Hotels in Los Angeles in general Reviews

My parents arrived in LA and found that the accomodation they had arranged was no longer available to them and so had to find something else. The information desk in the airport pointed them in the direction of the Travellers Aid desk. This is a registered charity in America who are given unoccupied rooms in hotels free or for a nominal fee. ...  Read the complete review

If you're staying in The Long Beach Hilton you're almost certainly there on business, probably at nearby Long Beach Convention Center. The pleasant part of Ocean Boulevard is a mile long dual carriageway edged with tall palms, office blocks and expensive hotels. Paralleling it in the distance, over acres of tarmac and convention ...  Read the complete review

If you like blood-stained sheets, unsafe doors, nasty décor and being able to reach out and touch the jumbo jets as they take off from one of the world’s busiest airports …then this is the place for you! It’s a dodgy backpackers hostel in a scary area of town. Handy for watching or participating in drive by shootings. On the ...  Read the complete review

In 1999 I stayed in the Marina Del Rey hotel, Santa Monica. LA is such a spread out place it was difficult to choose somewhere to stay, so we decided on near the beach at the Marina Del Rey. Our holiday was booked through Virgin and the hotel was clean and well equipped. The staff was friendly and the hotel was in a nice location, if not a little ...  Read the complete review

Virgin mixed up my flights so they put me in here overnight. The place is vast (like everything in America!) with 1,236 rooms. There is a beautiful fitness center which is open 24 hours a day, plus an outdoor swimming pool and three jacuzzis. This is very much a business hotel - with cabin crew and business men everywhere. I ...  Read the complete review

Not the cheapest option by a long shot if you are intending to stay in the Anaheim area, probably primarily to visit Disneyland. If you've been to Disney World in Florida, Disneyland will come as a bit of a disappointment. There's also not that much to do in the immediate vicinity, so you really need a car. The ...  Read the complete review