Universal Studios Close-Up in Studio City

Perfect stay at Universal studio

Haixin (Bay area)
Review submitted: January 1, 2013   Date of arrival: December 21, 2012

The listing description is accurate. House is clean and close to everything, lots of restaurants and Trader Joe's nearby. Parking is under the building, very secure.

Rada introduced us the house upon our arriving . And the house has everything we need.

Driving to Universal studio is just 5 minutes. During night it was a bit noisy, but we were ok with that. If you like the busy night life, this is a perfect place to stay.

We will definitely recommend this to friends and go back.

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Great location

frenchie (san jose)
Review submitted: December 30, 2012   Date of arrival: December 26, 2012

The house is big and clean. The location is amazing. The house is 2 miles away from universal studio, 3 miles form Hollywood boulevard. Groceries stores, restaurants walking distance.
Ed and his wife were great, always polite and a phone away if you need them.
Neighborhood is very quiet.
Wonderful place, will definitively come back and recommend that place to my friends.

Recommended for: adventure seekers, families with young children, families with teenagers, girls getaway, sight seeing, tourists without a car, romantic getaway

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Great time! Wonderfully convenient!

CindyH (Orlando, FL)
Review submitted: November 5, 2012   Date of arrival: October 30, 2012

We arrived at the condo around 3pm and Rada was there to meet us and show us all the operating details. The apartment is as described, except the white futon shown in one of the living room pictures is no longer there. Our party of 7 adults was able to sleep comfortably there, but I think the double sleeper sofa in the second bedroom would be a stretch for two larger adults—especially if two people didn’t want to sleep together! My mom (80) preferred to stay on the couch downstairs to minimize her “stair time”, since the two bedrooms are upstairs, and was perfectly comfortable there. She was looking for some washcloths, so if this is something you need, you should bring your own. There was a washer and dryer and although I bought some laundry soap, we ended up not needing it, but it was sure nice to have in case we had. A real bonus to this rental are the two secure parking places in the lower floor. We did have 2 cars and there was not a lot of available street parking nearby, so it came in very handy, especially given the loading and unloading of luggage. Our whole group utilized the wi-fi connection—so great to have that available to us.

The location is excellent, both for walking to shops, going to restaurants (went to a lovely restaurant two blocks away called Firefly—can’t recommend it enough), and getting around LA/ Hollywood/Burbank area. We went to Griffith Park and Hollywood—using the Metro Red Line to get to Pantages Theater near Hollywood & Vine. It’s an easy drive down Ventura to Lankershim to park in the Metro lot, then a quick ride to Hollywood ($3-round trip). We also took a hop-on, hop-off bus from that spot to see the sites, which was great for my mom who couldn’t do all that walking AND we weren’t bothered by the street vendors. Easy drive (in non rush-hour traffic) from LAX—about 30 minutes. I would certainly come here again. The area felt safe and the convenience makes it well worth it.

Thanks!

Cindy H.

Recommended for: age 55+, families with young children, families with teenagers, girls getaway, tourists without a car, romantic getaway

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