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£29.61

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838 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, California, 90017, United States…
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Located in the heart of L.A.'s downtown business district, the historic hotel offers great rates and quality for tourists and business travelers alike. Within walking distance of downtown museums, Garment District, Staples Center, Civic Center and Convention Center, hotel staff can arrange tours and shuttles to many other Los Angeles sights. Each room is bright and comfortable, tastefully furnished in muted shades. For fine dining here, try the world-famous Gills Cuisine of India. If that doesn't tempt you, there is also an on-site coffee shop, cocktail lounge and Mexican restaurant. Nonsmoking rooms are available on request.

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Amenities and leisure activities

Room Amenities:

• Air Conditioning (In Room)
• Refrigerator
• Iron
• Telephone
• Television (Cable/Satellite)

User reviews

Stay far far away

This is what I would imagine staying in a student hostle might be like. People actually live there, it's dirty, I was scared to even touch anything in the bathroom, lay on the bed, not wear shoes in the room, touch the tv, or even sit in the chairs. Thankfully I already had reservations in another hotel for the other nights of my stay. Looking back I'd rather have paid $20 more and stayed at the Ritz Milton.

05 Jun 2005 | A Yahoo! User

If you value your life, you'll avoid this place.

Ah where to start... \n \nThey had no parking. Upon arriving, we had to park in a lot next to them for about 10 dollars overnight. After waiting for the receptionist to take a break from talking to her friends, we checked in and were given a room on the top floor. The elevator to the top floor sounded like it was struggling to do so and smelled of a combination of weed and mold. Yum. \n \nThe hallways looked decent, but upon opening the door to our room, we realized it was only a facade. The room had two beds in it. We asked for one, but whatever. The beds took up the majority of the room and made for very little space to put our bags. The TV was unplugged because the wall outlet it had been plugged into was worn down to the point that a plug would no longer remain in it without falling out. The door between the room next to us looked as though it had been kicked in from our side at some point as there was a splint of wood by the lock that was jarred out into our room. \n \nThen there was the bathroom. It smelled like urine. The toilet wouldn't flush (the flushing mechanism was rusted). The cold water, when turned on, sputtered and shot air at first as though it hadn't been turned on in months. Needless to say, we let it run for a while before using it. \n \nWe had an event we attended at night. We made the mistake of leaving our key in the room as we rushed out to catch a taxi. Upon returning, we asked the attendant at the front desk (who hadn't seen us yet and couldn't have known who we were) if we could get a key to our room. Without questioning it, he handed us another key. No "ok, let me find you on our guest list" or "we'll send someone up to let you in." No, just "here's another key, stranger." Needless to say, we double-locked our door that night. \n \nI won't even get into some of the possible safety hazards... Bottom line: Avoid this place at all costs. For 5 dollars more you can stay at a generic hotel and feel more comfortable than this place.

05 Jun 2005 | A Yahoo! User

Were calling the Health Department

The photos that you show look nothing like the real rooms, lounge etc. The room we stayed in had filthy carpet, broken furniture, a tiny bathroom covered in rust. There was an old condom hanging from the fire sprinkler in our room. We felt unsafe and incredibly angry that the photos and the advertisement for this hotel was such a misrepresentation of what this facility actually is. We left and stayed at the Wilshire Grand. We will also be contacting the health department and letting them know about the horrible conditions.

05 Jun 2005 | A Yahoo! User