Holiday Inn Express West Los Angeles by IHG

Not much going on in this motel. The staff was personable, but scarce. Underground parking was nice to have, but no gates. The motel has lots of homeless in the area so parking two stories underground didn't feel safe as a woman. When taking the garage stairs there was a makeshift mat under the stairs leading to me exiting the stairwell. Fortunately there is a room key operated elevator. The rooms could use updating and the visual security could be better. The nearby sidewalks were being torn up during our stay so walking around would have been difficult. Stayed 3 nights without incident.

The room was clean and comfortable. WiFi worked well. Staff were very nice and helpful. Breakfast was extensive in the there was plenty of variety although the food was good but ordinary. Location was very convenient and the parking garage was excellent - easy to get in and out of and good access to the key streets. However, the location was noisy due to traffic on Santa Monica Blvd.

Safe hotel, safe parking, friendly front desk staff, hotel seems newly updated. Negatives were my room’s entry and bathroom floors were stained and dirty and bathroom mirror damaged. But overall, an OK stay.

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The breakfast was fresh and good. There was a lot around the hotel area though I did not do exploring on foot.