The Garland Hotel Shuttles

A staple of L.A.’s Universal City, The Garland is a posh way to enjoy the city’s most well known attractions. Each room includes textured walls complemented by geometric carpets, as well as a vibrant orange-brown theme that encompasses both the interior decor and outdoor courtyard & pool area. Select suites add a bit more detail through master bedrooms that offer mid-century living rooms and a groovy curtain opening up to a balcony. Enjoy on-site perks for shoreside relaxation, looking forward to complimentary Wi-Fi and all-day shuttles to Universal Studios, the nearby Universal City/Studio City Subway Station also offering transfers across town via the Red Line, though private vehicle rentals like small sedans and jumbo SUVs make for easier citywide adventures. Make things convenient by also keeping meet-and-greet services in mind, looking forward to stretched limousines for elegant arrivals to wherever as much as low-key taxis perfect for instant drop offs.

Close to the Universal Studios theme park as well as glamorous surroundings in Hollywood and Griffith Park, the hotel offers a wide array of hotspots perfect for spending the entire day outside. Just down the street is the South Weddington Park as well as a slice of California history from the Campo de Cahuenga Museum, home to stoic mountainside plazas looking out at the hillside and exhibits celebrating the Treaty of Cahuenga every first Saturday of the month. Choose from a wide array of large parks for a day of hiking as well, either looking forward to the towering Blinderman Trail at Franklin Canyon or easygoing drive across East Sepulveda Fire Road, a scenic route within Getty View Park that leads to the tough but reward views atop the connected Getty View Trail. And for dinner, wind down at The Front Yard, a large restaurant serving fresh California cuisine in hefty servings.