Stayed at the Elan for 2 nights - in town for business. It is very sad if this is one of the top hotels in LA...b/c frankly it was not good AT ALL!! The room I was given at first was on the main floor and was sooo loud, it was ridiculous!! The bed comforter had stains all over and so did the carpet and headboard. The carpet edges were brown with dirt and were very frayed and tattered. Overall the room was very old and worn looking - marks all over the wall etc. - much in need of a reno. The garbage had not been cleaned out from the previous guest and there were hairs in both the sink and all over the tub. The room framework ie. bed, comforter headboard(as seen in pics) looks nice but it is deceiving. I asked to switch to a clean and quieter room. The front desk was not very understanding or helpful. I'm sure this was a nice hotel 5 to 10 yrs ago but now it is just old looking. Note: The main areas are better maintained than the rooms and beds are comfortable. When they finally allowed me to switch to a 2nd floor room it was only slightly better - still fairly noisy (all though not nearly as bad) but again the room was old, worn and stained. There were also hairs in the shower of this room! I will definitely not stay here again even though the location is great, price is good and the cocktail hour and breakfast were good - cleanliness is very poor and that is much more important to me!
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