Got the Delfinia and am NOT happy. Am stuck there and wish I had never gone to Priceline. Now I have to pay parking, no microwave, fridge, free parking, etc.
NEVER AGAIN. Wish I could go back to the Holiday Inn Express in Marina del Rey. This hotel is in a lousy area of Santa Monica. This will definitely ruin the first 4 days of our trip. Do not use Priceline people. You don%26#39;t know what you%26#39;ll be getting into and they will not refund your credit card.
Donna
Priceline
Hi, Donna
I%26#39;m not sure why you are upset about the Delfina. It%26#39;s 5 blocks from the beach, and 6 blocks to the 3rd Street Promenade, Besides, the hotel offers free shuttle service to these (and other) Santa Monica attractions.
The hotel has a complimentary 24-hour fitness center and heated pool. Their website says that the rooms have coffee makers, irons, ironing boards and hairdryers Plus, refrigerators are available. (Call ahead and ask about one).
Regarding parking, if you don%26#39;t want to pay for the valet parking, park in one of the Santa Monica municipal lots. The closest lot that offers 24-hour service is structure #5 on the corner of 4th Street %26amp; Broadway -- adjacent to the 3rd Street Promenade. Between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m., the first 2 hours you park in the lot is free; after that, it%26#39;s $1 for each 30 minutes (with a maximum daily charge of $7). If you%26#39;re driving around L.A. for most of the day and park in the structure after 6 pm, there is a $3 flat rate for the evening.
The Delfina is a very nice hotel. You%26#39;ll enjoy it!! (And, it%26#39;s MUCH, MUCH, MUCH better than the Travelodge on Pico -- yuck! and much better located than the Holiday Inn Express (which is in an ugly part of Venice)).
Trust me: You did good!!
ENJOY YOUR VACATION!
(and don%26#39;t forget to bring us some pizza from Chicago).
Priceline
HSJ, I%26#39;m upset because I read the reviews on both hotels after getting stuck on Priceline. The Holiday Inn has great reviews and the Delfina doesn%26#39;t. Bottom line, I want out of the Priceline deal and can%26#39;t. The reviews are what counts when looking for a hotel. I%26#39;m miserable about this.
Donna
priceline is very clear about this policy...i%26#39;m not sure why you%26#39;re blaming them.
Holiday Inn in the Marina is about 30 minutes outside of LA, especially in the summer - you would be much more miserable sitting in traffic for hours everyday. It%26#39;s in a terrible neighborhood, extremely noisy, and the rooms are, in a word, ugly.
Delfina has just been refurbished - it%26#39;s a $350/night hotel. It%26#39;s close to all the sights, just blocks from the beach, and has every amenity.
Believe me, we know how miserable you would have been at the Holiday Inn and Travelodge. Unless you%26#39;re miserable in more luxurious hotels -
Apparently I have no choice except to make lemonade out of the lemons. I don%26#39;t like the no free fridge/micro and the $22 a night to park is out of my budget. But, no sense ruining the trip. Check out the reviews on this hotel and the small rooms and so-called views. At least I can smoke on the balcony, IF they give me one and hopefully it won%26#39;t be as noisy as the reviews say it is.
It kind of blows my mind that you%26#39;re complaining about this hotel, given your other two options - you booked the Travelodge on Pico at Centinela first, then the Holiday Inn Express on Washington and Lincoln - and you say that you have to make lemons out of lemonade!!! I can tell you, the noise would be far worse at either of your other two hotel options, you would be in terrible neighborhoods, stuck in traffic constantly, and overall miserable.
I was just looking at the Delfina from the Jury Duty room at the SM court today (you can see it) and was thinking what a good job they did restoring it, and what a great location it is. I mean, you%26#39;re at the beach! Oh, and any school noise that might be in those reviews - school won%26#39;t be in session when you%26#39;re there. Also, you%26#39;ll find plenty of free parking in the neighborhood, just read signs carefully.
Okay, back after reading the rooms - you singled out ONE complaint about noise, from 6 very recent reviews, all of which said they were very happy and would go back. All said it was a luxury hotel, along the lines of a W, and even say the pool is fantastic.
The one complaint about street noise (you%26#39;re other two choices would have been far worse), got their parking comped.
Okay, I%26#39;m better now. Chill everyone, I am. I called the hotel directly to ask what kind of room I booked and they told me that thru Priceline there is no guarantee of type of room. So I upgraded to the club level for $40 a night more and got a top floor, (no noise), and breakfast and hors durvs (sp) LOL. OK? I%26#39;m fine with it now, sorry to put everyone through such grief!!! Guess I got a bit obsessive. Have a final exam and final clinicals this week and to top it off, my ex got fired 2 weeks ago, which means $900 a month less in the bank. Have been a bit on the edge lately.
Thanks to everyone for not yelling at me!!!
Donna
P.S. I got a balcony too and he said they send up fridge%26#39;s at no cost.
DK
Ok, Donna. Just post the room number and we%26#39;ll all come over for a drink.
LOL!
Have a great time.
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