Santa Monica Pier and beaches is a week vacation itself! Marina del Rey is place to rent kayaks, electric boats, pedal boats, sail boats, and go on whale watching cruises. White sands of Venice and Malibu beaches extend for miles, Leo Carrillo is our tops family favorite "camp at the beach."

Here's our own Travel for Kids hand-picked list of family hotels and beach rentals, all styles and price ranges, convenient to fun things to do with kids in Santa Monica & Marina del Rey :