Welcome to party central !
We were booked into this hotel as part of a conference. Having arrived after a long haul flight on a Saturday night it was disappointing to have a room overlooking the pool where a party with DJ, carried on into the wee small hours .... 3am I think. Same thing next afternoon where the pool was dominated by a privately sponsored party and even though we were guests we failed to get servedat the bar and were asked to leave the sofa area probably because were not a blond size 4.
Good points...the staff were friendly and the food in either you room or any of the hotel restaurants was excellent. Across the road is a big CVS pharmacy and a Fresh and Easy store if you want to buy some fresh food. Also being on Hollywood Blvd means lots of activity. As for restaurants try the shopping mall next to the Chinese theate. 
Hotel public area is full of giant leather Chesterfields and very airy.
Bad points - this is a big tourist area so be ready for wall to wall people. The hotel uses a lot of brown paint to keep it's old style theme and cover the grubby bits. Air conn the rooms is effective but exceptionally noisy. The mattresses are too small for the bed frames (even reception nodded sagely when I mentioned this) so bring your shin pads. Lots of bruises sustained.
When you arrive a rather sordid orange light is left on in your bathroom. There is a White light option on the adjacent switch.