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Holiday Inn Express Los Angeles - Universal City - Cahuenga

2.5 of 5
3241 Cahuenga Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90068
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Holiday Inn Express Los Angeles - Universal City - Cahuenga
Ranked #92 of 293 hotels in Los Angeles
3.5 of 5 stars 116 Reviews
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Sun Lakes
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 May 2012 NEW
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The location was within 1/2 mile walking of Universal Studios...great since parking is $15!! While the rooms were quite good...the clientele and surrounding area were quite iffy. Hesitant to walk the neighborhood at night. The beds were exceedingly hard. The breakfast buffet was excellent.

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-RPHotelOwner, Owner at Holiday Inn Express Los Angeles - Universal City - Cahuenga, responded to this review
28 May 2012

Thank you for your comments. Our parking is free and a big advantage over other hotels in our area. We will look into your mattress. Thank you again and have a nice day. More

manila
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4 reviews 4 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2012

Stayed at this Holiday Inn for our visit to Universal Studios. It had the best location being only 1/2 a mile from the park and 15 minutes to Hollywood. Called the hotel's 800 number and booked through them but when we got to the hotel, we were given a higher price from what was quoted. The manager though was nice... More

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-RPHotelOwner, Owner at Holiday Inn Express Los Angeles - Universal City - Cahuenga, responded to this review
23 May 2012

Thank you for your kind comments. We will share with our staff. We look forward to seeing you again! More

sacramento
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25 reviews 25 reviews
Reviews in 14 cities Reviews in 14 cities
34 helpful votes 34 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 April 2012
3
people found this review helpful

We made our reservations months ago. We arrived after the 3:00pm check-in and were offered a smoking room. I have never booked a smoking room in my life! We were given the option to smell the room and it was horrible. We were offered a second room that was non-smoking, but smaller for our family. We were going to settle... More

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-RPHotelOwner, Owner at Holiday Inn Express Los Angeles - Universal City - Cahuenga, responded to this review
19 April 2012

I am sorry about your stay. As owner of the hotel, I myself was upset reading your review, because we never want to ruin a guests trip. After speaking with my staff, they told me you had booked a smoking room on your reservation. The front desk tried to switch your room to a non smoking room. The room you... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 March 2012
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This was a Spring Break Trip for me, wife and kiddos age 8 and 5. We stayed Sun-Wed in mid March. The main purpose was a quick trip to visit USH. All of us really love it there and is much cheaper than Legoland or Disney. The hotel is very quaint. It is tucked up under the hillside in Hollywood.... More

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-RPHotelOwner, Owner at Holiday Inn Express Los Angeles - Universal City - Cahuenga, responded to this review
19 April 2012

We thank you for your review. We do not offer a shuttle, but are a short 10 minute walk to the base of the Studios. They have a shuttle that comes to the base of Universal Studios and takes you up. Maybe this is the Shuttle you read about. Thank you again about your nice comments. More

Perth, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 March 2012

Hotel number 2 on our West Coast trip! Another great Holiday Inn Express in my opinion. Very warmly welcomed by Jun on the front desk, very polite, welcomed as a priority member, & upgraded to a Junior suite, he even called our room after 10 minutes to make sure everything was fine for us, really appreciated. The room was great,... More

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Litchfield Park
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 March 2012

We stayed here on spring break. My wife and our two children. We got a family suite. The rooms were clean and big. They also had a very nice breakfast the next morning. The staff was very pleasant and helpful. I would certainly stay here again! The location was convenient to the attractions we were going to.

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Ireland
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 March 2012

We stayed here back in Feb after a round the world trip. This seemed like a great base for the 3 days we were there see some of LA. Hotels room was nice,clean and big. They also provided a room service menu which was very reasonable. The Universal City shuttle bus was a great bonus as well. Staff were friendly... More

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San Jose, California
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 February 2012
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people found this review helpful

We read some reviews before booking so we knew what to expect but all in all for the price it wasn't bad. The restaurant at the hotel was pretty good there was a shuttle to and from universal studios which took us maybe 10 min to get there. The hotel was close to a grocery store and a rite aid... More

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Raleigh
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 February 2012
2
people found this review helpful

The rooms are much nicer than the Holiday Inn Express Hollywood Walk of Fame, which is just down the street. I had to log into the internet, using the hotel's access info every 3 minutes...literally...so I finally gave up. I had asked the front desk about the internet problems twice and both times, they said they would check on it... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 January 2012
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people found this review helpful

This is the place to be. We were very pleased with our stay at Holiday Inn Express. All the Staff we came in contact with, were all pleasant and helpful. The Hotel location was right off the freeway ramp. The location to Universal Studios & Universal City Walk was great. We had a room reserved for three nights and we... More

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Address: 3241 Cahuenga Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90068
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