Florence Vianzon

Review of Residence Inn Beverly Hills

This Residence Inn is a little older and the build...

This Residence Inn is a little older and the building is a little dated, but the rooms have been refreshed. I like that the rooms are modernized with furnishings, but their small and the kitchen in the studios is a little corner where you have very little counter space to work on. It seems like they cram everything that you need in the 4 cabinets, but that means if you bring or buy spices, you're taking up a lot of counter real estate. I felt like I only had about 4 sq ft to work with.

The employees are super nice and professional and this property is located really close to Rodeo Drive.

Another issue I had with this property is the parking garage. Between certain hours, you're supposed to park tandem. I'm not sure how exactly that works when the hotel is full and you're a guest. Most people parked between the 2 spaces and left it at that. You can only access the hotel from the garage on the top level of the hotel, but most of the spaces on the top level are handicap and compact car spaces so you're more than likely going to need to park on a lower garage level. The issue with this is if you have a lot of stuff, you have to climb stairs to the top level of the garage to enter the hotel or go all the way down to the lobby and use the elevator.

I'm not sure how to re-vamp the parking garage, but it's really impractical if the hotel gets busy.