The El Patio Inn located in Studio City California is your generic basic motel. Its located about 10 mins driving time from the nearest train station with access to Hollywood and also is about a 10 min drive to Universal Studios where once you arrive there your required to pay to park but the motel says its close by. All and all the room was normal basic with bed and shower and sink and toilet. Nothing special to say about this place except there seemed to be a few people outside during the entire time enjoying some herbal drugs. So if your gonna stay here make sure to bring a breath mint and get ready to walk and walk and walk. But hey there is a 7-eleven down the street so you can visit there to get back to some sense of society.

I actually really liked this place. My boyfriend and I stayed here a few months ago.

This hotel is very small, with one little parking lot and all the rooms surround it. Check in was easy and the woman at the desk was nice.

The rooms are very nice and different than a standard hotel room. They have a 50s charm to them which I love. For the cheap price, the room is large and has a tv, air conditioner, fridge, and microwave. There's also a tv, table and chairs, dresser with a mirror, and a comfy bed. The internet was pretty expensive though, $10 a day.

The location is excellent. It's right on Ventura blvd in Studio City. There's tons of food and shopping and the tv/movie studios are a few minutes away.

My only complaint is about the bathroom. The floor and shower seemed dirty and the shower took forever to warm up, but that wouldn't turn me off from this place. I would definitely stay again.

For only $80 in this area it's an excellent value. If you want luxury you're going to have to pay more.

DO NOT STAY HERE. What a rip-off.
I made a reservation for three night over the phone because the phone rate was $40 LESS than Expedia's.
I secured the first night with my credit card as requested.
When I arrived, they could not find the reservation.
They gave me a room but charged me $12 more than the price I'd been quoted over the phone. The clerk couldn't look me in the eye but told me to talk to the manager the next morning.
He had assured me I had the room for three nights.
The next morning they said they were "full" the next two nights and I had to leave. I was furious.
The manager said I should have paid for the room in advance via credit card for three nights. I said, "Why didn't you tell me that when I made the initial reservation?" She couldn't answer.
The place was shabby anyway - dinky room, hair dryer didn't work, no drinking glass, paper-thin towels, bad lighting, old air conditioning unit up by the ceiling and hard to reach to adjust.
I left. I drove by later and they had the "vacancy" sign out. So much for being "Full."
DO NOT STAY HERE.

Check in 06/07/2008 and checked out the same day. I was told my hummer was not park straight enough. When I went to move the truck the manager Anna locked me out of my room #14. I had to call lapd in order to get back in the room to get my belongings and the still charged me $96.90 for the room on my credit card. Anna the manager has 2 dogs who barked the whole time that I was there and I am fight for a refund. Anna the manager ever refuse to give her last name or forward any calls of mine to there corp. office. Do not stay here unless you want to be scammed! This is the worst experience ever! LSC