INSTAGRAM FROM THE BALCONY!
We rented this for six days for a family vacation. Could not have been better! It’s a great place in a great location—Hollywood, a couple of blocks from Hollywood Blvd. It’s quiet inside the building and out, but you can walk to the Walk of Fame.
The unit has 2 bedrooms (1 with a king bed, 1 with two queen beds) at opposite ends and 2 bathrooms, as advertised. The double vanity is next to the room with two beds. Plenty of storage. Unit includes a washer and dryer—bring your own W/D soap/fabric softener. Kitchen has dishes and flatware and pots and pans. It is outfitted with a dishwasher (it said bring your own DW detergent, but there was a bottle of it under the sink), microwave, oven and range, toaster and drip coffee maker, and a very nice refrigerator with through-the-door ice. Great internet in the unit, with AppleTV connected to the living room TV. HVAC works well. Room with 2 beds also has a TV, but we did not use it. Bathrooms have soap/shampoo/conditioner. Showers work very well, but take a minute for hot water to get to penthouse.
Open concept central room has round dining table with four chairs, sectional sofa, coffee table and TV table.
Garage is open air, but covered and gated—felt very secure. Easy in and out on quiet street. Gate opens automatically when you approach and closes automatically behind you.
Be prepared: one bath towel and one hand towel per person is provided. No kitchen towels, but fresh paper towels. Two rolls of TP per bathroom. Beds were made with only bottom sheets, but extra (top) sheets are available in the big closet next to room with 2 beds. That closet also contains an iron and ironing board.
From the balcony, you can see the Hollywood sign clearly, without obstruction (in good weather), Griffith Observatory, and Paramount water tower.
For our leisure sight-seeing trip, the location was outstanding! Quick drive to Universal Studios tour. Can walk to Big Bus tour pick up on Hollywood Blvd (about a mile). Food choices are available around the corner and down the street. Ralph’s Grocery Store less than two miles away.
I can’t say enough good about this unit—it was absolutely perfect for our family of four!! If there is any critique (and I’m reaching) we could have used more horizontal surfaces to set things.
Easy communication with proprietors. Easy to check in and check out. If we come back, we will adjust our trip to make sure we can get this unit again!!