Manhattan Beach, CA is a beautiful beach town located just south of Los Angeles. It has become known for its excellent beaches, restaurants, shops and nightlife. Visitors to Manhattan Beach are immediately taken with the miles of sandy white beaches lined by some of the best surfing spots in the area. There are plenty of activities to keep you occupied while you explore the city including beach volleyball, walking along The Strand (the boardwalk), stand-up paddleboarding and kayaking. The restaurants in town offer a wide variety of cuisines from around the world, as well as local favorites that can be enjoyed both day and night. The shopping scene is equally as vibrant with unique boutiques and stores offering everything from high-end fashion to souvenirs and trinkets.
The reviews for Manhattan Beach are overwhelmingly positive; most visitors remark on how friendly the people are and how welcoming they feel when they arrive in this quaint beach town. Many comment on how clean and well maintained it is, noting that it has an almost idyllic ambience about it due to its iconic pier at one end and Hollywood Hills looming in the background at the other end. People also love all the activities available - from lounging at one of its many cafes or patios to going out for excellent food, drinks or entertainment. All in all, Manhattan Beach is a great place for a vacation or weekend getaway, offering something for everyone with its relaxed yet upbeat atmosphere.
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Why I would move to California - 10/9/2020
If heaven would have a proper name, Manhattan Beach is what it would be called. Not far fro LAX in Los Angeles lies this beautiful hamlet that I want to live. Want to know some facts about this town, think of Hawaii as some of the beaches in Hawaii actually contain sand from Manhattan Beach. The Strand is a walk along the coast that one must see to appreciate its beauty. Watch one sunset from the Shellback Tavern and you will see what this town is all about. Manhattan Pizzeria across from the tavern has the best pizza this person has ever eaten. Stroll up and down the streets and enjoy the aromatic flavors of this town. No one who ever has the chance of visiting should ever miss seeing this wonderful place.
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Real estate and quality of life in Manhattan Beach - 2/29/2016
It doesn't get any better than Manhattan Beach. However, homes are expensive. If you are in the $1 million + range this is the place: Warm weather all year, low humidity, upscale city and residents, the most pristine and beautiful beach in Southern California, smog-free ocean-swept clean air, almost no flies and other insects (they don't like low humidity), no factories, no trains, no airplane noises but close to LAX, no freeway noise, no soundwalls, magnificent houses all over the city, but especially near the ocean. See 195 photos at
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Location, Accessibiity to LAX, Freeways/Biz & Beac - 3/7/2008
HowEVERR, it IS
- highly priced Housing-wise (thank goodness I bought MY house in '99!!) - Im a REALTOR, watching my personal home-value drop from 3 TIMES purchase price in 7yrs to...narry over DOUBLE
(while still EXCELLENT in comparison to any geographic averages, tough to stomach when MY less than HALF of lifetime Av.Income of many moons now, and great Majority of Assets, is tied into my HOME!):O...and
- rather predominantly white - tho certainly not (OBViously anyway) prejudicial, as higher educated & social etiquette... ;)
still Beats the Crap- Overall- outta NYC, where I grew up!
- again, OVERALL 'Quality of Life'-wise! ;))) LOL
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Manhattan Beach - 5/7/2007
Proximate to the best of L.A.; but with our toes curled around the edge of the continent, dipped in the Pacific Ocean! Clean air.
But, there's
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Cost of housing versus education - 2/25/2006
Although it is very expensive to afford housing here, the community support of the public education here makes Manhattan Beach a very nice place to raise a
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