The hotel reseption was very helpful and there was always someone about to help or give advice. Free internet use downstairs by reseption - there was only two pc's but they where always avalible to use. The hotel was mainly for people on busness so it was quite and nice (no children running around - if fact i dont think i saw any children in the whole week we was there)! The pool was big and there was hardly ever anyone around it - this was a bonus for us as our friends where staying at a hotel in stanta monica with no pool, so we all spent somedays around our pool - the hotel staff where fine with this. The spa was fantasic and again hardly anyone ever used it! The room was big, tidy, clean and comfortable. The bed was to die for - i had some of my best nights sleep ever in that bed. The bar was small but nice - we never ate in the hotel so i cant comment on the food. They did have a small shop by respetion, but this was very small. We hired a car and parking was free - limited spaces but there is allocated spaces in the mutie story car park opisit, just a stones throw away. The hotel was pretty much in a rubbish location - it cost us $50 to get a taxi back from santa monica one night - although i think it would have been cheaper from hurmosa beach (which was ace for drinking and eating out). The is not bars and only one restrant near by the hotel so if you are looking to chill out and have a feww drinks in the evening this is impossible with out driving. We found that after doing so much in they day we were too tired to go out in the evening anyway (but then we knew we were going to las Vagas the following week so we would be drinking every night). The is a few take away places round the corrner from doubletree this is about 20min walk.
Car is needed if you stay hear - dont expect all of you to be drinking in the evening someone will need to drive.
Shashing hotel for the price we paid - if the location was better or i was going for busness i would defo go back to this hotel!!
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