Hollywood Stars Inn

Liked: Clean room and secure parking Disliked: No microwave. Mattress very firm but overall very good experience

Not a good experience. Liked: The bathroom was apparently just cleaned with a lot of bleach and not ventilated enough, that caused me to suffer respiratory consequences for a week after, since I breathe that bleach all night, even with the air condition on and the bathroom’s door closed!! Disliked: The owner’s attitude. He had many rooms empty and even though I arrived very late on the evening of the previous night, he did not allowed me to overstay until my family arrived to pick me up and told me I have to empty the room at 12:00 noon. I left my suitcase, had to walk around the neighborhood and came back by 3:00 PM, when my family was able to pick me up. The female in the office was very nice and cooperative.

The best thing was the location on Sunset Boulevard, three blocks from the Hollywood/Western subway station, across the street from a bus stop, right next to a Walgreens, and diagonally across from a Target. Not an upscale area, but it's OK. By bus or subway, you're not far from the main sights of Hollywood. The room was quite big, had a long shelf / bench under the TV convenient for putting your things, plus a fridge and table with two chairs. The bed was fine, the bathroom was OK. There was hot water available next to the reception. There's no breakfast offered, so we went every morning by bus to a Denny's further west on Sunset with excellent, good-value breakfasts.

Liked: None Disliked: My deposit was not refunded. Had to go through my bank. Be aware of paying cash.

Liked: Location. The room is also bigger than comparable spaces. Disliked: Shower water pressure is low