I'm not going to let the shuttle experience ruin what was otherwise a good hotel. It took the shuttle 45 minutes to reach me at baggage claim...And they had no seats left on it! They didn't come back again for another hour! If I'd have known that, I'd have taken a cab!

Once I got there, the room was quite nice, the hotel was beautiful and the check-in people were very friendly and helpful...Better than most other airport Hiltons (read my Hilton Chicago O'Hare post review).

The restaurant was okay. They had a limited menu when I was there, and to this day, I don't know why...It's not like it was a holiday or anything, and it was dinner time (like 7:30PM).

Going back to LAX the next day, I took a cab.

Just say the words "airport hotel" and for most people it probably brings to mind mundane cookie-cutter hotels full of airline crews and weary travels. It's true, in general, and fits the Hilton LAX to a degree.

This is a big hotel. Maybe a bit too big. I parked at the hotel and while others have said the parking signs are confusing, I found clearly marked signs to the Self Park area ... but you have to go down 5-6 levels before reaching the self park area. When you take the elevator to the lobby, you feel oddly out of place if you aren't wearing a uniform from an international airline or if you aren't carrying bags from lands afar (and bags under your eyes from long overseas flights).

I checked in about 10:45pm and was attended to within 3-5 minutes. I was given a room on the 4th floor and found that it was as far away from the elevator as one could get. It isn't what I expected for being Hilton HHonors Gold, but it was late and I figured they ran out of rooms.

My first room (foreshadowing!) was cavernous. With one teeny-weeny window, the rest of the room looked like a basement ... low ceilings and lots of wall. Oddly, at the very end of the bowling alley ... err, room ... was an itsy-bitsy bathroom. But, after having kicked off my shoes and heading to said loo, I found the carpet to be absolutely soaked. "Yikes!" I thought ... and pushed out any thoughts of potential liquid substances that could be on the floor.

I called to explain and was transferred three (1, 2, 3!) times, explaining my story each time. Finally, the third gentleman apologized and said he would move me to the club floor if I would go back to the front desk and get my new key. I did that, but upon reaching the front desk was told that a bellman had just been sent up to my 4th floor room with my new key to take me and my bags to the 12th floor. That's impressive ... but I wish I had been told that in the first place. So, they issued me new keys there and off I went to push button "12" in the elevator.

Upon exiting the elevator on floor 12, I met a bellman. He looked at me, I looked at him. This knowing exchange could mean only one thing: he was the one sent to move me in the first place. We exchanged info and, indeed, it was he. But he had been sent to another room on floor 4, which he told me was occupied by a China Airlines flight crew who knew nothing of moving to floor 12. "A" for effort ... but the devil is always in the details, Hilton.

The room itself, like that of the fourth floor room, was fine. It's a 3-star airport hotel, so my expectations were not overly raised to begin with. The furniture is d-a-t-e-d! The bed is quite comfy looking and modern-ish in a hotel bed-esque sort of way. It was a mismatch to the otherwise plain and cheap other furniture in the room. The bath, too, was dated. Plastic countertops and a cheesy showerhead didn't make, or ruin, my day.

It should be noted that this hotel's lobby is drippy elegant for an airport hotel. Lots o' marble here. Hmmm ... I think they should have put some of that marble in the guest room bathrooms.

Overall, it is what it is. The LAX Hilton isn't anything I'm itching to get back to or anything I would necessarily avoid in the future.

Well, when i arrived via the airport shuttle i walked into the large front entrance/lobby area. The restaurants are on both sides of this area.

I walked up to the front desk via the VIP line and was greeted nicely by the staff.

I was given a room on the 17th floor (Room 1760 to be exact) a large room with a comfortable bed and distant view of Downtown LA.

There happen to be a wedding there that night but there was no problem up on the 17th floor just a little crazy down where the wedding was taking place with all the people and kids running around.

The 16th floor Lounge was nice, good bartender and great view of the airport. They have heavy o'douevrs from 4:30 to 7pm and then are open till 10PM.

In the morning there is a contiental breakfast in the lounge.

Staff was good to the exception of the morning lounge attendant since the night before i had asked to have him call me in the morning and after coming up the next morning and seeing my business card right next to where he was with a big note on it i still wasn't called.

Even after i asked for a copy of my room bill he still didn't seem to notice the business card.

Anyhow, the stay was nice, a little pricey to park your car if you bring it.

The pool was comfortable on the 3rd floor.

Allow 30 minutes to get to LAX terminals because they stop at the Four Points Sheraton as well with the shuttle bus.

We arrived late afternoon and were advised by a friend to book into an airport hotel for the night rather than picking up the hire car and finding a hotel away from the airport. We took his advice and found the Hilton to be very good value for money (room Only) £50 per room per night; booked through Purely America. The free hotel shuttle was easy to find. We booked two rooms and both were very similar, we found the rooms to be clean, in excellent condition and the beds to be very comfortable. As this hotel is near to the airport and just off the main flight path we found it to be very quiet. The swimming pool is outdoor and OK (a little Small). This is not a tourist hotel and as such you will not find any restaurants near by, however, there is a Pizza Hut and a MacDonald’s within a 10 minutes walk or you can eat at the Hotels restaurant. We were pleased with this hotel and would stay their again.