Good location, friendly hotel, great breakfast.
Stayed 4 nights May 2012. Clean room, two double beds, bathroom bit small, shower over bath with shower curtain. Small closet, small fridge & flat screen TV. Microwave in lobby only. Medium size pool, not heated, so can be a bit chilly. They also have fitness room, free internet pc & printer in the breakfast room. Free breakfast – this was the best breakfast we had for this price range of hotels. English muffins, sausage, egg & cheese, delicious variety of doughnuts (similar to what we know as Krispy Kreme), white bread, bananas, oranges, apples, coffee, tea, hot chocolate, apple & orange juice, yogurt, butter, jam, waffle maker (plain & chocolate), some Danishes, oatmeal, cereal. Water dispenser was empty the whole 4 days we were there. They only have 3 tables but we always managed to get a table or share one with other guests.
Maintenance man aka the breakfast man was very friendly, same as Ansur on reception. Easy walk to Hollywood Bld each day. Ansur was also able to organise a private shuttle to take us to LAX for $55 (they were on time & we did not have to share with other passengers – it was great!). We also left a camera charger in Las Vegas which got posted to this hotel & it was there in reception when we checked in which was great!
Must recommend Pho Citi Vietnamese Restaurant across the road. Open 24 hours – cheap & very tasty. Do not eat at Hoys Wok – worst food we’ve every had! Ordered the Singapore noodles – it was soggy (suppose to be dry), Salt & Pepper Pork, came out uncooked, no flavour, sent it back, they threw it back in the deep fryer & fried the hell out of it, it was dry & where was the salt & pepper on it to begin with, Chicken Wings came out with no flavour. Also tried Thai Foon – was okay, wouldn’t go back. 
There’s a Ross store across the road from the hotel, also convenience store & lots of food options. Ralph’s supermarket down the road, everything is within walking distance including IHOP, Inn & Out Burger, El Pollo Loco.
The Metro station is on Hollywood Bld $1.50 each way per adult. We took the Metro to Universal studios. The studio tour was excellent – must recommend especially the King Kong 3D experience.
The Tourist Information Centre near Hard Rock Café on Hollywood Bld gave us printed instructions on how to get to Citadel Outlet by Metro & then bus – took over an hour to get there but worth it and also allows you to see other areas of LA. All day metro/bus pass is $5 per adult.
There’s also a good grocery store called Fresh & Easy on the walk of fame (underneath CVS). Better prices there, they have prepared foods, a microwave you can heat it in & tables & chairs outside you can eat the food on. Also everything else you find in a supermarket, fresh fruit, veges, etc. See their review on YELP.
Must recommend seeing the city via tour bus. There appears to two major tour companies Starline & LA city tours. We went with LA City Tours. Hotel offered us $5 off per adult but we were able to get $10 off per person from the tour company itself on Hollywood Bld. All day tour $69 adults & $49 for kids. Get to see the Beaches (Venice beach was gross, couldn’t wait to get out of there, drove past Santa Monica Beach & Marina Del Rey, stopped Downtown LA at Olvera St, stopped at Hollywood Bowl &Sign, drove through Beverly Hills, stopped on Rodeo Drive, stopped at Walk of Fame and saw Movie Stars Homes.
We happened to be there when they had the premiere of What to Expect When You’re Expecting, at Grauman’s Theatre and some of the walk of fame was blocked off. It was a highlight for us as we saw Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Mario Lopez & Rodrigo Santoro as well as other stars which we do not know their names at the top of our head.