We came to this hotel on a saturday in November 2011 for one night. Our cousins had an event planned in one of the Villa rooms. The hotel gave us 20% discount since we were there for the party (thank goodness). The customer service was great and the staff were very friendly. We did not see much charm or anything suggestive of sportsmen or a lodge. I guess it used to be a Hollywood hangout.
Outside the hotel were large banners noting they were newly renovated. The lobby was nice with a bar off to the left. Check in was fast. We parked in the back and entered a small corridor into the hotel. Immediately there is a musty odor of an old hotel, not necessarily smoke, and certainly not of renovations (new carpet or paint).
Room 222 had queen beds which were new and comfortable. The bathroom was small but not remodeled. The towels were new and fluffy. The furniture was old and drawers were loud.
We did not get to use the pool since it was winter and we did not see a hot tub. The pool is very large.
Outside the hotel was nothing extraordinary and not a destination location. This was Los Angeles, a major metropolis. There was a huge levee in back of the hotel, condos, apartments, grocery strip mall, telephone wires. Essentially a hotel smack dab in the middle of the hustle and bustle of LA.
The dinner served at the party was chicken teriyaki and was very good. After the party, we went to the hotel bar at 10:30pm but it was closed. We had breakfast in the hotel’s café. The meals were large and tasty, even the kids meal was huge.
The hotel suited us for the night but would not have been our first choice.
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