For purposes of demographics and introduction, I'm in my mid 40s and my guest was in her mid-30s.
The hotel is very hip, with interesting colors, shapes and textures throughout the room. The hotel and its rooms are actually quite different and I applaud the owners for doing something other than the usual cookie cutter approach that is typically seen.
Now the downside. The hotel is one big loud party for drunken 20-somethings. The top floors smell of smoke, beer and stale cleaning towels. Lower floors are better and our room on the 8th floor was very clean. Many of our neighbors were kids in their twenties and they were up late partying and were very noisy.
I hailed a cab in front of the hotel and as I walked to it, a couple of kids tried to outrun me to the cab. When I told them I had hailed it (and was a half block ahead of them), they called me profanities and threatened to fight me. That gives you some insight as to the mentality (or lack thereof) of the hotel's clientiele.
Service was poor. I had to ask for extra towels and a bathrobe 4 times. When calling to ask questions, I was put on hold for very long waits (10+ minutes) and disconnected several times.
The bed is a platform bed and you sleep pretty much on the floor. I have a platform and prefer to sleep a bit higher up, but that's a preference thing I suppose.
The shower is clear glass on all sides and anyone in the room will watch you shower. My lady friend didn't care for it. It didn't bother me much, but if you're shy, this could be a problem for you, as you will be unquestionably putting on a show for your roommates.
Again, it's an interesting hotel. Something different to be sure. But if you're traveling on business, going for a vacation with the family, or easily annoyed by loud, drunken partiers, I'd probably skip it. I don't regret staying at the Downtown L.A. Standard, but I doubt that I'd do it again.
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