Crowne Plaza (LAX)
Jan 30, 2016, 7:33 pm
#62
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Crowne Plaza (LAX)
Ok, thanks you two. I've got a 6:45a flight out of there next week and just wanted to make sure shuttles were frequent. What do yo think, Be at the hotel shuttle pickup by 4:30-5:00?
May 19, 2016, 9:55 am
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May 19, 2016, 2:21 pm
#65
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May 20, 2016, 10:44 am
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The Crowne Plaza doesn't use the shared shuttle bus program (every 15 minutes) that many of the Century Boulevard hotels use because they share shuttles with a parking structure next door at the Airport Center office building. Those shuttles run every 10-15 minutes.
May 20, 2016, 1:12 pm
#67
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They run a continuous shuttle of their own every 15 - 20 minutes or so; they used to share it with another nearby hotel, but not any longer.
One thing I did want to mention about this property, which I've learned to my misfortune this morning, is that they are targeted by union organizers many days at 7 a.m. with bullhorns and loud chanting for an hour.
One thing I did want to mention about this property, which I've learned to my misfortune this morning, is that they are targeted by union organizers many days at 7 a.m. with bullhorns and loud chanting for an hour.
May 21, 2016, 10:07 am
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So I did end up staying here this weekend and so fare like it MUCH better than the Hilton where I have always stayed in the past. Very modern, friendly staff and great benefits even on award stay. Definitely a new favorite place to stay at LAX.
May 21, 2016, 11:13 am
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Tony, the lounge guy, is amazing. When I was there this week, a patron asked him if there were a microwave available, to which he responded that he didn't have one in the lounge. He ended up taking her stuff all the way downstairs to the kitchen, heating it up himself, and bringing it back, so that she could have it with her drinks. He seemed almost hurt that I declined another drink when he came through at last call.
May 22, 2016, 10:36 am
#70
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Did you get Club access? Free drinks?
May 22, 2016, 10:47 am
#71
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It's free soft drinks. Tony might be a great guy, but the lounge is nothing to write home about. I never even bother with it unless I want a Coke or something. The food quality is very poor and I'd rather eat in the airport lounge or on the plane assuming I'm in a premium cabin.
May 22, 2016, 12:36 pm
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I was just there. Free beer and wine, granted it's "bottom shelf" offerings (Bud, etc.). The hot dish the night I was there with chicken tenders in barbecue sauce; there were also chips and salsa, cheese and crackers, and vegetables with ranch dressing on the side.
Breakfast the next day was some sort of open-face McMuffin as the hot item, along with cold cereal, oatmeal and muffins/ pastries/ toast. There may have been some sort of fresh fruit, which I didn't notice.
Breakfast the next day was some sort of open-face McMuffin as the hot item, along with cold cereal, oatmeal and muffins/ pastries/ toast. There may have been some sort of fresh fruit, which I didn't notice.
May 23, 2016, 1:52 pm
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I'm a fan of the Hilton simply because of the great runway views. I'm flying back through LAX in a few months and was thinking of booking here to burn some points. How do the runway views compare?
May 23, 2016, 2:55 pm
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All those tall hotels on Century have good runway views on the upper floors. The best is a Jacuzzi suite at the Westin because you have those great views out in the open air.
May 24, 2016, 8:16 am
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