My wife and I were looking for a hotel in L.A. that we would remember.

Wow, this hotel does it. It was incredibly cool and modern. The rooms were also modern and cool.

I did find the rooms very small and expensive but the views of L.A. were phenomenal.

The location right on Hollywood Boulevard really is amazing. You have access one minute from the hotel to the Hollywood of Fame, Chinese Theater and Kodak Theater.

I only stayed 3 days but i really enjoyed the hotel overall. The staff was good.

The beds were phenomenal. I hadn't slept so well in years.

If you don't mind paying the price I would whole heartedly recommend the Hollywood Renaissance to anyone. Really an experience.

I hope this helps you make your decision.

We stayed at the Renaissance Hollywood as a part of our Honeymoon July 16-19.
It´s a very large and modern hotel,the room was quite large, nice and clean.
It´s location right next to the Hollywood and Highland shopping center and Manns chinese theater makes it very convinient for a short trip such as ours.

Staff was friendly and helpful, nothing more, nothing less.

Liked the hotel, hated the area it was in, as soon as we stepped out of the hotel and away from the H&H center we felt like we´d ended up in a slum area.

Renaissance Hollywood is a great spot as a base to do all your Hollywood/Los Angeles sightseeing. Stayed here for 6 nites in early July right over the 4th of July holiday with my brother as were in town to visit family and do the whole tourist thing. Asked for a room with the view of the Hollywood sign and was given a wonderful high floor room overlooking the Hollywood Hills and sign. Room was clean and comfortable but our bathroom had no fan (my only complaint of the room).

We choose to self park in the underground parking garage which is attached to the hotel and paid $10 to park overnite. U can reach the hotel by taking the garage elevator to the 3rd floor and briefly walking through the outdoor mall to the hotel entrance on the same level. The costs of going in and out during the day were anywhere from the $2 to $4 dollars but we never paid more than $10 so its cheaper than $29 valet charge.

We ate breakfast several times at the hotel restaurant Twist and loved the menu - tried both the breakfast buffets and menu entrees and they are worth the price. Its also the same menu for room service from the restaurant so if you looking for something low budget there is Mel's Diner and IHOP within walking distance. Tried some of the restaurants in the adjacent Mall and found them to be very good. Especially The Grill (massive steaks) and Trastevere (upscale Italian). Went to both in shorts and polo shirts and saw people in t-shirts/shorts so although they appear upscale you can go casual and don't feel out of place. It's a Mall after all !

The hotel is within driving minutes of Universal and Burbank. (Burbank Airport is closer than LAX to the hotel so think about it if u can get a flight there from your hometown). West Hollywood is just minutes away down Sunset Blvd. and has lots of trendy bars, clubs and restaurants. WH is where the nightlife scene is - there is not much going on in Hollywood at nite.

Santa Monica/Malibu beaches are about 30 minutes driving from the hotel and easy to reach. Beverly Hills is also easy to get too and about 20-25 minutes from the hotel. Tried Starline Tours for the movie stars homes tour and happened to catch Dr. Phil pulling into his driveway. Yes it was that Dr. Phil and he did wave back to all of us on the tour bus, lol

For any movie buffs considering doing studio tours the best are Universal, Warner Brothers or Sony/Columbia Pictures. The guides we had were first class and knew the industry and studio lots well. We got to see many sound stages and sets. Paramount Studios was okay but way too historical and really were on a golf cart the whole time.

I would stay here again but if you want a Southen California beach vacation go to Santa Monica or Malibu !

My husband and I stayed here for one Friday night. He was booked a room here for part of a group booking for a work event. His work event was over at Hollywood and Vine and this was pretty close. For the last several years, his company would always book the Holiday Inn because their work event would be on a Thursday night and rooms would be around $150. But this year, the event fell on a Friday night and so the room rates were pretty close at the Holiday Inn so the event manager decided to book the Renaissance instead. I am glad they did as don't really care for staying at the Holiday Inn and chains like that.

We arrived Friday early afternoon and valeted the car. I believe the rates for valet is around $20-25. Check in was fairly easy. In the entrance there's a lounge and little coffee bar. We got to our room quickly and since were were used to staying at the Holiday Inn, the Renaissance was a great relief. We had a view of the city and we could also see the pool. The room was nice, clean and modern. The bathroom stocks Lather products which are great. I know its handy when the products are good quality and smell nice.

We were a bit hungry and I needed a pair of shoes for the event so we walked over to the behemoth Hollywood and Highland entertainment, dining and shopping complex. We had a Japanese cream puff at Beard Papa (awesome). There's tons of your typical shops in there. There's a movie theatre as well as a bunch of restaurants, Starbucks and a bowling alley.

We only stayed a night and were out for most of our stay so I can't really talk about service, etc at the hotel. It was pretty good for our short stay. My husband used the pool in the morning while I went to Runyon Canyon for a hike with friends. The pool looked great and I wished that I had tried it. There were cabanas and a bar in the pool area so I am sure it can get quite lively.

I definitely would stay again. There's obviously tons of great hotels in the LA area but if you want to be close to things like Hollywood, Universal Studios, etc. This is probably a good choice.

Oh the only thing that was a surprise was the tv was not a flat screen. It might matter to some, it definitely matters to my husband. Haha.