October 4, 2026.
Walking times on this page are estimates, not measured times: each is the route along OpenStreetMap streets and paths from the hotel's map location to the landmark's map point, at a normal walking pace of about 3 miles an hour. Map data of October 2, 2026, computed October 3, 2026.
Walking times to Santa Monica Pier, hotel by hotel
The 25 hotels with the shortest walk to Santa Monica Pier, in the order of the list below: walk time, walk distance, straight line, parking, class or award, facts verified and profile. Checked October 4, 2026. Source: each hotel's own website; class and awards from the published lists; walking and driving distances from OpenStreetMap; straight-line miles between map locations. "Not stated" means the hotel's website does not say, never that the answer is no.
Ordered by estimated walking time to Santa Monica Pier, shortest first, never by payment. Each hotel shows its walk, sourced facts and its straight-line distance.
Backed by 20 facts from the hotel's own website (checked October 3, 2026), 2 contact details from open place records, 1 recognized award and distances from open map data.
Backed by 14 facts from the hotel's own website (checked October 3, 2026), 2 contact details from open place records, 1 recognized award and distances from open map data.
Backed by 26 facts from the hotel's own website (checked October 3, 2026), 2 contact details from open place records, 1 recognized award and distances from open map data.
Backed by 3 contact details from open place records and distances from open map data.
Showing the 25 shortest walks of 50 hotels with a walking route on record.
How the walking times are worked out
Walking and driving distances follow OpenStreetMap streets and paths from the hotel's map location to the landmark's map point (through its main entrance where one is on record). Walking times are estimates at about 3 miles an hour, not measured times; a drive is a distance only. Source: OpenStreetMap contributors, routed with GraphHopper (GraphHopper 11.0, map data of ), computed .
Walking route on OpenStreetMap streets and paths (GraphHopper foot profile) from the hotel's map location to the landmark's map point: the shortest total of the route to a walkable way near the point plus the straight gap from each end to the network. A landmark with one main entrance on record is routed to that entrance, and the straight distance from the entrance to the map point is added. Computed for hotels within 1.5 straight-line miles. The time is the engine's estimate, not a measured time.
Questions about walking
Which hotel is the shortest walk to Santa Monica Pier?
The Pierside Santa Monica is the shortest walk on record: 0.3 miles, about 5 minutes on foot (0.3 miles in a straight line).
Which hotels are within a 10 minute walk of Santa Monica Pier?
The Pierside Santa Monica (about 5 minutes), Sea Blue Hotel (about 6 minutes), Ocean Lodge Santa Monica Beach Hotel (about 6 minutes), Jet Luxury Resorts (about 6 minutes), Regent Santa Monica Beach (about 7 minutes), Santa Monica Travelodge (about 7 minutes), Ocean View Hotel (about 7 minutes) and Ocean Luxury Lofts and Suites (about 7 minutes) and 9 more: 17 hotels in all.
How many hotels can you walk to Santa Monica Pier from?
50 hotels within 1.5 straight-line miles have a walking route on record: 17 within 10 minutes, 29 within 20 minutes and 47 within 30 minutes.
How are the walking times worked out?
Walking times on this page are estimates, not measured times: each is the route along OpenStreetMap streets and paths from the hotel's map location to the landmark's map point, at a normal walking pace of about 3 miles an hour. Map data of October 2, 2026, computed October 3, 2026.