Basic motel for mucho dinero

Liked: Within walking distance of breakfast at Malibu Cafe on the Malibu Pier. Nice to see a classic mid-century California beach motel, with its big banana trees, revived instead of razed for ugly stuff like most of the surrounding PCH.It was clean. The shower worked, the toilet flushed, there was hot water, and we were too tired to be kept up by the PCH car noise, which quieted by 3am.
Disliked: Not to be confused with the citizenM boutique hotels. The rooms are very basic, with IKEA furnishings, linens, and decor. It looked like half the wall art and decorations had been removed: bare nails and empty shelves. No drawers or closet, just a wall rack. Our first room didn't have any bulb in the bedside lamp, and the front desk person sullenly gave us a different room. Looking at the 2nd room, I realized the 1st room's bed was also missing a major piece of its headboard. The toiletries touted on the website are hand soap you can buy at Whole Foods ("available for purchase at the front desk"? Whyever for?); no lotion; shampoo and conditioner. At least they're bulk instead of single-use plastic, but overall, it just seals the cheap, cut-corners feel of the whole place.

Superb

Would come again (:

Liked: The room was super spacious, clean and very comfortable. The king size bed was super soft, we had a great time (: The place is right next to pacific coast highway but it’s not loud when the windows are closed and the balcony is surrounded by plants, so you still feel private. Thanks also to the receptions for saving us by giving us cutlery for our Uber eats!

Exceptional

Liked: Everything was perfect! Sal at the front desk is awesome. He gave me a complimentary upgrade.

Easy. Safe. Comfortable. Great location....

Liked: Great location, clean, and comfortable bed.
Disliked: Only con is the street traffic when trying to sleep.

Very good

Liked: A walk away from good food and beach access
Disliked: N/a

Very good

Liked: Nice location, clean room.
Disliked: First room smelled of cigarettes, however this was quickly remedied by moving our rooms

Disappointing

Great place to stay for...

Liked: The M Malibu is right off PCH, and i got lucky and got the room facing PCH AND the beach. It was really cool to be able to just look out and see water. Everything i needed was located within 1.5 miles. From gas station, to fine dining. It's actually a really cool little cozy hidden spot to just hang out and you can just cross the street and you're at the water. The staff there is great too, unfortunately i had to cut my trip short by a day, and booking.com doesn't do refunds. So the front desk guy (which i believe is actually the owner) said he would just do some sort of voucher for one free night within the next year. I thought that was really cool being that he didn't have to do that. Seems like they really care about their customers and making sure they want to come back again.
Disliked: Nothing really. Everything was pretty cool. Parking lot was a little tight, but that's only because i have a big diesel truck haha. If you're just in a regular car, you'll be absolutely fine.