My husband and I were recently in LA on holiday. We picked this hotel based on the reviews on trip advisor. We stayed for 6 nights in total. We weren't looking for a 5 star hotel, just something clean, comfortable and reasonably priced in LA.
There were two main problems we encountered with this hotel - the first was that it was extremely noisy. We heard vacuuming by housekeeping every morning at 8.30-9am (we were on holiday so hoping for a sleep in), we heard garbage trucks outside, and guests speaking in the hallway and other rooms. There just didn't seem to be any sound proofing in the room. We didn't manage to have a good night sleep at all while we were there.
The second problem was the toilets. They seemed to be from the dark ages! On our first night the toilet clogged up. It wasn't pleasant, but we fixed it and moved on. We decided to stay an extra night in LA and therefore had to move rooms. In the next room we stayed in the toilet clogged up again. When my husband went down to ask reception for help, the man behind the desk pulled out a plunger from under the desk and handed it to my husband (clearly this happens a lot). We had to fix the toilet ourself. Nice service!
The price was reasonable but when planning our holiday we actually looked at the Wilshire and The Standard, which is considered much more classy (The Standard in downtown LA has a rooftop pool and is a bit of a celeb hangout). The price difference was minimal - The Standard ended up being $100 more expensive in total and so we decided to go with the Wilshire. A mistake we won't be making again in the future!
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