Elan Hotel, 8435 BEVERLY BLVD , Los Angeles, CA
We just arrived from Cairo, Egypt May 10, 2008. The hotel is located in Beverly Hills, have access to Hospital, restaurants, Beverly Center Shopping Mall, etc….It is a boutique hotel elegant and peaceful. We preferred to stay there than going out.

We were greeted with a friendly staff, incredible service; we enjoyed the rooms and its fine linen, and amenities, I felt that I am at the Ritz Carlton. The continental breakfast is a lovely spread with fruit, pastries, tea, coffee, milk, muffins, bagels, cheese, newspaper, etc…

Afternoon wine and cheese is extraordinary and wonderful.

The rate we paid is excellent and I would stay there every time I go to Los Angeles. I recommend this hotel highly.
A. Salama

The staff was amazing from check-in to check-out. The renovations are almost complete, and I didn't hear them working on anything during our stay.

The room was decent, kinda small but had everything we needed. Flat-screen tv, fridge, mini-bar, and a comfortable bed. The only problem was the AC didn't work in the room on record-high setting days. The hall-way was really cool and they were apologetic. Apparently they don't control the AC, some outside company does.

Valet was fast, parking $19/day, and they have cheese and wine in the afternoons.

Great hotel for access to the Beverly Center, although I do not get what the big deal is about that place. Even my wife who loves shopping was disappointed. There were 2 floors of shopping and 4 floors of parking.

My daughter and i arrived May 12. At check in they asked if we would mind having seperate rooms as the aircon in our booked twin room was faulty. We were delighted after spending too much time together over previous 2 weeks!
Every staff member was friendly, efficient, thorough and very helpful this was our 15th hotel in 2 months travelling through Europe, Canada and the US. The rooms were immaculate, the location ideal for our needs and the complimentary breakfast and evening drinks in the lounge very welcome.The staff at Elan were a standout. We and our friends will be back.

I stayed at the Elan Hotel this April, on the first floor, right next to the construction area. Until it was daytime during the week, you could not hear ANY noise in the room - it was silent. Even during construction, the rooms were immaculate, the staff was as nice as ever (I have stayed here for the past 6 years), and breakfast was bountiful and fresh. I know that there are homeless people living in other countries in nice areas on the street, so I was surprised to see the negative comments about the homeless people. This exists in "nice areas" in NY, Chicago, New Orleans, and every other major US City.

As for "not worth the money" or "too expensive", I am not sure what discount website you are looking at for the West Hollywood area, but if you can find a wonderful hotel like Elan in West Hollywood for even close to their low rates, PLEASE let me know, as I search every year, and can't find anything close to their prices. The "nice hotel" down the block by the Beverly Center is about 3 times the price of the Elan. I am not aware of a better value in West Hollywood, than the Elan Hotel.

Bob Zelin
Orlando, FL.