Nice Stay in Universal City
The lobby is nice and includes a Starbucks coffee bar, but the rest of the hotel (particularly the guest rooms) are a bit dated. The concierge lounge breakfast and cocktail offerings didn't blow me away, but I have no real complaints about what was available. Regardless, all of the staff in the lounge were top notch. My biggest complaint, however, is with housekeeping. They took up to 30 minutes to deliver extra towels, didn't always clear/replace dirty glasses, and even failed to clean my room one day (the front desk promptly addressed my concerns when I brought these issues to their attention and offered me free breakfast in the hotel restaurant). The hotel's location to Universal is ideal: Universal Studios and Citywalk are a 5-10 minute walk in one direction, and the Universal City subway stop is a 5-10 minute walk in the other direction; all of the sites along Hollywood Boulevard are 1 stop away. There is a parking lot adjacent to the hotel if you have a car, but traffic in the vicinity is very heavy, especially in the evening. Overall, the hotel rendered a nice stay with a perfect location to many of the tourist sites around L.A. If you plan on spending a lot of time in/around Universal or any of the surrounding studios, this is a good family or business hotel. However, if you're looking for nightlife, stay in West Hollywood.