Annenberg Community Beach House

my friend and his child happy. Good location, excellent water, refreshing. I will advise everyone who is resting on Santa Monica. the beach near.

This place is the best spot on the entire beach! They have volleyball nets, soccer, bike path and a huge playground and swimming pool for kids. I enjoy spending time with my friends and my wife here. Heath is a great guy one of the managers when we have questions he is always there to help. I would definitely recomend this clean community beach house.

I’ve been to the Annenberg Community Beach House several times over the past year for different events and it’s always such a pleasure. Whether for brunch in the morning or weddings in the evening, the weather is always perfect and the vendors there always do such an amazing job. The Beach House is fun for kids, very clean, and a unique spot for any event right next to the water. Highly recommended!

I love this place for the kids. During the summer they have canopies that are first come first serve. It’s always clean. Bathrooms are also clean. There’s a splash pad. Pool. Restaurant close by. Paid Parking lot is just steps away from the beach.

I came here for the Shape Meet & Tweet event. There’s a parking lot (all day is $ 12) that makes it easy to park. The space overlooks the sand and ocean. It has clean bathrooms, a main event space, outdoor space, a pool and tons of space poolside for booths. This is what you would imagine a day in Santa Monica to be — perfect.

This right here is a WONDERFUL place to host an event for essentially anything… A fitness event (like the one I went to), seminars about who knows what, birthday party, a wedding party (if you can dress the place up); it’s definitely worth your time checking out if you’re on the hunt for a place to host an event.
No idea how much the rates are.
There is a large private pool with a men’s/women’s locker room.
Beach front property
Lots of expensive parking
Yeah, that’s all I really know.

This pool is worthless because its almost always closed. The very limited hours show the condescension of the city to the public. Pretty typical arrogance of the one percent patting them selves on that back for giving a gift to the little people. Then not letting them use it!

$ 10 for a day of swimming per person plus $ 8 – 12 for parking is a little steep, which is why I like to take advantage of the dollar splash swim days! Look for them on the calendar (Mondays during the summer) and random bonus days are available once in a while which you’ll get alerted about if you sign up for them. Beautiful spot.

A friend brought me here and it is now my favorite beach spot. Clean, and convenient facilities. Volleyball nets, café, community beach house, and a pool all nearby.

The secret is out about the beach house. Parking now must be reserved in the summer if you’re arriving after 9AM or so and I believe you must be a Santa Monica resident to do so. Check the website. So it is hard to do an extemporaneous visit anymore unless you park toward the pier and walk. Café is good but the take out stand is run by a different vendor and you can’t get he same food as inside unfortunately and it is definitely expensive to pick up a sandwich and a bottle of water. But overall it is a great community facility.

We were in the area to visit Santa Monica beach and remembered reading some Unilocal reviews on the Annengberg Community Beach House, so we made our way here first from the Santa Monica Pier a liitle more than a mile away. Parking was $ 3 an hour or $ 12 for all day and you can use cash or credit card. The attendant told us they were booked and said the wait time was about one hour. She took my name and phone number so I could be texted when my time came up. We walked to the beach and was really surprised at how nice the ocean water was. It was not cold like it had been every single time I had visited a beach in Southern California. My kids loved it. We even had time to play in the sand for a bit when I received a text one hour later that my time was up. I replied and quickly made our way back in a few minutes. They had showers near the entrance to rinse off sand. We paid our entrance fee and really appreciated how clean the pool was. Not too big but they had a lot of comfortable chairs with umbrellas. Inside the building were tables and chairs for those wanting to play a game and also one ping pong table. Right next to the entrance was a small café that seems to be quite busy.

This pool house isn’t the greatest option out there. Traffic on PCH just to travel here is bumper to bumper and the parking lot is horrific. Once you get here and wait 2+ hours waiting list to get into the pool house (which we can’t wait with young kids) then you see the pool and its tiny. Less than half olympic size. They also charge $ 10 per adult, whether you swim or not (I’m very pregnant lol)
My kids had a blast at the tiny splash pad adjacent to the pool area. Not making an effort to come back… maybe if we happen to be in the area.

They wouldn’t let us in. Told us it would be a 2.5 hour wait. We went back at the 2 hr mark no one was in the pool the water was still there were empty seats. The guy (forgot his name) at the window was a dick seriously he had an attitude from the jump when we told him we drove all the way from Long Beach to see the pool he said so I drive from long beach to work here. Wtf who says that? they wanted us to wait another hour until they do a count. so now we are here knowing we will never get in this pool. I don’t think I will ever go back they are rude and I don’t know why he was so mean to us.

Although I’ve been to the Santa Monica beach in the past, this was my first time visiting the Annenberg Community Beach House (for my cousin’s wedding). I’m thankful that it wasn’t busy around the time we went, since I didn’t want random people trying to interrupt my cousin’s wedding on the beach and their reception at the Marion Davies Guest House afterwards. Majority of the people visiting the beach were respectful of the event and some even sat on the sides to watch the ceremony.
But anyway, the beach and the facilities are very well maintained. All of the staff that we encountered were very friendly and helpful, especially the security. Parking can be an issue, since the lot is fairly small. I do believe that you have to pay for parking here, unless you have disabled parking.

The name sounds like, a private place, the reality though, it is safe for public to gaze, everyone is welcome to come and enjoy, the pool/​rec room/​and beach toys, the staff extremely friendly, with smiles shining brightly, parking rates could rise, if you stay in longevity, to have fun one must know, dollar Monday’s are cool yo, to swim on regular days, is a price paying $ 10 be amazed, teens and younger, pay only $ 4 to enter, while senior have a flat rate, of $ 5 what a piece of cake, now this is the general info, if you want more then come and ask YO!

Cool spot, and cool property but poor customer service from associate and manager on duty.
If you’re thinking of trying this out for the first time I would still recommend that you give it a try and see if it works for you. Over time though they’ll need to work on improving their customer service if they want to continue to be successful.
I know us customers can be a pain but it seemed like the associate and manager here were just overrun with negativity that they projected onto me and my wife with the content and tone of their response to us for a refund request. We had purchased entry about 30min before the pool opened so we decided to take a walk towards the pier… well one thing led to another and we had an absolute blast at the Santa Monica beach but we didn’t make it back to the pool until 4pm. At that point we were done with the outdoors and hadn’t even stepped foot in the pool area. We explained this to the associate and the manager and were unfortunately greeted with a very cold «I’m
Sorry but there’s just no way we could issue a refund». It isn’t just about the $ 20, but just as a fellow human being it is unpleasant to be treated like this. It isn’t really reasonable to have to pay $ 20 when you didn’t even get a chance to use it.
Bottom line — check it out with a cautious understanding that they are not customer service stars here.

This is one of those times I hate to do a review because it feels like I will give away a secret. I’ve lived here forever and today finally made it to this pool. It’s so clean it gets 10 stars. The lounge chairs are super nice and totally comfortable. They have about 500 umbrellas so your not gonna get a good tan but at least you won’t burn. The parking area gets a — 2. The machine takes about 5 mins to complete a ticket purchase. At first it charged me the wrong total then it canceled my ticket. The machine really is terrible. The pool gets 20 stars. It’s heated really warm and it’s clean. It feels like a private club and I can’t believe it’s public!
Right now it’s Tuesday at 445 pm though so I’m looking forward to seeing what it’s like during the middle of the day. My kids are happy though and right now thats all that matters.

The pool here is lovely and right by the beach in SaMo. On Mondays the entry is just 1 $ and in case you’re tired of the children screaming and playing around then check their adults only Sunset Swims.

Going to the Annenberg is a like taking a little retreat from the city. It is somewhat like a day spa or beach club that is available to the community for next to nothing. What a gorgeous revamp of this historical building set on a beautiful stretch if beach in Santa Monica! They done good! The grounds are clean, modern, and sensible. The building on the highway side of the property has a lengthy balcony that overlooks the pool and has an extraordinary view of the ocean.
At one time it was a sprawling mansion built by William Randolph Hearst for actress Marion Davies. Many old Hollywood elites would gather there and be entertained in style. The only remaining historical part of the house is what was once the guest quarters and now used mostly for for events and office. The former mansion is now the main building and overlooks the deco pool.
There is a game room/​rec room that is clean and has an ikea like, all white design with white bean bags, ping-​pong, connect four, air hockey… all the things kids love and grown ups wax nostalgic for. There’s a large patio directly next to the game room; both have WiFi access. If I lived in Santa Monica, I undoubtably would be working from there on many a sunshiny day.
Whenever I visit, I am amazed at how few people are about. I feel like a VIP and can’t help but wonder how long it will stay so clean and available. I guess the word hasn’t totally gotten out yet. With parking being so convenient and the use of the facilities costing little to no money, it’s a steal. Maybe one of LA’s best kept secrets for now.
The pool is open for swimming May through October and costs $ 10 for the day, kids are $ 4. It is possible to make reservations, otherwise it’s on a first come first serve basis. Parking is $ 3 an hour or $ 12 a day and is very close and convenient.
A huge draw for parents of small munchkins like myself is free little splash pad by the café tables adjacent to the pool and boardwalk. There is also a sweet little playground just a stroll away at the opposite end of the pool. You’ll find the café there too. Also, available for rent are several canopies on the beach for parties and such. Only a few are rented the rest are first come first serve. Same goes for the patio tables by the splash pad.

We have been coming here every summer since they opened the pool a few years ago.
We usually stay an hour or two – just to swim and go. It’s not our scene to hang out. It’s filled with mommies. We are usually the only folks here without children, unless it’s an adult swim day.
We either come on Dollar Mondays or Adult Swim Tuesdays.
I usually meet some nice folks here at the Adult Swim, and you can actually do laps in safety.
On Dollar Mondays the place looks like a children’s camp. I have never seen so many children in a pool anywhere. If you come on Monday, you will have a difficult time doing laps because the children swim like Amoeba and go wherever they want, whenever they want, and many are unsupervised. Swimming here becomes an unintentional contact sport.
A few daddies show up at the end of the day after work to relieve the mommies.
Just a word of caution if you are intending on doing any swimming in this pool: Swim as close to the center of the pool as possible. The pool is very small and the children will jump into the pool from anywhere onto you like a cannon ball without thinking twice if you are too close to the shore. Lifeguards yell at the children constantly to stop running, but lifeguards permit jumping into the pool and twice children have landed on top of me and many times just near me. It happens every time I am in the pool.
Bring goggles! if you intend to swim. The pool is small and you need to see underwater or else you risk crashing into someone or to avoid someone not looking crashing into you.
It’s a real eclectic crowd of mommies here – A mix of former models/​actresses from SM and Malibu showing off their gorgeous offspring and ripped abdominals after childbirth, and expensive bikinis all the way to rent-​controlled mommies just scraping by looking for a new daddy, and a few European tourists that will stare at you provincial Americans in amazement that you have clothing on in a chlorine pool – how unhealthy!
Hand’s down, one of the best features of this pool is the bathing suit dryer. See my photo. I love using this device. You put a wet suit in and it’s dry in a few minutes. It should be the law that every pool have one!
Parking in the lot next to the pool is expensive – we usually walk it or bike ride to the pool.
There are lockers available that are always dirty inside, and bring your own lock.
There is a changing room and shower that by the end of the day is dirty and because this pool is next to the beach there is sand all over. There is a soap dispenser on the wall for your shower.
Give it a shot – especially if you love children, have children, or are just looking to meet a single mom.