Ramada Plaza West Hollywood Hotel: Not my idea of the good life
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By Bunsch on February 2, 2007
The Ritz, it ain't
by Bunsch
I can't recommend the Ramada Plaza. It's possible that things look better on the second or third floors, but the fourth floor might as well have been made from cardboard given the amount of sound transmitted through the walls. I heard the couple on one side until the wee hours, and someone on the other got up at six o'clock and immediately turned on the television. Not delightful. Although the weather was mild, I had to keep the air conditioner on to drown out the noise from Santa Monica Boulevard. The housekeeping staff removed all washcloths after the first day of my stay and didn't return any until the third day, despite a request. No new soap was ever provided. The swimming pool was inexplicably closed during most of my stay. Internet access is available...for fifty cents per minute! Oh, and it doesn't have an airport shuttle. Expect to pay $50 for a cab from LAX.
It had a Trader's Joe on one side and a whole bunch of bistros surrounding it. The room looked down on a gym and early one morning I looked out to see women in aerobic suits going in and coming out.
Theme: Hotel
Directions: Not far from the Theatre District. In between the 101 and the 405.
