Inexpensive and beach ........not doable.There used to be, but they tore them down and built high rise condos .. more money for the space.I read Jennifer Anniston rents a house on the beach for 37,000 per month. This is who youre up against. But you ll have to go further up the beach towards Orange County.Try looking on http://www.travelocity.com Search for Santa Monica Venice Manhattan Beach Huntington Beach ( altho youre getting into Orange County now) LA is a very pricy place. 2nd only to NYC. Here are some hostels Heaven only knows what kind of people live there. I shudder to think. http://www.hostels.com/findabed.php?Sear��
Try Fantasyland. Tell them Walt sent you.We see this every day in this forum: Everyone who wants to visit here is looking for ��cheap/affordable and safe . However, such a place just doesn��t exist; the two terms are mutually exclusive. It s all about supply and demand: If it s in SoCal, then it s not going to be cheap to begin with. If it s a safe area, then it s more expensive. Want to stay near the beach? Expect to pay a premium. If you want something like that, try vacationrentals.com or vrbo.com.
In Manhattan Beach, for example, it will run in the neighborhood of $2000+ per week. That s using zip code 90266 as a housing base.http://www.marineviewmanagement.com/rent��
Where is this beach of LA you speak of?Maybe you re looking for a hostel? I know they have them in Hermosa Beach.FYI: Inexpensive and close to the beach are mutually exclusive.
Nowhere. Even that costs a lot of money.