First time in Manhattan Beach - and we loved it! This is in the north part of the Manhattan Beach, the "downtown" is appr. 2,5km to the south (5 dollars with Lyft/Uber or 20min walking). I think the area is safe and even though the road was just under our window, we didn't hear noice from there (good walls and windows, I guess). There are not so many hotels by the sea, so this is an excellent option: only 50m to the beach. The personnel is super friendly, funny people at the reception. Free bikes, free beach towels, free beach chairs... There is a nice restaurant with beautiful nature decorations just next to the hotel, try it! Only minus is that there was strange "humidity smell" in our room. A lot of good parking places available.