Hyatt House LA - University Medical Center

This is a new facility so it is well-presented and clean. Rooms were well-sized and appointed and great to have a kitchen area. It is a different location because there is not too much in the immediate vicinity (one chain restaurant and a coffee shop I think) and there is a quiet university vibe. However we found the place to be incredibly well located to all of LA's awesome attractions with a car and very very safe and good value for money. It is close to motorway access so very easy to get around LA - we got to Santa Monica in 25 minutes on a Sunday, 10 minutes from Dodger Stadium, 20 minutes from Universal Studious, 20 minutes to Hollywood, 10-15 minutes to Downtown. Value for money was really good, a great hotel that provides easy access to everything in LA. The sacrifice is that there are not too many shops etc in walking distance but the reality is that you need a car to get around LA anyway. And it felt very very safe, I'm glad I didn't stay in some of the downtown locations I had also been looking at because I saw some of these on my travels and while the buildings looked fine - what they don't show is the surrounding neighbourhoods - unfortunately there are too many spots in LA with homeless issues.

Justin