Holiday Inn Express Hollywood Walk of Fame by IHG

Good location

What a fantastic stay at Holiday Inn Express & Suites Hollywood Walk of Fame! We were made to feel like a home away from home! Especially the service of Marieta & Veronica, I have stayed in a lot of hotels in my time and have never had service this good. They are kind, caring and always looking after my 3 children. The breakfast is delicious, pool is great for the kids and rooms are very clean and modern!

We have stayed here before, but it has been a while and the property has been renovated between our stays. Everything looks new and nice. I am Diamond level with IHG One Rewards for context and do stay frequently at various Holiday Inn Express locations.

This particular location does have valet only parking. I am not a fan of valet parking, but it is a tight parking garage and it is Hollywood, so it goes with the territory. The valet attendant was great although I did not get his name. He was there both evening and the next morning.

The room was comfortable and quiet (we were in the back building). It was everything you expect from a Holiday Inn Express. Some things that are peculiar to this particular property: It feels a bit like the Winchester house as you wander through. There are two buildings and the hotel is built on the side of a hill. So to get to the back building, you take an elevator from the lobby up to floor five, then walk through hallways making two right turns along the way to another elevator which accesses floors 4 through 7. Along the way you look down and the pool which is in the center of the building with rooms and hallways all around. You can access floor 4 from the back building elevator which is where the breakfast room and pool are located. I'm assuming when the breakfast room is closed, you cannot walk all the way through floor 4 to both buildings. It is a little complicated. You run into other confused guests trying to find their way.

The breakfast was great. There have been many reviews about the staff, and we had Marieta and Elsie. They are both pleasant and personable and keep everything stocked and fresh. It is one of the best run breakfast rooms I have experienced for the brand. The food choices are the brand standards, nothing extra.

Another new development since our last stay was the amenity fee. They don't call it that, they call it a "Service Fee" and it seems to be a percentage of the room rate. There is no indication as to what it is for, no explanation whatsoever anywhere in the booking process. If you go into the details of other fees, it simply states a percentage and the words "Service Fee". This is the first time I have seen this on any IHG hotel where they did not specify it as Amenity Fee, Destination Fee, etc. and list what it included (generally garbage, but at least an effort is made). But the most interesting part is that I was staying on a points night, so free to me. BUT, it is still subject to the mystery Service Fee. I didn't bother to ask how they compute it on a free room since the percentage varies, but based on the math it appears to have been computed on the lowest standard rate for the room. Overall, this is simply a price increase without calling it that. The other hotels nearby do not have a service or amenity fee so far.

Overall, I would stay here again if the price was right as the stay itself was pleasant. But do not forget to calculate the Service Fee in your overall cost when making booking decisions.

Ubicación muy buena.

The property is central and the age shows, but it works all works out.

The staff is mostly friendly, the valet guys are great (Jose & JoseGuillermo) and the breakfast ladies are amazing!

The place is OK, nothing special, except ..

Nothing about this place gives me the feel "I want to come again", except the breakfast ladies. Marieta & Veronica make a great team and they run a tight breakfast show

It's a common breakfast but you get such personalized attention. They are tireless in ensuring every guest, and I mean every single one of them gets personalized attention. Families with kids, bigger parties waiting to be seated, ensuring tables are clean, coffee needs a creamer, you need a sauce or anything, they just want to stay on top. This is probably one reason I would come back to this place. The hospitality by the breakfast ladies!

Great Location. Comfortable Beds and Big rooms! The breakfast was good and kudos to the friendly staff namely Marieta and Veronica! Will definitely be back when we are in LA.

Clean and inviting. Restocked with fresh and delicious food. And POG juice! So yummy!

Fantastic 3-night stay in June!
Perfect hotel with an unbeatable location. We had breakfast daily, and Marieta in the breakfast room was a standout—the hotel is very lucky to have such an amazing staff member! Our bedroom was also huge and fabulous. 10/10!

Stayed two nights. Ideal location for the hollywood bowl, extremely convenient and quite comfortable.

Pros: Much more updated than many other older California motels. Very clean. Big rooms, quite comfortable. Good beds, slept well and bedding was really good with many pillows. Breakfast was reasonable compared to most motels/hotels of this standard, on the better side. They did have soymilk, which was appreciated and cooked oatmeal as well with walnuts, raisins, etc The staff here are the high point, very helpful and motivated to make sure you're happy. Excellent experience with the team from the front desk to the ladies who run the breakfast room. Great location, easily walkable to the concert.

Cons: I guess its just California event pricing but $300+ US for a renovated motel is not great value, but I understand it is relative. Parking fee is irritating but I understand and it was easy to get the car when we needed it. Older renovated motel issues: AC is noisy which is not great, although did cool fantastically, which was appreciated since it was hot when we were there. Bathroom got hot after showers and didn't exhaust. Finally, the breakfast service was fantastic, but the ladies walked around handing out tripadvisor cards soliciting reviews. They earned it but I don't like that practice as it distorts objectivity. Surprising for an IHG hotel.

We stayed here for four nights in June.
Fantastic location, perfect hotel, had breakfast every morning, Marieta and Veronica were amazing in the breakfast room. The hotel , as I am sure it knows, are very lucky to have them.
Fabulous big bedroom, lovely swimming pool, I wish every hotel was like this one!

First, I want to say that the staff here is very kind and welcoming, from the front desk and check in, to housekeeping, and especially the ladies in the breakfast room. I know that it’s not a full service restaurant but Marieta, Veronica, and Elsie were there every day, smiling, offering to fill water bottles, clear plates, keep the food stocked, and help us find seats. They really made the stay here enjoyable.
The rooms are clean and well-stocked. We stayed here 4 nights and whenever we needed anything, it just took a quick call to get it.
The location is just a couple of blocks off Hollywood Bl and the Walk of Fame. It’s a short walk to get there. It’s also within walking distance of the Hollywood Bowl.
Overall a great stay and I would definitely recommend this property and would stay here again.

Very clean hotel with an easy check-in. Breakfast was really good with a great variety of options. I especially wanted to take the time to recognize the wonderful service from MARIETA and VERÓNICA, the breakfast staff. They both went above and beyond — so sweet, attentive, and helpful. They had a baby high chair available, which made our mornings so much easier with our little one. They kept clearing the table, asked several times if we needed anything else, and always made us feel welcome. Traveling with a baby can be challenging, but thanks to them breakfast was the most relaxing part of our day. They were amazing!!