My first stay at this hotel was in March 2011, my husband and I stayed here Jan. 1, 2012-Jan. 3, 2012. My original review still rings true. This hotel is my favorite place to stay in the South Bay area. The staff here is extremely helpful and professional, the rooms are clean and the location is great. Easy walk to the beach and many restaurants. Even though the hotel is on PCH (a busy highway), traffic noise has never been an issue in the rooms I have stayed. Just to compare, in July 2011, I stayed at the Quality Inn because it was a few dollars cheaper and even though that hotel is just fine, I decided to return to Holiday Inn because I feel it is a more comfortable place and the free breakfast is OUTSTANDING compared to other hotels that only serve "continental."

We needed a hotel for two days while our house was being fumigated. We chose Holiday Inn Express because of the free parking and proximity to our house. The hotel is on a busy street (Pacific Coast Highway) so we requested a quiet room on the third floor facing the parking lot. The room and bathroom were modern and large with a microwave and refrigerator. The bedding and furniture was spotless. We had a king room which had a large chair and ottoman with a reading light where I spent several hours reading and watching TV during the day.

The front desk staff (Cesar, in particular) was welcoming, friendly and helpful.

The breakfast was in a very nice room with a television. There was a good selection of food (pancakes, eggs, sausage, oatmeal, cereal, cinammon rolls, yogurt, breads, etc.) and the server kept the tables clean.

For a real ocean view (for a tourist visit), you'd have to pay a lot more money to stay on the beach. While this hotel does have distant ocean views, it is not a resort hotel where you will spend time on a balcony. For a budget tourist hotel, it will work well because you are close to the beaches and you'll spend most of your time outside rather than looking out the window.

I would definitely recommend this hotel for family or business travelers..

This was my wife's second stay and my first at this location. It is your basic HI Express done right. Rooms were clean, everything worked and the lamps were actually strong enough to read by. Bathrooms were clean, housekeeping did a great job. Very friendly and professional front desk staff. The breakfast was well prepared for what it was with enough healthy choices to offset the standard bacon/sausage and scrambled eggs. About four blocks (downhill) to the beach, and the hotel is right on the border with Redondo Beach. We now have family in the area so we will definitely be back.

I been staying in this hotel for work related trips a week every month for the past two years; the hotel is very clean the staff is very friendly and helpful. The breakfast service is very good and you are very close to all types of restaurants. If you are in the area and like sushi I will strongly recommend to try "OKIDOKI Sushi" is only three blocs away from the hotel and you can walk there.
I am planing to keep using this hotel for my future travel to the LA area.