The Claremont Hotel is an ideal stop for anyone looking for an affordable hotel option in Westwood. It is extremely close to UCLA campus and is near the various things going on in Westood Village.

I stayed here for a few days in spring 2011 while visiting UCLA and checking out the area. Is it luxury? No. However, it is affordable and isn't a complete dump like many other budget hotels can be.

The fantastic price comes with extremely basic rooms. They're certainly homey in that "Mom's decorations from the 1950s" sort of way and aren't 1970s/80s ugly. The biggest downfall are the mattresses which could definitely use some replacement (at least in my room). However, everything is kept clean and tidy.

The only bathroom amenity is soap kept in a dispenser in the shower so be prepared with your own amenities if you want something more than bathroom hand soap. Towels and face cloths are taken care of by housekeeping.

There are some nice areas to sit in the hotel's "living room" (for lack of a better word) and coffee room. However, if it's nice outside there's really no reason to stay in the hotel.

I didn't bother with the wifi so I have no idea how the connection is. The same goes for parking as I had no car.

The end story is that if you're looking for somewhere clean and reasonably comfy to crash for a few nights while at UCLA this is a great option.

This no-frills hotel has quiet rooms and is conveniently located to UCLA and Westwood's shops and restaurants. The furniture is old and in somewhat poor condition, but adequate. The staff members at the front desk are pleasant. This hotel provides basic accommodations for the budget traveler. If you are looking for in-room TV, in-room internet, free shampoo, or the other extras typically found in American hotels, however, you need to go elsewhere. Although the hotel does not offer food, it does have a refrigerator for guests to store food (for example, groceries from the nearby Trader Joe's).

My window in my first-floor room was just a few inches above ground, and the screen was torn. If you want to leave your window open during the day, a room above the first floor would be safer. On the other hand, my room on the first floor got (weak) internet, whereas occupants in most of the hotel must go to the first-floor lounge to access the internet.

I might stay here again, but I would probably spend a little extra to try the nicer hotel next door to this one. It is in the same quiet location but with (supposedly) nicer accommodations.

I chose the Claremont Hotel because it was one block from the Hammer Museum and the UCLA campus where I was attending an exhibition and several lectures. A bus stop for Getty Center was nearby as was the UCLA Bruin shuttle. The price was affordable. It was a comfortable functional room with real wooden furniture. Push button soap was available in the bathrrom and shower. I brought my own cosmetics, so it was not a problem that shampoo and conditioner were not provided. TV and wi-fi were available in the large homey living room. Good coffee for free and a vending machine for sodas was in the kitchen. Fresh towels daily and room made up. There was no parking on site but parking was available for a fee nearby.

poor standing but OK for one night - the owner was very nice and helpful but do not expect something greatest at such price.
Anyway, the neighborhood is cool