My expectations were quite high about this hotel due to its history and location. It is in the downtown LA area and was the place that hosted the Academy awards in the early years. There are a number of reasons one would want to visit and stay in this hotel. We stayed in this hotel for a wedding that we attended.
Our room was in the club level which was in the 11th floor of the building. The parking rates in the hotel was quite high. $40 per night. For the budget conscious ones, there is a parking lot across Olive street (Pershing parking) that charges $16 per night.
The room itself was quite adequate. My disappointment was with the bathrooms and the beds. We were given 2 double beds as they do not have 2 queen beds! That is not sign of a good family friendly place to stay! Try sleeping with your kid on a double bed and you will know !
The bathroom was quite old and desperately needed a make over!
The best part of the hotel I liked were the grand ball rooms to party. Our wedding party was in the Crystal ball room. It was simply amazing. Felt like being inside of a palace!
We also liked the fitness center and the spa in the hotel.
As part of the club level guests we were provided complimentary breakfast and hors d'oeuvres in the afternoon. I found the staff there quite brisk though. Not the friendly kind at all. One of the staff there spoke to me with a borderline rude tone for entering there 5 minutes before closing hour for breakfast (10 AM in the morning). Not sure if he was having a bad day or not but he did not mince words to make it quite clear (rudely in fact) that I should not be coming in that late and he would give me exactly 15 minutes to stay there just this once or something! Why call it lounge if you want to treat it like a soup kitchen? I was not even going there for the food but to use the free wifi!
Oh by the way they charge like $10 per day for wifi in the rooms which is not something I liked either.
The hotel has a great history. Lovely rooms to party or gather for tea. Not the most comfortable place to stay especially with families though. With a little effort this hotel can be really a great place!
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