i like the LAX hilton; good lounge (although the food can be lacking, as noted above). the torrance hilton is near to LAX with fairly easy 405 access. it's a good mid-range property, but with fairly frequent hhonors points reporting problems (your points are coded and submitted by hand... their computer system is not online with hhonors!)
i like the beverly hills hilton and have always found it in top notch condition, with consisitent hhonors elite recognition and upgrades. if there's a special event at the hotel, like an awards show or a TV taping, you'll see celebrities... but it's impossible to get in or out of the hotel because of all the traffic.
i agree with mister nice about the LAX garden inn: it's a good choice, but i didn't care for the LAX doubletree at all ...
see my mini trip report on garden inn and doubletree:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum95/HTML/000853.html
[This message has been edited by UK Stages (edited 02-07-2001).]