I stayed overnight for a weekend event and booked this hotel for its proximity. The location was perfect. It would be a good spot for a business traveler, but it is not some place I would choose otherwise for a relaxing getaway. My room was on the 4th floor facing the street and there was street noise well into the night, including lots of horn honking that was not that muffled. I wanted to go up to the rooftop just to see what it was like and transferred elevators on the 6th floor and met another guest whose room was on the 6th floor. There was thumping bass you could hear in the hallway and she said the noise was bad in the room. Then I was thankful I "only" had street noise. I didn't stay on the roof because the entire area was full of people on a Saturday night and I wasn't in a party mood. Besides, it was outdoors and cold.
When I arrived, the room window was wide open and I was surprised there were no screens on the windows. It was also an uncharacteristically cold day and even turning up the thermostat to about 77 it took a couple hours to warm up. I also felt like there was cold air blowing toward the desk. I resorted to the extra blanket in the closet which was heavy like a bedspread and looked really unsanitary--spots all over it. Although there were a few lamps. one never came on, and I never felt like there was enough light in the room or the bathroom. The room descriptions offer accessibility features and if you have any issues at all, you might want to request a special room because the edge of the tub was not rounded as usual and seemed at least 6" or more higher than the average tub. I get that it is supposed to be hip and modern, but I thought they sacrificed comfort. The design of the modern sink allowed the water to spill over onto the smallish counter and gets your stuff wet.
I really had to hunt to find the in-room coffee and then there was only one pack of regular coffee. I heard another guest checking out ahead of me with a similar comment.
Thankfully, the internet was free and easy to access. The parking, however, was $28.60 for less than 12 hours overnight. Yes, it's L.A., but I think that is still on the high end. By the time I added in all the taxes and parking it was more than I wanted to spend just for a place to sleep for one night, even at a discounted rate.
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