I very much liked this hotel except.... The service was exquisite including the happy hour reception in the lobby, the check-in staff (they also readily printed my airline boarding pass), the parking lot staff, the lobby snack bar staff, and the top floor restaurant service (evening hors d'oeuvres at the bar as well as several breakfasts were taste treats). The room was modern and comfy. I was on the seventh floor facing the freeway and the noise was continuous and loud; it sounded like the window was wide open even though everything was closed. I tuned it out and coded it as "white noise" but this kind of traffic noise all day and night would definitely be a problem for some visitors. This is not like the noise of a little bit of city traffic in a downtown hotel in NYC or Paris during the morning rush - it was a constant high decibel roar. The freeway wraps around the hotel so it is not clear that there is a quiet side. My hotel status is with Marriott points so I may not have received the best/quietest room. The workout room was very limited (one of each of about three exercise machines) and the pool was for soaking, not for laps. Nothing seemed to be within walking distance. This hotel is convenient for access to UCLA but the "W" and others are as close and don't have the noise problem.
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