Hotel MDR Marina del Rey- a DoubleTree by Hilton

Okey, this is going to be a long one :) Overall comment is that we were extremely satisfied with our stay - the rooms were clean, the staff beyond friendly, polite and professional, the breakfast absolutely fantastic! The pool area small, but enough - clean and nice. When we first booked the hotel I was looking for something to spend the last days in Los Angeles near the beach, just relaxing and doing basically nothing, maybe just walk on the Venice beach and Santa Monica Beach. I was looking around and in Santa Monica the prices were ridiculous for the rooms that you get. So I looked further and found this little gem, a bit further away, but hey, we are a family, not young party-hippies :) So we reserved it, but a little while later saw people saying that it's not great area, nothing to do or see there. So, this is kind of true - if you are looking for sightseeing, then this is NOT the area for you. Yes, Venice beach is close, but it is not walking distance close. You still have to take Uber or taxi. And for everything else, if you don't rent a car. Personally, I think renting a car and paying for parking in the hotel and in the city would have been cheaper in the long run, compared to taking Uber. But to the point - rooms are really clean and nice (they do charge extra if you need room to be cleaned during the stay, which is perfectly good!), staff is beyond friendly, the hotel looks elegant and cozy at the same time and the breakfast is just amazing!! We loved our stay here. Yes, a bit pricy, but well, everything is more expensive in USA.. So in general, we have stayed in many hotels, hostels, motels from 5* to 1* and we were very happy with what we got. :) Oh yes, besides the shopping center just around the corner with cinema!! ;), there is another one with Crumbl cookies a bit further in Marina del Rey with a beautiful park, fantastic Grocery store and artisan chocolate shop. Thank you, it was an awesome stay! :)

The room was great, we liked the bathroom and shower. The hotel location was perfectly situated for travel to and from our planned destinations. Plenty of nearby parking. The adjacent shopping centers were great. We enjoyed Barbianca restaurant and bar. The room services were impressive, we saw personnel working all day it seems. It's a great family atmosphere, we saw a lot of kids enjoying the pool, ping pong table, games, etc. It was a great all-around facility.

The room was clean and had all the amenities for our short stay in LA. Location is close to Venice, Santa Monica, shopping centers, LAX and all major highways to explore more of LA. Starbucks coffe and the warm cookies are always a plus when staying at a double tree!! Bonus was including a towel for our baby, which was great as most hotels typically always forget. Would stay here again. The pros definitely outway the little cons!

Heating was good, except a little noisy when kicking on. Beds were good. Coffee machine worked well. Lighting and plugins were good. Room was quiet. TV had a good picture. Overall a nice room.

Friendly staff. Front desk team was wonderful! The lobby is pretty. Pool area looks great. It was too cold to go in.