Motel in good district, i haven't feel unsafe. Motel too far to go by foot to Santa Monica downtown or to the beach but there is a bus, easy to take that brings you there in 10min just in front of the motel.
At the reception, people were very nice, you can ask them all the information you may need.
The motel is very old, it would be very nice if they'll make a refreshment! Room and Bathroom clean but it is so old that we didn't fell good sleeping there. The price is low compare to other motels there (that's why we took it) but to expansive for this kind of motel (no coffee in the room, no service, they didn't clean the room in 4 nights we were there).
Come here only if you really need to save money.