Spent four nights in the Angeleno and throughly enjoyed our stay. Our room was partcially facing the Getty Museum and overlooking the Freeway. The rooms are a reasonable size and furnished to a very high standard including flat screen TVs. Huge windows that do an adequate job suppressing the noise of the freeway. That said, if you are a very light sleeper, ask to be placed at the back of the hotel, further away from the noise of the early morning traffic. This is a very busy stretch of road. The rooftop restaurant has spectacular views but one word of warning, its expensive and not very good food. All the hotel staff were more the accomodating but appreciate that this hotel operates valet parking only. There is no option to self park. You'll be charged for the valet parking at the end of your stay. The location is excellent for getting about in LA just on the edge of Bel Air and Sunset. That said you really do need a car to get around in LA....otherwise it's gonna cost you a fortune in cabs. Would stay again and good value for money.

I stayed here two nights and just loved it! I was attending a seminar, and the organizers suggested three hotels. I chose this one, as it was the least expensive. The hotel staff were all great, especially the front desk. I enjoyed the trendy design, the bar on the top floor, and the bed was very comfy. This hotel has a great location by the 405, but that does mean that you hear the traffic. It was more like "white noise" to me, but if you need a super-quiet environment, then the noise might bother you.

When I arrived at the Angeleno at 2:45 p.m., they didn't have a room for me. Check-in was at 3, but I've never arrived at 2:45 somewhere with nothing available. No problem, I figured. I'll just change, take a dip in the pool for a few minutes, and I'll be all set. I came back in at 3:15, and they told me it would be at least another 30 minutes!

I changed again (in the lobby bathroom) and went for a run, asking that they comp my first night of parking ($18) for the inconvenience. When I returned, they led me to a double room, even though I had requested a king. They immediately accommodated my request to move to another room, but when I got there I found that the TV wasn't working.

By this time, I just wanted to take a shower and relax, but I needed to get this taken care of first. I called the front desk five times before they sent someone up.

The rest of my stay was really nice, but when they slid the bill under the door at the end of my stay, they neglected to comp one night of parking as they had promised. I brought this to their attention and came back later, and then they mistakenly comp'ed all three nights of parking. Which was nice for me, but interesting that they got even this wrong (although it was in my favor).

Overall, the staff was very pleasant, but they just seemed inept. I found out the reason I wasn't able to check in on time (I wasn't the only one -- the lobby was full of travelers waiting) is because they held a staff meeting right before check-in time. Not smart.

It's a nice place and would easily get four stars if they had their act together.

LA can be a tough place to visit. If you are close to one thing, you are impossibly far from somewhere else. The Hotel Angeleno splits the difference about as well as you could. Nestled between Brentwood and Westwood, it is convenient to much of the city. Everything else seems closer b/c you are right on the 405.

The hotel has a "W" look and feel. Very nice. The roof bar/restaurant is a huge plus that should not be overlooked. Half price happy hour drinks allow you to take in the 405 traffic jam that stretches as far as the eye can see -- if you can forget the environmental impact, it's quite beautiful.

One drawback: there is no concierge. So, you are on your own for dinner.