Canoga Hotel

This is a basic hotel and nothing more.
Positive — Friendly staff, quick check in, parking feels safe, close to business area, comfortable bed, good size room
Negative — light shade blind closed, but the thicker blind was fixed (too short and lacked the rail) to close all the way. This allows the morning light to fall in (my window faced east). Also, I had to turn off all the interior light since anyone walking by can see inside the room. The TV didn’t work so no news to watch in the morning. No gym and the continental breakfast bar doesn’t open until 7. Lastly, probably not the best neighborhood in the area.
Overall — basic ‘motel’ (not a Hotel) for a night of rest. Relatively inexpensive, but the area dictates the price.

I’m sad to see so many poor reviews… we had the opposite experience and were really happy with our stay. Because of the recent fire in our neighborhood, we had to book a hotel at the last minute, late at night, and this hotel had a room available. Neil, the very kind man working at the front desk, took us to look at rooms before we even booked a room. Both of the rooms he took us too seemed just fine, so we picked the one that had most recently been updated. It had everything we needed, was very clean and comfortable, and my sons and I enjoyed the little adventure. It helped that Little Caesar’s Pizza was right around the corner too. The only thing I wasn’t terribly happy with, was that the bathroom didn’t have a door… just a shower curtain. It made for an uncomfortable experience trying to shower with two teenaged sons in the hotel with me. Bathroom doors should be a must. It wasn’t a deal breaker though, and we’d come back again.

Really, this place is full of bed bugs. I would always get complains how it was never clean, bed bugs on the room. I rather recomend the Howard Johnson hotel it’s like 5 to 10min away.
Roaches so big and the excuse they have was because of Wether.

Ok first off I paid over $ 200 for one night and the room was worth no more than $ 70 a night. They were so rude the next morning at 11am check out, I was really sick and was even on crutches and they came banging at my door to «get out» — not even a curtesy call or anything. I asked to please let me have a later check out time, I was even willing to pay $ 50 or more and he basically yelled at me saying no the only way is if I pay a whole other $ 200!!! That there are other customers who are coming and I told him he has to treat the guests who are already there with respect and that it wasn’t ok to come banging on my door to wake me up especially when they saw I had a late night. Another thing was that I had the «do not disturb» sign at my door and at about 8:30AM he was banging at my door waking me up initially and since I didn’t answer the door because I was exhausted and knew he had no right to be bothering me so early, he called and ASKED FOR THE IRON IN MY ROOM BECAUSE «ANOTHER GUEST NEEDS IT» — ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME??? I told him that I’m trying to sleep and even have the «Do not disturb» sign on the door! & so he said sorry and hung up. HOW RUDE OF HIM TO WAKE ME UP TO «BORROW» ANYTHING FROM MY ROOM SO EARLY, THATS THEIR JOB TO HAVE AN IRON FOR THEIR OTHER GUEST — SO SO UNPROFESSIONAL! So back to them being extremely rude during my check out time, I was getting ready to leave and they KEPT KNOCKING AT THE DOOR, I was wrapping up the bandage for my sprained ankle and came wobbling out stating how sick I was and they saw my ankle and they said «That’s your problem, that’s not our problem» — SO RUDE! I JUST PAID AN ARM AND A LEG FOR THIS ROOM TO REST — a two bed and it was ONLY me but they said that was «the only one available», yeah right, they just scammed me for more money. Also, the TV wouldn’t work, the pillows were TINY and it was not that comfortable to be honest, horrible reception, really mean people, the rude guy works in the morning, the other dude at night was nicer. like I said before this room that I spent over $ 200 on was only worth maybe $ 70! They’re taking advantage of people and I will NEVER COME HERE AGAIN. HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE. 0 STARS

Stay away from this hotel! Seriously! The worst hotel I’ve ever had the unfortunate displeasure of staying at. Horrible. Horrible. Horrible.
The only good thing about this place was the guy at the front desk. Awesome service. Very knowledgable.
I stayed here one night last week and one night was too many. There was a yellow stain on my bed. I had to sleep in my son’s bed. There was blood on the wall and carpet next to bed. There was dirt on the wall next to TV. Horrible experience.
I felt so dirty being in this place. I seriously contemplated about sleeping in my car, but because of my son, I didn’t really have a choice. The prices they charge for these rooms are beyond ridiculous. I was so skeeved out by the whole experience. Never again!
After emailing management and sending them pics of my dirty room. I did get a full refund. $ 159.99! Can you imagine?! That’s what they charge for a room at that roach motel!

This place sucks!!! I came in with reservations at about midnight no one at the door & the lobby was locked. I called about 10 times & nothing! I had also called that afternoon to make sure if it was okay for me to check in that late & the dude who was on the other end said it was perfectly fine. Never coming back here again! Unilocal this hotel deserves zero stars

if you come with the right expectations, it is an excellent spot to stay over night. the people who run this estalishment are very nice.

I have been a customer to this hotel and i have never had this experience that this people are talking about the mades do a very good job especially Arcelia and another lady called ester

Stayed here May 2015 and had a nice room and great service. Came back in August 2015 and was given a room next to the vending machines and didn’t sleep first night! Construction going on and they didn’t even warn me. They upgraded me to a suite and the air did not work in the bedroom and it was 106 outside! What happened to this place?

DO NOT STAY in this place: we stayed here one night when our hardwood floor was being refinished … BED BUGS !!! My wife, daughter and I were covered in bites
Those things travel very easily too; so unless you like BED BUGS, DO NOT STAY in this «hotel» it’s a dump –1 star

I lived in Canoga Park for one year, very close to this hotel, and would pass it daily (before the name was changed and the look was updated). After I moved out of state I would sometimes visit the area choosing to stay with a friend. However, I chose to stay in this hotel on a whim one night. They were accommodating and it was a welcome to have some privacy and time away from the very busy and moderately dirty Canoga Park neighborhoods. This hotel isn’t anything out of the ordinary, but it was a great place to relax. If you are looking for something very nice, with a feeling of more security, you may want to pay extra and book somewhere else. The door to each room is accessed from outside. This area of LA can be a little shady at times, with some thefts, cockroaches, drunks, homeless, and occasional violence. People occasionally check for unlocked doors, so be careful. However, the layout of the building is like a U, so it gives some sort of privacy and enclosure. (When I lived in this area I was outside ALL DAY on a bike, EVERY DAY for work talking to people and personally I was not robbed, though I did witness a couple of violent acts and had co-​workers that were). There is no elevator to the upper floors. The breakfast buffet options and eating area was small (but not horrible). On the plus side, the hotel is next to a park, public transportation, dollar store, and some delicious local hispanic restaurants. There is lots of latin culture in this area, as the majority of people you’ll run into on the street are Mexican or Guatemalan immigrants. Most are kind people. Keep in mind that I stayed there over a year ago before at least the outside was remodeled (not sure about the inside).

DO NOT STAY HERE! So pictures online are deceiving it looks lovely right, wroooong!!! Let me tell you, first thing there were PROSTITUTES in the room right next to us. One would come out let their trick in and once the deed was done switch. That’s not even half of it, our room SMELLED like cigarettes sooo bad, after they told us it was non-​smoking. There were ROACHES ok ROACHES! We killed a few and the whole night I was paranoid they were going to crawl onto the bed. Next… there were BLOOD stains on the carpet and blood splatter on the wall. Did someone die in there? I mean seriously we found a bullet hole in the wall. Ughhh the shower had hair all over and the towels were dirty I had to request clean ones. So in conclusion we toughed out our two night stay. Yes I know two whole nights, but we didn’t have extra to spend. SMH… never again. This is a MOTEL HELL-​tel turned «hotel» per the website. Zero stars if I could.

If I could give them zero stars I would. DO NOT STAY HERE! There is no gate or security guard and homeless people wander around the walkways of the rooms checking for open rooms. There was construction in the cramped parking lot so no parking spots for people who paid for rooms and we were told to park across the street in the grocery store parking lot (where you could be towed). I asked the desk lady if there would be construction early in the morning as I needed a good nights rest because I was driving to Vegas. Sure enough at 6 am! There were construction trucks and beeps waking me up all morning. When I went to complain at the desk the heavyset blond Latina who worked the morning desk could not have been more rude or dismissive. No apology no offer of a discount and she even lied to my face and tried to tell me construction didn’t start til 8 when I know it was 6 because I couldn’t believe my eyes when I was woken up.
Oh yeah, this is also the only hotel room I have ever actually seen a bed bug. Gross!
There are a lot more nicer hotels around same price in the area.
AVOID THIS HOTEL AT ALL COSTS!!!

The worst night ever, I found condoms in my room plus ants in my jacuzzi & shower & my bed .& I had the guy who works in the front to come & clean it .i asked to contact me with the manger & I think they don’t really care & no one contact me with her. Costumer service plus cleaning service is zero. I don’t recommend anyone to spend the night there.

If you want to save money. You are better off booking a reservation for this motel on
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you will save about $ 20 bucks a night. When I showed up for my reservation, the front counter lady had our room ready for me with no delays. 4 stars for the customer service and clean room.

I wish i could give zero stars ! After a long night of a long eight hour drive, we booked a 2 queen bed 4 adults. We get here and they give us one room with one bed ! And they say «theres nothing else we can do about it !» And gives us a roll away! We paid for 2 queen beds! Not a queen and a fucking rollaway ! Very unprofessional ! So now were looking for another hotel with barely any sleep! Were so exausted! Bad bad bad !

Pretty simple hotel with clean and specious rooms, they provide free wifi, but some thing confusing with tv. First we entered the room it was very humidified, so it was kind of hard to breath. Then had to leave the window open but the blanket was to thin)))zzzzzz
Cool place but next would change, although one of the most affordable)

My 7-​day stint in the Woodland Hills area was complimented by my thoroughly restful accommodations at The Canoga Hotel. If you can appreciate the value of cleanly accommodations with comfortable bedding and a superior staff, and aren’t bothered by the less-​than-​pretentious zip code, this is the place for you!
You can count on Canoga Hotel’s solid housekeeping, management’s professionalism and their personable front desk staff members. I had booked a week-​long stay here via an online hotel-​booking service, and there was some confusion regarding my checkout date. Long story short — I thought I was checking out tomorrow, but I was supposed to checkout earlier today! (Yikes!) and while I DID attempt to pay for the additional night, something was wrong with the only credit card I had access to (as my purse with all other cards was recently stolen).
Unable to pay for the additional night’s stay, I was already disgruntled, somewhat embarrassed, and tired — mind you, it was 11:30pm. The nighttime manager (a nice young Asian gentleman), and his front desk staff members (2 young ladies) remained courteous and helpful, nonetheless!
As you can imagine, at a time when some people/​places would choose to make you feel like a loser, the staff members of The Canoga Hotel did NOT do that. They remained professional, outlining the timeframe in which I needed to clear the premises; but they also remained personable, treating me with understanding — even offering their help.) They didn’t charge me for the additional time, which was truly awesome — but again, their courteous demeanor and common respect (– not ONLY when I was a «paying» guest), was what meant more than ANY dollar amount to me!
I don’t experience this level of superior guest services very often — so when I do, I feel I must let it be known, and grant credit where credit is due! I look forward to staying at The Canoga Hotel again soon and definitely recommend it to anyone seeking comfortable, reasonable accommodations (with a top-​notch staff) in the Woodland Hills/​Canoga Park area!

I’ve stayed in much worse, so I didn’t think this hotel was bad at all. Friendly check-​in staff, clean rooms, and a comfortable bed. What else do you need? We were only here for one night anyway.
The room had a mini-​fridge, microwave, and coffee maker. The flat screen was a tad small but was still functional with DirectTV so it had a ton of HD channels to choose from.
All in all, we had a decent stay with no complaints.

A decent hotel, about the quality you would expect from an older Ramada– probably because it is a Ramada. They have obviously put a bit of effort into re-​branding and updating the hotel exterior to set it apart from the other, cheaper hotels on the strip. The biggest disappointment was that the interior of the rooms and the bedding are not the same as advertised in their photos. They still use the old Ramada bedding, and even the pen and paper are Ramada branded. It seems silly to build guest expectations without being able to deliver.
Anyway, the hotel breakdown:
Pros:
Clean, comfortable beds.
Fantastic housekeeping.
Flat screen TV, great fridge, microwave, iron and board.
Great WiFi signal and speeds.
Cons:
Bedding and room set up not as advertised on hotel site.
Cramped parking.
Less-​than-​awesome front desk staff.
Stained floors.
Price point a bit higher than you’d expect for the quality. If or when they finish their remodel this will be less of an issue.
All in all it was a comfortable 4 day stay. The front desk staff can work on their friendliness and willingness to be helpful. I’d expect a hotel of this quality, in this location, to be in the $ 70 range not the $ 90 to $ 100+ range. The solid housekeeping, WiFi, and convenient location are it’s saving graces. I’d stay again if I was able to find a similarly good deal that dropped the price to the expected, and deserved, range.