Hollywood Inn Express

Eh. So for a 2 bed, 1 room place, it’s decent. It was $ 449 (cash, they charge a fee for cards) for 4 nights which I thought was expensive but compared to the rest of L.A., it’s cheap. When we got there, the host was kind of rude. Parking is just awful. There’s like 10 spaces which is enough for the amount of cars that were there when we got there but the lot is so small there’s almost no place to back up. I give it 3 stars because it was basically just a place to sleep for the night. I was worried about bed bugs but they must not have that problem.

The online negotiated price was fair
(walk-in’s are charged substantially more).
Cozy rooms surround the pool.
Free WiFi.
One thing that I appreciated was the 24hr coffee & juice available in the lobby.
Unfortunately, pool want accessible at my visit.

The best I can say is… we didn’t get any bed bug bites.
If you plan to stay up all night and talk to your friends, then you will fit in very well with all the other guests doing the same thing just outside your door. In that case you also won’t be asking for a refund for future nights, which would certainly be refused.
The owner is by far the MOST FRUGAL person with whom I’ve ever had business dealings. The single soap bar in our room was unbelievable compact and was probably at least 75% soap and only 25% sand.
Thankfully the floor above us creaked very loudly and gave ample warning so we could easily prepare for any potential collapse.
You also won’t have to worry about consuming too much electricity as EVERY light bulb is one of those EXTREMELY low wattage (and dim) CFL’s.
The Expedia reviews must have been efficiently filtered … or some of the finest fiction I’ve read lately.
On a serious note… you will find some of the most authentic and reasonably priced Thai food nearby in Thai Town.

Just stayed with fam. Careful they will NOT issue a refund of any kind. Dirty room and bath soap smelled like medical soap. Half of the pics on
are of Hollywood not of establishment, they’re not even proud of their place.

Needed a room for our stay at universal studios and this was on hotwire in the same category as Holiday Inn Express… Far from it. It was cheap, and the room smelled smoky and musty and as soon as i laid on the bed, a cockroach ran across the bed and another crawled up the wall. We immediately got a refund and went to a 4 star in Pasadena for about $ 20 more.
STAY HERE AT YOUR OWN RISK.

I was a little worried when i booked this room a few months ago but we needed inexpensive rooms for 9 family members going to Universal Studios and Hollywood Walk of Fame.
We checked in last night after a day at Universal and just knew what we were getting ourselves into. We were basically shocked to be pleasantly surprised at how clean and well kept these rooms are. The beds are clean and comfortable. The bathroom was really clean, and the towels weren’t half bad!
If your hungry for Thai, Phở or Ramen, we are surrounded by restaurants. And just FYI, there is a Starbuck just a couple of blocks down.
I guess my only negative and the only reason I didn’t give five stars is there is no microwave or coffee pot in the rooms. I! like my morning coffee.
We got a great nights sleep and look forward to another day at Universal and a clean comfortable room to come back to!

120 dollars to have have some idiots stand outside your door and talk all nite. om literally sitting here at 4 am awake .cool tv but that’s about it!

It was fine for what we needed, would not do it again
Location was fair, just a few blocks into a «better» neighborhood. I felt safe enough, and the car was parked in a gated area. I’m just not sure the gate was ever closed. Close to all the sight-​seeing we wanted to do. We stayed 2 nights.
I loved the artwork, painting on the walls inside and out. The room was spacious and I really liked the size and layout. 2 queen beds, the kids loved that their bed was in their own little nook.
The beds might have been new, still wrapped in plastic so I though, plus for cleanliness. Plastic bed are VERY NOISY to sleep on. They beds are very basic so not comfortable at all. Then the nose every time anyone in the room moved at night made for a cranky body in the morning.
Pool looked very clean, but we did not use it.

We stayed here a couple nights while in LA for my friend to have a surgical procedure.
I would give this property pretty much 5 Stars but the beds were horrible, it would have been better to sleep on the floor the beds were so hard.
The staff was friendly and helpful, the rooms were clean and otherwise comfortable.
The only other complaint was that you could clearly hear what was happening outside in the center of the property when people were talking or walking around, plus the traffic from Hollywood Blvd.

I went there 4 months ago but the Hollywood in is really a best place to rest after a long drive from sf to la!!! Reasonable price with great service !!! Will recommend my friends for it !!!

By far the worst experience ever!
I came here with two other girlfriends on a road trip for a one night stay. At first everything seemed like it would run smoothly. The guy at the front desk was polite and the check in was easy.
We stepped into our room and it smelled a little musty so we cracked open a window. We didn’t really complain much since we were only here to sleep. We took off and went about our day.
As the day came to an end and it was time to sleep the horror occurred.
I woke up unable to open an eye and the back of my neck seemed heavy .Lo & Behold I had been attacked by bed bugs! YES *BED BUGS* I had gotten bit all over my face as well as my neck. It was disgusting!
I complained to the hotel front desk agent and he seemed to not care. He said it couldn’t have been from their room, I must’ve got them elsewhere. I asked to speak to the owners and he refused to contact them making up excuses as to why he couldn’t get a hold of them. I then asked him to come up to the room with me in order to inspect the room and he got defensive, asking me to leave the property and that he would call the cops on us because we were trespassing on private property.
We asked him to call the cops that they might make the process easier, he then declined and decided to give me the owners contact info. At which I proceeded to contact, they would not do anything about the situation and were only making up excuses as to how their motel is of high standard.
At this point I didn’t feel like arguing with the owners, if they don’t have respect for their patrons then they are not worth my breath!
I would not ever stay here again and if you do decide to stay, make sure to check the bedding, especially those crevices where the bed bugs like to hide at until night time crawls and they can scent your blood!
Good night sleep tight wait for the bed bugs to bite!

For the price, this hotel was completely worth it. I booked a room on a Thursday and arrived on a Saturday with a girl friend. The hotel was easy to find, clean, and affordable ($ 118 in total). Our one-​queen room was big and the half fridge was a huge plus!
The lobby staff was super friendly and helpful. My friend and I were having issues with our credit cards (magnetic strips weren’t scanning), and Danish was patient and helpful. The lobby man at night, Hardy, was friendly and put up with my friend and I being slightly intoxicated: P
I would recommend a room on the second floor since the the walls are a little thin, and you can hear everyone talking when they walk by. Also, check in on Unilocal at time of check in for 20% off!

I would never recommend this place to anyone!!! I wish I read the reviews for booking with Expedia. The staff has no sense of the meaning «customer Service». I really hope to see the end of this business,
First of all I was early for check in and noticed that the housekeeper never changes the blankets only the white sheets. I asked the housekeeper «Why didn’t you change the blankets» her response was «we washed them yesterday» I replyed «that is disgusting because i don’t know what was going on in that bed the night before. I was pissed off that a hotel would do such a thing and so i took them out of my room. My room cost was $ 95.00 not cheap at all!!! Requested for clean blankets and they never gave them to me.
THere is no cable tv as claimed in advertisements.
also noticed that they were throwing out bed which is not normal at. I thought to myself «I really hope this place doesn’t have bed bugs» but after reading the reviews I see there are many cases.
The bathrooms have mold and sinks eww. The furniture looks like it is never cleaned nor does the floor.
I will be filling a complaint to the Health Department and Better Business Beaure. This place seriously needs to be closed down. This place sucks I would never in my life ever book here again.

I sure wish I read the reviews on here before booking. This was absolutely the worst establishment I’ve ever experienced. Here are some bullet points:
*BED BUGS. Yes, bed bugs. We found several in our sheets and pillow cases. Other reviewers experienced them as well. And what did the staff have to say? Deny deny deny. Apparently DENIAL isn’t just a river in Egypt. Rediculous.
*THEY NEVER GAVE US ENOUGH TOWELS. Paid for 5 people in a room, and they kept giving us 3 towels a day. When we asked for more (several times a day), they would get very annoyed. The man once rudely told us «Why do you use so many towels!» I hardly think that 1 towel per person is too much to ask. Apparently we’re supposed to share. Also one day when he brought us the 2 additional towels, he asked us to bring our other towels down so he could wash them. Ummm what? No we’re not walking all the way to the office with our dirty towels at 9 in the morning. That’s his job.
*You are not allowed to have anyone else on the grounds or in the room. No visitors, ever. Here’s what I mean: We had a friend pick us up one day. He and his girlfriend came to the room to pick us up, and we all walked out together. The Indian lady pulled me aside on our way out, and started yelling at me for having 2 visitors over. I was like «It’s 7 PM, and they were here for only a few minutes to pick us up.» She responds, «What didn’t you understand about no visitors?! I told you if I caught you with visitors I would make you check out!» She forced me to pay $ 20 for 2 additional guests, or to check out without a refund. I was in absolute shock.
*She also made a comment that she’d be watching security cameras when I came home every night, to make sure I didn’t have any extra people. What a creeper.
*Plus all the general complaints other reviewers have made: Rooms are extremely grimy and dirty, carpet and walls are full of stains, it’s a hassle to get more towels, soap, toilet paper, etc. There was a large wet liquid stain in the carpet that was permanent. Just disgusting.
Please do me a favor and don’t stay at this hotel. Make sure everyone knows how horrible it is.

If I could give a place negative stars this would be the place. Don’t trust expedia, the reviews on there are misleading.
First off, we payed $ 68 for a piece of crap wannabe hotel. Got there and the power was out-​no biggie, L.A. just experienced some wild winds. It stayed out for 3 hours and in that time frame we tried to speak to one of the managers who was pretty flustered and took it out on all the customers (pretty sure this is the guy the other Unilocalers are referring to). Expedia as well as this place do not do refunds so my partner and I decided to stick it out. There are no elevators, you have to lug your baggage up some scary stairs into an outdoor hallway. We walked into our room and wanted to commit suicide. There were stains all over the carpet from oils or body fluids from other people. Gags. All the dressers and nightstands were filthy and had red marks all over (saying that to make myself feel better because i’m pretty sure it was blood), dirty marks all over the walls, absolutely no art work (assuming someone done stole the paintings), no full body towels, stained shower curtain, and no toilet paper on the toilet paper roll. WTF??? I could understand this kind of absurdness in a $ 20 motel but a hotel near the heart of Hollywood? And I kid you not, there were some people who sat in their car and shot up some drugs.
Seriously, don’t waste your money or your time. Dirty dirty dirty place that I probably caught some disease from.

Horrible unclean hotel. Rude staff. No parking. Do not stay here!!!

I booked online over 2 months in advance… A few days before my trip, I called the hotel asking if I could confirm my reservation over the phone just to be safe and make sure they had it. I had my confirmation number and everything ready to give him, but the guy said «it’s not necessary, just come in and we’ll have it» and rushed me off the phone with nothing accomplished… Ok, weird… So when I got there a few days later, it took over 30 mins to check me in because they lost my reservation… This is why I tried to confirm days ago! Stupid lazy people not wanting to do their jobs…
Also, during the extremely unorganized check-​in process, the same guy who I spoke to on the phone days prior was yelling and arguing with a customer simply because she was having troubles accessing their WiFi and was asking him for help… He was extremely rude to her and made everyone else waiting in the room feel really uncomfortable. Then when the girl left the room the guy started yelling at me about her! Jeez, guy, find a hobby to take your unjustified frustrations out on, leave your customers out of it…
Finally when I go into my (non smoking) room, it wreaked of marijuana. Also, there were stains, holes, and cigarette burns on everything from the floor, furniture (including bed), walls, to ceiling. Also, I was completely disgusted when I found a stained pair of women’s panties left in a dresser drawer!
Some of the lights didn’t work (or where delayed). The sink took several minutes to drain and some of the furniture was «fixed» with duct tape.
My trip was supposed to be short to begin with, but I ended up getting so fed up with the disgustingness of the room and the rude unprofessionalism of the owners that I checked out a day early. The check-​out process took just as long as my check-​in did because nobody would come to the window as I stood there alone ringing the bell and knocking on the glass for 30 mins.
Overall, this establishment is trashy and disgusting, and the owners are rude, sleazy, and unprofessional.
STAY FAR AWAY FROM HERE!

Got over 50 flea bites on my shoulders arms and legs. Manager said there was nothing he could do and the owner refused refund any money. Manager just keeps saying that they spray the place once a week so there is no way I could have been bitten. showed him the bites and he said I could have got them anywhere. Overall it was one of the worst experiences I’ve ever had at a motel. Don’t stay here!!!

Not amazing, clean and cheap though. Would’ve been 3 stars but the desk man was kinda bitchy about us not realizing we checked out 20 minutes late.

Rude and unprofessional staff! Over charged me even after I booked online. The manager at the South location is a real @$$!!!