Hi visited Los Angeles again last year,September 12th stayed again at Crowne Plaza due to the fact as staying previously at Crowne Plaza am now familar with the area,so decided to stay again at the same hotel.Have to admit l think it is very very expensive staying there but it is a good hotel,so am planning to go back to Los Angeles next year 2013 with my children and as l am so used to the area we are planning to stay there again! They are friendly and do their best to assist you with anything that you may need help with so yes l do have to admit it is worth the money!!

I stayed at the Crowne Plaza at Beverly Hills for 5 days at the end of January 2012. It was my first time traveling anywhere, ever and I was by myself. When the staff member at the front desk heard this, he upgraded me to a king executive room on the top floor with compliementary breakfast everyday I was there! I think his name was Denis, he was so friendly and very helpful, an asset to the hotel.
The room itself was pretty good, the bed and pillows were great, very comfortable. The only minor downside was the occupied adjoining room, I could hear them and I'm sure they could hear me. No big bother though as they weren't very noisy anyway. Bathroom was standard. Great big screen tv's.
Concierge was very helpful and friendly, booked a hop on/hop off tour through Darryl which was great.
Hotel seems to be full of aussie's which is good as I had people to talk to.
Overall I would definitely recommend this hotel to anyone! It couldn't have been a better experience!
Overall would definitely recommend this hotel to everyone!

If you're an international traveller, this hotel is not for you. All the feautures such as shopping centres, downtown, the beach, hollywood boulevard, are around 15-20 mins drive to get to. I can't imagine how much time it would take by bus or how much in cab fare and time lost it would take to get to Santa Monica Beach to Hollywood Boulevard.

If you are an American tourist, I found this spot to be central to any of the locations above.

Pros:

The reception/concierge were friendly. They fedExd me my Hugo Boss suit I left behind (to Australia at my cost) however I lost my brand new Gucci ring there. :-(

My view, room 624 was of the car park. Not pretty.

They had smoking rooms.

Bus stop in front of hotel and I always saw a taxi on standby.

Citibank building and atm next door.

Dry cleaner/Self
Laundry shop about 2 blocks away.

Cons:

Valet parking attendant sometimes goes MIA.

Room & decor was very outdated. Not reflective on the price per night.

Room service closed early. Not open all night.

Not much variety of restaurants within walking distance close by.

Overall a bit of a let down. Pretty average room and a very long walk to anywhere. Rodeo Drive approximately 45min walk at normal speed. Non of other attractions nearer than a cab ride away. Infact it was cheaper to hire a car for the day to get to universal studio's. No way could anyone walk to Hollywood Boulevard or Sunset Strip. My advice is get an hotel nearer the top end of town.