“Not the friendliest place in town, but cleaner than most!”
I checked in, saw my room number, and saw a man on a chair, AT MY DOOR, smoking up a storm. I asked clerk how my room can be nonsmoking. I was given a new room, on another floor with BIGFOOT right above! I had a tiny refrigerator that was hummed as if about to take flight, but kept things very cold when I turned the dial up a notch. The bathroom light/fan could wake up the dead, and everyone on any wall. They had a great alarm clock with night lite, AM/FM, timer, sleep, and wake to radio or alarm buzz that really worked great but I didn't need it with all the noise. No room service but delivery from outside restaurants. Data port, 5 HBO, upfront channels for local info. PLENTY of light with seven different, light fixtures. A separate eating table AND a desk. Canadian furniture, pleasing to the eye, solid, comfortable. A king size bed that sleeps like the luxurious Embassy Suites, but that would be all! The bed covering was stained EEWW! with wannabe blanket, -half the size it should have been, thin & useless. Htg/AC great. Pillows (4) small and comfortable, not balloons. A clean, working microwave. The 4-cup coffee maker water reservoir and filter holder were NOT clean. There were plenty of towels, not like like emery boards, but could fall right into the commode! LASTING HOT WATER! :) Tiny bars of soap, tiny shampoos and conditioners by Pantene, 1 reg/1decaf coffee pod, and condiments. Hair dryer! Free Breakfast very good, coffee fresh. Office staff abrupt, except Raj,-nice.
Area recommendations
Pann's Restaurant has great food! Ralph', Starbucks, TGIF, banks, all across major street to north. 405, LAX close enough, but not next door. Gas station next to Pann's. Post office not far at all. Steps to bus stop. Not a nightlife location on foot. Stores everywhere by car, bus. Hot tub at hotel seems to work well, people in it at night, EVEN NOW! Vending machines for drinks, snack, ice. ELEVATOR works fast too, -good for business traveler in a hurry. Parking secure enough, with or without cover, handicap spaces well marked and lit, regularly available too. Lights for carport covered parking went out, not replaced during my stay. I didn't like that. They should notice such things ASAP. They have cameras on the parking. Water seemed to be an issue on walkways, all floors had little, plastic 'caution horses' out, over small puddles. Turning left out of parking area impossible during traffic rush hours. Curb lane will take off your front end too since it is through traffic too. Fairview is the only way to get back to a left on Centinela, going 3 rights. You can also go right then straight, pass up the light, turn into Ralph's, on the right, or by then, you can at least do a u-turn somewhere. You can get lost if you turn right onto La Tijera or La Cienega. You may end up in Hollywood before you can turn anywhere.
