TrojanHorse

Its a courtyard nuff said
for a weeknight stay, I highly recommend the Renaissance
for a weekend, it doesn't matter

Hofu

How many nights? Early departure the next day?

goingbananas

I have done this option once. Arrived at 8:00 pm...walked over from Terminal 7....up at 6:00 am...walked back to Terminal 7 and got on an 8:00 am flight.

When I arrived, they had a little happy hour going in the lobby, offered a limited food menu as well. If you are just there overnight to sleep and maybe grab a few snacks, this is a good option for you.

Hofu

If you want a good & fast breakfast walk over to Embassy Suites & tip the cook well........

SkiAdcock

It helps when you're asking for input if you could provide a bit more info - ie, do you have a budget, what's your arrival/departure time, is an exec lounge important, is it a weekday or weekend, etc? Makes it easier to provide more accurate input when details are provided.

Cheers.

rwethereyet850

The Renaissance worked well for me...take the rental car bus across the street to get from/to LAX (quicker than hotel shuttle)

Global_Hi_Flyer

LAX Ren is renovating. New paint/wallpaper in halls, slightly revised lobby, new bathrooms. I like it, though the blue wallpaper in the 11th floor elevator lobby is almost "psycho" at first glance.

The new bathrooms are nice - new counter, sink, faucets, paint. Gone are the towel racks, replaced by "cubbies" under the sink counter.

In the lobby, the old concierge desk is gone, the concierge position is at the left end of the check-in counter.

^ on the renos.

twa777

That's great to hear! I've been pretty happy with the property the few times I've stayed there, thought the floors above the lobby did seem rather dated and not quite up to to what I'd expect from a Renaissance property.

PHLGovFlyer

Good news for one of my favorite properties for business trips.

I always thought that the sinks and faucets left a lot to be desired so happy to hear the bathrooms are being re-done.

goingbananas

Thanks for the heads up....I will stay at the Marriott-LAX next week until they are done.

Orange County Commuter

OK this is entirely UNSCIENTIFIC... but IMHO the shuttle to and from the Ren is better then the one to and from the Marriott so I have transferred there I know the airport runs both of them, but the Marriott always took me 20 to 30 minutes and so far the Ren is averaging more like 10 minutes of waiting to catch.

SkiAdcock

Thanks for the heads up re: Ren renovations. I normally stay at the Ren (and a dif FTer is tonight), but I managed to get a better rate at the Marriott. Since I'm checking in at night & have to be on the 4:45am shuttle, I opted to go for less expensive rate.

Cheers.

R&R

The Ren was converted from another chain.
The Marriott got pretty expensive, but the recession/depression must have lowered their prices.
THe lounge at the Ren was one of the best until the last renovation some years ago.
Breakfast was still good, but evening offerings were more like appetizers.
Don't have any idea what is being offered most recently.
Can't understand how it can operate without some elevator service?
Watching the planes land from the Northwest facing rooms is good for a look or two. The A380 were not flying when I last stayed there.

SkiAdcock

That sounded like a glitch - not a 24/7/365 situation.

Cheers.

SkiAdcock

Had a 1-night stay on 3/31 at LAX Marriott. Arrived at 8:30pm; departed 5:15am.

Was surprised at how busy check-in was at 8:30pm. 2 flight crews plus quite a few people in the elite line, so I actually went to the non-elite line to check in.

They asked what I wanted for arrival gift - said I'd probably take food offerings this time. One of the staff made a crack about how some weren't any great shakes, but I said I was a bit hungry, so cheese/crackers/wine should be ok.

Turns out the cheese was 1/2 round of brie (not even a full one) slapped onto a plate. Sealed box of Carr's crackers, & 1/2 bottle of Meridien Merlot. Let's just say no effort was spent on presentation. Strangly enough, it actually came w/ a red wine glass vs. some generic one. I figured given the lack of presentation it would be a tiny generic glass.

Room originally assigned was on exec level, but I said hey, any chance you have a junior suite available? I'm only here one night. Normally I don't care, especially on such a short trip, but asked just for the heck of it. So she switched room to a junior suite. But it wasn't like they provided it w/o asking.

The shuttle was there when I exited the hotel entrance. It made one stop at the Courtyard LAX (not Ren), so not sure if they've got 2 routes: Marriott/CY/LAX and Marriott/Ren/LAX.

Cheers.