I was so glad when I found out I could cross the street to a 24/7 McDonald's (came in handy) as well as to a huge 24/7 grocery store across the street, which meant we didn't have to lug drinks for a mile to fill up our room refrigerator. I wasn't used to the city sounds, however, that is all over Hollywood and when we closed our windows it cut most of it out. The staff was very friendly and the maids were protective of our belongings when cleaning the room, which was nice. We only had to walk a couple of minutes from our room and we were already at the Metro subway train station which was great for Hollywood and downtown and Universal Studios quick access. Our room was shockingly large, decorated nicely, and very clean. The flat screen TV had a zillion HD channels... very nice indeed! The bathroom looked brand new and there were also wooden shutters to further block out light and sound of the city, which was nice for daytime naps. As I said, I like this place and will stay again. Highly recommended and economical (great value to dollar ratio, so to speak in me and my friends' opinion).