Friendly staff, quiet rooms, plenty of space in the room, nice view of the pool area which is a great feature complete with palm trees, easy access to and from the freeways and eating establishments. It is also close to many attractions that individuals or families travel to see. The complimentary breakfast was excellent including the ability to make your own waffles.

We have stayed at Mission Hills Inn (now renamed Valley Inn) several times and been very pleased with it. While it is an older property (and some things are a bit dated), the overall value is quite good. Rooms are most spacious (with a decent balcony including chairs) and if you ask for one facing the pool, the view out the room is also quite good. This also avoids the traffic noise from the street. There is a lovely, and very large pool that families will greatly enjoy. Being close to 6 Flags doesn't hurt and this would be a good base of operations. If you avoid the early AM rush, the drive down 405 to Santa Monica and UCLA/Brentwood) is a breeze. There is a new owner/management team and they are most helpful and gracious (Yvette in particular but she is not the only one). The breakfast includes waffles, cereal, muffins, etc. and is more than adequate. If you are a regular, you can most likely get a break on their prices.

We stayed for about a week, staff seemed friendly at the time, and I can remember the receptionist very well, his name was Fred, always a smile on his face and greets you well. this all seems fine, all I can say is that we got the insurance money back for the two Ipods, just think about it for a minute as i left my bag locked behind the reception untill we left for the airport.

Making things short: cheap hotel, regular rooms (old, smelly -old furniture- but seemed clean), not trustworthy clerks (altered the price the second time we asked). Complimentary breakfast (nothing from another planet and lacked of fresh fruits) and internet connection (that wasn't bad).

In general, you can easily find better hotels at the same distance from downtown...so just stay in case of emergency :) (ok, ok...it's not SO bad).