I booked 2 nights here before a cruise from San Pedro. I wasn't sure what to expect but I was pleasantly surprised by the nice lobby, comfortable rooms, lovely views and convenient location. I arrived around lunchtime after my flight from EWR and while I had issues with prearranged transportation (NOT through the hotel) I grabbed at cab at LAX-it (kind of annoying but that's another story) and got here pretty quickly, maybe 20 minutes or so and I think that the fare was maybe $30 or so. I over tipped the driver and the total of $40-50 is floating around in my mind. I know that the shuttle would have been about $65 and I'd booked it solely because they could pick up at the baggage claim doors but I digress. The hotel has a nice bar and restaurant, as well as room service which you can have delivered to the bar when there's no actual ”restaurant” service per se. There's also a great M Club for breakfast, and light evening snacks. It's accessible almost 24 hours (it may actually be open 24/7 but I think it closes at midnight). I'd originally been assigned a marina view room but the associate who checked me in suggested that the Santa Monica/Mountain view was nicer. While I'd have preferred the marina side, it DID get dark quickly and I'm not sure I would have seen much. The room was very comfortable and nicely decorated in a somewhat seaside theme. (Somewhat, lol.) Comfy bed, large desk, plenty of outlets, giant TV and a comfy chaise lounge. The bathroom was spacious with nice toiletries. The room also had a Keurig and a mini fridge. The area appeared safe and I did walk to the Cheesecake Factory at night for dessert. However, I noticed a number of questionable characters in the area when I walked across the street the other way in broad daylight to get some lunch. Just keep your wits about you. I had lunch in the bar, yummy pork sliders and a couple of great, albeit pricey, even by NYC standards, cocktails. Gary the bartender does make some tasty drinks though so no complaints. The M Club had a nice selection for breakfast and ”dinner” and I was happy to be able to fuel myself in the morning and have a quick snack at night. As this is, at the very least, a Marriott managed hotel, the staff was super friendly and really tried their best to make everyone happy. The only (small) issue was getting a gift card applied. Please do NOT tell me ”your system is different.” It's not, and we both know that. If you do NOT know how to apply a gift card, then please be honest and say, I'm sorry, I don't know how to to this but I'll get my colleague to assist me. Other than that, which was resolved instantly when I gently suggested that the associate needed to apply the gift card or get someone to help do it, I didn't have any problems with my stay. All in all, I'd stay here again if I was cruising or wanted to be near the airport but not TOO close to the airport. I was able to get Ubers to a grocery store and to the pier in the mo
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