la beaches

hi i am arriving in la august for two weeks,dont want to rent a car but would like to stay by the beache maybe somewhere central.I plan on taking some surfing lessons and i do need some advice about hotels or youthhostels thanks the biker uk.

la beaches

For surfing lessons in Santa Monica:

http://learntosurfla.com/html/index.htm

www.surfacademy.org/signup/grouplesson.php

http://www.malibulongboards.com/lessons.html

For hotels in Santa Monica and Venice:

tripadvisor.com/Hotels-g33052-Santa_Monica_C鈥?/a>

For hostels:

http://www.hostelz.com/display.php/2389+HI+-+Los+Angeles,+Santa+Monica