This is the only place to stay if you're visiting Universal City and Hollywood and make sure you get the Executive rooms as the lounge with breakfast and afternoon snacks is great. Everything about this hotel is good - food/room/pool/bar/parking etc.
We ate at the bar on two nights and it was great and very reasonable with excellent service.
Buses to Universal are regular and convenient and we did a hollywood tour by bus from the hotel as well.
This really is 5 star with value for money. Oh except for the phone calls - don't use the room phones as international cell phones are cheaper!!

This is a great hotel if going to Universal and sight seeing in nearby areas. The valet parking is reasonable and just fantastic. The welcoming staff were lovely. There is a shuttle bus to and from Universal City Walk. Our bags took a little longer to follow us up to our room, but that was it. Other than that the staff were friendly and conscientious. Our room was spacious and clean and our bathroom was also spacious. The our door pool looked fab with alot of cabanas, but have to admit I did not use it. Overall a lovely experience I would recommend to anyone.

An excellent hotel especially for visiting universal studios. Great interior to hotel, very nice rooms with very interesting views of LA including lots of mansions on the hills. Attentive staff and excellent breakfast. Nice pool. Takes two minutes to walk to universal and city walk. There's lots of resturants to choose from at city walk. Can't think what its called but we ate at an American steak house type resturant (closest to the hotel when walking to the studios) it was very nice (and cheap of course). Oh and the SImpsons ride was really fantastic at universal!

Great hotel. Perfect location for Universal studios - five minute walk.

Room was huge. Very clean and the bed linen is lovely. Welcome basket of fruit, water, cheese and biscuits was indeed very welcome.

We were on the Executive Floor and the continental breakfast and hor d'oeuvres were a real bonus.

We ate at Cafe Sierra twice during our stay - delicious. We particularly liked the BBQ buffet - very good value for money. There is also a good choice of restaurants at Citywalk.

Other than Universal though there is not a lot within easy walking distance. The Metro station is walking distance but it is down a very steep hill. Unless you are planning on only visiting Universal you really do need a car. The car parking was $17 a day. There were always plenty of parking spaces available.

LA Zoo is well worth a visit - only $12 for adults - bargain.

I would definitely recommend this hotel for anyone visiting Hollywood.