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

If you are looking for an inexpensive place to sleep a few minutes away from Universal Studios and the Hollywood walk of fame - then this is the place for you. Though be warned, it is nothing more than what I described. The management speaks little to no english. The decor is rather tacky, and their idea of, "premium cable" is the local abc, nbc, and cbs affiliates. Oh and forget about the internet -- they wanted to charge me $10 for a single use of their WiFi !!! Needless to say, I told them where they could stick their ten bucks! I hate ending a review on a negative note. To their credit, the restrooms are a good size, VERY clean, and you cannot beat the location. Like I said, if your looking for an inexpensive place to sleep, shower, and shave, the El Patio Inn is the place for you.