Hollywood Inn Express LAX

I was first turned off because I thought I had reserved a room at a «Holiday Inn Express», and was pleasantly surprised. Although the room was good: two double beds, fridge, and satellite tv. I was a bit mifed that I couldn’t take a bath instead of a shower. The parking is semi covered. Staff was friendly and helpful. What I really liked about the hotel was that it was easy and quick to get to the airport and to USC. I would have killed for bagels in the free breakfast. but I guess that’s not a California thing.

would never try again. Booked with Hotwire, then arrived to check in and the host refused to give us a room saying Hotwire didn’t actually book us. Two people behind us also had the same «problem». We called Hotwire, they called the hotel and were repeatedly hung up on. Luckily the Hotwire rep. got more frustrated than we were and gave us a new hotel with no extra charge (which they told me they weren’t even allowed to do.) Glad we didn’t have to stay in that filthy neighborhood and be treated like garbage!

New to Los Angeles and therefore did not know much about the motel or the area — but I trusted the reviews. Although it was pretty clean and staff were nice — it was extremely loud throughout the night with people constantly coming and going. Loud music and people stomping around in heels in the rooms above us. Luckily we were only here for one night but don’t stay here if you’re looking for a relaxing time because you probably won’t ever get any sleep.

I didn’t have much to go off when I elected to stay here but it turned out to be an okay stay. The room was spacious, had a fridge, and seemed to be newly renovated. The bed was decent but the bedding a little sketch as usually the case when you stay at a motel/​hotel. Staff were friendly enough but I didn’t interact with them all that much.
Parking: free parking with seemingly just enough spaces for inhabitants. Seemed safe enough, my car didn’t sustain any injuries or break-​ins.
Location: the locations is nice! Just down the street were plenty of dining options if you don’t have a ride. But if you do, just down the road the other direction is a huge target and a bunch of other stores. Was 20 minutes away from USC & UCLA where I needed to be. And most importantly, about 7 minutes to Roscoe’s Chicken & Waffles (a must) and the famous Randy’s donuts.
Would stay here again :)

We just checked in and the man who seems to be the owner or manager was amazing.
He was so polite and attentive. His customer service skills were excellent.
The Outside looks deceiving but once in the rooms, it’s a different thing. The rooms are clean and actually really nice. They look remodeled.
Really spacious as well.
So far so good.
The staff is wonderful so far as well.
For a one night and for our tourist selves this was worth the price compared to paying hundreds at other places we won’t enjoy.
I do recommend.

No no no no NO! Please don’t stay here. Walked into the room to be pleasantly surprised, just redone and looking good. then laid on the bed. Awful bed. One pillow super heavy and the other super light. Pillows were definitely not comfortable. You can tell they had been used for YEARS. Blankets look like they are from a 1980s motel. If you’re going to renovate the rooms, you need to replaced EVERYTHING. Sirens all night long (not the hotels fault) a man and a woman screaming at each other all night long outside. It literally scared me. I did not sleep at all here. I woke up from the small amount of sleep I did get in the worst pain. I could barely move from my back hurting so bad. These beds have got to go. How can you own a hotel with beds that are worse then I could find sitting on the side of the road? Blankets needs to be updated so people feel safe using them (pretty sure we have all seen that Dateline episode exposing hotels under a black light, don’t do it here, you’ll find something) the only good things I can say are, the room was just redone so it looks good… but looks are decieving. If you read this and end up staying here, don’t say I didn’t warn you… and I hope I am the first person you think about in the morning thinking, «I should have listened to Lindsay…» Yes… you should have.

We just checked in and the man who seems to be the owner or manager was amazing.
He was so polite and attentive. His customer service skills were excellent.
Outside is deceiving because one in the rooms, it’s a different thing/​m. The rooms are clean and actually really nice. They look remodeled.
Really spacious as well.
So far so good.
The staff is wonderful so far as well.
For a one night and for out tourist selves this was worth the price compared to paying hundreds at other places we won’t enjoy.
I do recommend.

I don’t know why people write reviews to make owner or business look bad. The price was great. The hotel is clean. Wifi works. Parking is easy. No Crackheads or prostitutes hanging out. Free breakfast from eggos to cereal. I recommend this hotel in Inglewood

Not a pleasant stay. The hotel room itself was okay, wouldn’t have expected much from a motel that cheap, but the construction going on is way too loud even at 11pm. There was tons of yelling at night that seemed to be coming from the office.
Beds are crappy spring beds that make noise no matter what. Whole place smelled like a mix of chlorine and cigarettes.
Wouldn’t really suggest it to anyone unless you have no choice.

This is no Hilton, but the value for price is great! I was shocked that this place was nice. We needed a place to stay when we got in from a late LAX flight… but didn’t have a lot of cash to spend (spent it all on the vacation). The room was around 60 dollars for a night, since we called at 830pm for that night.
The location: as with all the hotels in inglewood it’s not a great neighborhood. But it’s about a mile away from LAX. The parking is inclosed so it’s somewhat protected. Construction sights are around so they are updating the place.
The staff: polite, professional and accommodating!
The rooms: very newly renovated!
–I slept very well
–large spacious rooms,
–smelt great,
–large comfortable king size bed,
–mini fridge
— flat screen tv
–direct tv, tons of channels!
Free breakfast: ego waffles, Cereal, toast coffee and juice. I would have liked to see fruit.
Free wifi, but slow.
I would stay here again!

I’ve given the Hollywood express in a 5 star review because of the excellent customer service by the staff the cleanliness of the rooms the security guard patrolling the parking lot! I stayed at most of the hotels in this area being I’m from the local area I’ve never stayed here it’s the only hotel in this area with DIRECTV plasma screens freshly remodeled rooms and courteous people out the front desk, if you are from out of town I would suggest running your room at the Hollywood express Inn because if you don’t know Inglewood, Inglewood can be quite dangerous at night so if you’re here from out of town I suggest this hotel

My room was nice for the price and the service was great! Very nice people. The breakfast was lacking but overall satisfactory

I suppose the bitch behind the counter mistook me for a bum! The first thing out her racist face to me was there rooms were expensive! Like i couldnt pay for my room i will be fililng a complaint!

Good people at reception, but property is in such a horrible condition that makes me wanna puke!

Run run roaches crawling on me in bed nasty not worth the money no sleep slept in car not comfortable

I went to try and get a room from these people, there were hardly no cars in the parking structure, they denied me a room, the guy looked me up and down and said they didn’t have any rooms, they should have never switched owners, these new owners are assholes

If I could do no stars I would. We paid 1k for 3 rooms and this place is crappy, nasty dirty carpets and stinks. This place sucks. There are homeless everywhere and only one worker. It need big time improvement and the carpet needs to be completely changed out! I will never ever come here again! Please don’t book here! Its filthy

Great for the price! They are renovating the rooms and I believe we stayed in one of the new rooms, but it was still one of the cheapest hotels in the LA area we found. It’s obviously not a 5 star hotel, but it’s clean, comfortable, and I felt perfectly safe staying there, which is all I really need in a hotel.
The room we stayed in did not have wall-​to-​wall carpeting, which is preferable I think (wall-​to-​wall carpeting is gross for a number of reasons– tile floor is much easier to keep clean). We had a king bed, which was perfectly comfortable. My boyfriend even lifted the mattress to do a bug check and didn’t see anything (and no bites). The bathroom and sink were also clean.
The TV is old, but who cares? (Want a new TV, go to a more expensive hotel). The neighborhood is supposedly skeevy, but where the hotel is seemed fine to me. Even if it was, the way they have the parking and rooms set up, it creates an extra layer of protection so I don’t think you have much to worry about there. The breakfast is defrosted Eggo waffles and Fruit Loops. You’ll need a car if you want to go to most places of general interest in LA. (If you haven’t been, LA it’s even bigger than you think it is). Supposedly they have a shuttle to LAX if you request in advance — I did not use this so no comment on that.
So my five star review is not because it’s a 5 star hotel, but it was cheap, clean, comfortable enough, friendly enough, and I did not get robbed. All you need in a hotel. I’ve been in a lot of cheap hotels, and this one exceeded my expectations.

Stay of you must. But I’d only stay briefly and only if on short notice. Reminded me of one those hotels you’d go to to do the nasty with that person from the corner. Bathroom door was hard to open and parking was lousy thankfully we had my nissan cube versus the truck. But still tight for a cube.
There’s better choices but plan accordingly

If I could give this hotel a MINUS 5 stars I would. It shouldn’t even be considered a hotel, it’s more like a roach motel and rat trap!
We had no choice but to stay one night. Didn’t even take a shower the next morning cause I was afraid something would crawl out of the mold surrounding the tub.
The bed was hard, the pillows were flat, the bedding was old and stained and the carpet was disgusting, but you get what you pay for. I booked at the Radisson and we left this hell hole post haste!

Very old facility. Not as close to the airport as it gives the impression on the web sight. Room was fair. It’s definitely not in the best part of town. Noisy room. Will stay somewhere else next time.

Haiku hotel review:
Deceitful phone calls /​/​
Stray hairs and dirty carpets /​/​
My bare feet won’t touch
This hotel advertises Ethernet, and I was told over the phone that each room had a wired connection when I called to double check. This ended up being false, and the same woman who assured me about the Ethernet on the phone told me to my face that «the Ethernet is disconnected now. Everyone wants wifi these days.» First of all, I didn’t realize they were mutually exclusive. Second, thanks for scamming me.
The hotel internet, wether it be the wifi or through my attempt to connect to their Ethernet, INSTALLED MALWARE on my laptop in the form of a «Wireless Hotspot Firewall» software.
Internet issues aside, there were long black hairs on my bathroom floor when I arrived. The carpet was full of dirt stains that would not be difficult to remove, implying that they aren’t cleaned very thoroughly or very often. The furniture looks like it was all acquired at various garage sales over the years, which isn’t necessarily bad, but my 600lb TV stand in front of the bed left me with a 1ft wide walkway to get to the bathroom through.
The bed looked clean enough, but after seeing the bathroom, I wasn’t very comfortable sleeping in it. The parking appears to be well guarded, which is a plus in this area. The wifi speed wasn’t so low as to be non-​functioning (7mbps), but it is compromised by malware.
Overall, there are better hotels around in the same price range. People on the phone are not truthful concerning hotel amenities/​services.

Even though they’re remodeling. …nothing can fix the awful customer service. Common decency and respect is just not present for guest. The area is not the best… elements of skid row, gangs, and prostitution outside the front door and really all around. Oddly enough that element was nicer than management.
It could have been a bad day but I won’t be back to find out. Don’t need that type of treatment from anyone on any day.

Since I had only planned to be in SoCal for two nights and because I was maintaining my expenses, I opted for a hotel/​motel at a good rate, good customer service, and cleanliness. Well, this place got 2 out of 3 right.
Let’s start with the good points:
The man at the front desk was extremely kind and helpful during check in. He gladly pointed out where I would grab my complimentary breakfast, and supplied me with the WiFi code, should I want to use my laptop for internet access.
The complimentary breakfast was superb. I mean, it’s not exactly what I would consider food that’s served at a 5-​star hotel, but you won’t hear me complaining. I eat Eggo waffles at home, so I can appreciate the fact that they have that as one of the options for breakfast.
The WiFi within the premises is by far better than the server at my own apartment. Looking back, I should’ve streamed videos on YouTube just to see how well the server worked. Oh, well. Maybe next time.
Okay, here are the bad points:
I read reviews from people about the motel being in a bad location. During my stay, I didn’t see any unusual activity. The only thing that I found really unusual is that there were a couple of fellows who decided to talk loudly come around 1 – 2 am. If the conversation resulted in arguing, eventually leading to a physical confrontation, I would’ve complained… but it didn’t. It was just two guys who were a little too enthusiastic in the early hours of the morning. *laughs*
Although it’s nice to have modern conveniences such as the free WiFi service and Direct TV in the comfort of one’s own room, the carpet was just downright… dirty, and this isn’t a simple case of pulling out the vacuum cleaner, or a carpet shampooer. No, no, no. From the looks of it, the carpet probably dates back to the 1980s. The room that I stayed in needs a new carpet. Fortunately, I didn’t need to beware of things (insects or bugs) that go bump in the night, but if that carpet isn’t replaced, it’s definitely an open invitation for little critters to crawl in, and hide. :(
The toilet in my room wouldn’t flush properly. Having lived in old housing growing up, one of the tricks I learned is that it takes at least two or three flushes to get the darn thing to work… or so I thought. Fortunately, I didn’t cause a flood in the room by doing that, but the toilet ended up looking even muckier than ever. Yuck! :p
The motel/​room is a combination of some things that are old, and some things new:
THE OLD: The carpet, the box TV as opposed to a flat panel, and the Do Not Disturb signs that date back to circa 1985.
THE NEW: The WiFi service, the DirectTV, and the «tap» card key, as opposed to one that slides through.
In conclusion, the Hollywood Inn LAX loses points on cleanliness and noise level… from a certain point of view, but earned high points for customer service. I do think this place can be promising with a little refurbishing. Otherwise, the place is… meh.