Stayed here 3 nights in March 2008. Room was clean and comfortable, excellent bed and lots of pillows, large refrigerator. Continental breakfast was ample, dining area is outdoors so plan on taking back to your room if weather is less than ideal. The hotel is right next to the 405, our room was at the opposite end from the freeway and Santa Monica Blvd, traffic noise was not a problem. Parking is in their underground garage. Lots of restaurant choices within walking distance along Santa Monica Blvd, it is a safe area for walking. Front desk staff were friendly and efficient. We were very pleased (value for price) and will definitely stay here again in the future.

Stayed there for a week in December. Place is what the below reviews have said. It's a outdoor hotel with an outdoor Continental breakfast. Rooms are small, but updated and bed is comfortable. Overall its clean.

You pay for convenience here. I had to be on Wilshire Blvd every day for business so convenience was important. Traffic is terrible in this neck of the woods.

If you like a nice lobby do not stay here. There is virtually no lobby. If you like a nice breakfast forget it. You sit outside and have to cram through some sliding glass doors to get food with five other hungry people.

But, it's the 'ol adage: Location, Location Location!

It's fine to lie your head. That is about it

I was a bit disappointed when I arrived because the public areas such as elevator lobby, stairs, were kind of old. But after entering the room I was relieved to find that everything was in good order and it was obvious that the room had been renovated. The beds were very comfortable with nice white sheets and 4 fluffy pillows on each of the 2 queen beds. The bathroom was clean with a good shower head. There was some traffic noise from Santa Monica blvd (busy street) but it was kind of like background noise and didn't bother us too much. There was Wi-fi in the room so we could use our PC in the room w/o problems.

The people working at the checkin desk seemed to be tired and expressionless. Fortunately we didn't have to deal with the staff that often. We did request additional shower caps from our room and the person answering the phone said, "I'll try to find them." Then he never sent them to the room. We survived without the additional shower caps though.

The breakfast was typical continental breakfast w/ toast, bagels, and cinnamon rolls (which were only available on one morning during our 3-night stay). The area where you get your food items from was very small so it felt kind of cramped. But my biggest complaint was that the area where you sit and eat breakfast is in an uncovered and undecorated area w/ a few patio tables and chairs. It should've been OK except that it was always windy and cold (even in LA). So we had to
bring our food back to our room to eat, where there was only 1 chair for the 4 of us!

Overall it's a reasonable hotel room if you are only looking for a good night sleep. If you need extras like hot breakfast, pool/spa, etc., this is not for you.

We stayed in this hotel, just off the 405, for 4 nights. It was very clean and our room was very nicely decorated. Noise was not a problem at all.
The location was excellent - 10 mins on the bus to the pier, or 5 mins on the bus to Century City.
Getting to Universal was easy too. The taxi cost $50 one way. And we got the metro and bus back and it cost $2.50 each.
Breakfast was fruit/ porridge/ pastry/ cereal and quite good.

I would recommend this hotel for the price.