Noisey Older Hotel
Let me start off by saying I had a great time in Los Angeles! The only disappointment on my trip was this hotel. The Beverly Garland is so noisey from highway traffic. Many people mentioned that in their reviews, but I thought they might have been exaggerating. They weren't. I paid a few extra dollars to get a room with a pool view. I read on Tripadvisor that those rooms might be quieter, but sound of traffic was very loud in our room. The only way to drown out the traffic noise was to run the A.C which I started to do after two nights of poor sleep. My husband said that the glass must be very thin on the sliding doors in the room. The hotel was clean, but it had a cave-like feel to it. Another gripe I had was that I prepaid my room because Hoilday Inn advertises on their website that you can book with confidence that you are getting the lowest price. The price dropped on HI's website by $10 a night a few week after I booked. I had prepaid for 4 nights , so I figured it would be worth my wild to get an adjustment. When I called to try to get a price adjustment, they said that they only adjust the price if you find it lower within 24 hours of booking. I stay at Holiday Inns quite often on vacations, but I will not book with them any more because of their misleading advertising. Getting back to the Beverly Garland, their parking fee is ridiculous ($15 a night). One of the reasons that I booked the hotel was because the pool area looked pretty. The fireplace in the pool area was pretty at night, but we never sat by it because of the noise. During the day the pool area looked shady and the pavement around the pool usually looked wet. Every moring when we woke up and looked out at the pool fun noodles (I think that's what they're called) were floating in the pool. We were turned off and never even used the pool. The gift shop was small and expensive. Also there really isn't much within walking distance. Aside from apartments, Riteaid was the closest thing and they said that it was a 7 minute walk. Dining in the area seemed limited. We drove around several nights and were disappointed with the choice of restaurants. The girl working in the gift shop was very friendly and helpful and the shuttle driver to Universal was also friendly and helpful. I found the people at the front desk to be less friendly and heplful. If I ever go to that area gain I will look into staying at the Hilton or the other big hotel near Universal because they looked like better options. During our trip we spent another 3 nights at a Courtyard by Marriot in L.A. and paid much less for a modern, immaculate room, with a beautiful pool, and we were not charged for parking. Thank you Marriot!!