I stayed at this hotel during the middle of March for a teacher's convention in nearby Long Beach. First thing I noticed was that this was the most run-down, dilapidated Doubletree I've ever stayed in. The noise level from the nearby freeway and parking lot was pretty high all night. To get a working soda machine and ice machine, it was necessary to visit three different floors every night.
Parking was extremely competitive, and there are absolutely no convenience stores or markets within walking distance, only a bodega with a market sign that was really just a storefront for immigrants sending money home, with a few pieces of merchandise on display. That's the good news.
The bad news was that when I checked out, I was in such a hurry to get out of this roach trap that I left three expensive shirts, one long sleeved t-shirt and a nice pair of slacks in the room's closet. I called on the following Monday, two days after checkout, and was reassured by a young man at the front desk that they indeed had my clothes, and if I gave my credit card number, he would send me my clothes immediately. That was a month ago. In the meantime after lots of calls to talk to housekeeping, lost and found, I finally spoke to the hotel manager, who was very courteous and was going to call me back the next day. It's been a week now, and I can't get a hold of him. I've always had good service at Doubletree hotels; this is not a good example of that fine line of hotels. I won't be giving Doubletree any business, and I would urge fellow teachers and education conventions to avoid the Carson Doubletree Hotel.