5. Beautiful hotel with exceptional service and good amenities, located in downtown LA and not much to do in area- great if you have hired a car but as we were only in town for 2 nights following on from San Francisco and Las Vegas we needed to be nearer the action - if you are doing this kind of trip and wish to see Universal Studios/Hollywood Boulevard /Stars homes and Santa Monica or any off the beaches etc I would advise staying at Santa Monica beach hotels not downtown LA.