I checked in around 12:30 on a Saturday with no problem. My room (for $104 on hotels.com) was spacious, not quite a suite, but bigger than a typical standard room. It had a mini-refrigerator, microwave, & coffeemaker. Small dining table w/ 4 chairs, and also a small writing desk. For $10 deposit you can check out a cat 5 cable to connect to the cable modem in the room. Mine didn't work, so I took my laptop downstairs and sat on the front patio to connect to their wireless. (You need a username & password, which you can get at the front desk.)

The location is perfect. A quick walk to UCLA, and there's a Peet's a block away on Westwood Blvd.

It was a hot, sticky weekend and I greatly appreciated the quiet A/C unit. I slept quite well with the A/C on and the drapes closed.

There were a couple of glitches: maid forgot to leave coffee in the room when she made up the room Sunday night (but I easily got a couple of coffee filter packets from the front desk). The in-room high speed internet didn't work for me; but wireless was no problem.

Front desk staff was friendly and helpful.

In sum: this is a very good value for the available amenities & location. If you are a picky person, you should find someplace for $200 a night where they can cater to you. For tolerant, independent people, the Royal Palace is a comfortable and affordable place to stay in West LA.

This hotel was okay, but I would never stay at it again. The room I ended up with was tiny and had no balcony or refrigerator. It was also dark and depressing. The bathroom was also way too small, and the bed was the most uncomfortable thing I've ever slept on. The only positive about the hotel is it's location.

The rooms have been described in detail by other correspondants, though the room I had was huge, fit for a family and of good value.

The breakfasts I would have to say were disappointing and the staff almost morose and without much of any personality. One of the nightstaff was actually a little strange.

Apart from that, the hotel was good value, the neighbourhood is fantastic with lots of movie theatres and a whole range of eating options. I would stay in that part of town again, and this hotel again if i had to.

We wanted reasonably priced accommodation near UCLA and that's what we got. The hotel is fairly basic. We had the "deluxe" suite at the far end of the corridor on the ground floor. It was a large room with queen sofa bed (it looked uncomfortable but our 7 and 8 year old slept well on it). There was a kitchenette - ie. fridge, coffee maker, microwave - no utensils. There was also a TV in the room plus a chair and table set, with a rather large walled terrace outside. There was also a separate bedroom with king bed and its own TV. The bathroom had a hair dryer and a bath. It was a clean suite, a little dark but very basic. But we weren't in the room except to sleep, so it suited us just fine. It was a 5 minute walk to the hub of Westwood village - movie theatres, cafes, drugstores etc and a 10 minute easy walk to UCLA. There was a continental breakfast included in the price of the room (breads, bagels, coffee, juice, cheerios, cornflakes and pastries), so that makes it easy rather than finding somewhere for breakfast. It was $129 a night, so it was great value for what it offered. It is not luxurious at all but you get what you pay for. Also, if you don't want to go into downtown LA (we were coming from San Jose), it is in the northern part of LA - easy to get to.