Independent Central Los Angeles hotels

"Staff was very friendly and parking and checking in were an easy process. The rooms are outdated and had a strange smell. Beds are very hard. Pool area was very nice though. "

"Loved"

"Amazing classic hotel. The rooms show their age a bit, and being in downtown, the view out of my executive king room was a block wall. "

"Love the amenities of this hotel. The pool, the bars & multiple restaurants were amazing, oh and the club! All in one floor! You get access to the Grammy exhibition which is a couple min walk from the hotel which I thought was really cool. Overall we loved our stay here. "

"THE FINE PRINT: Don't bother with a "city view" room unless you're on a top floor, because all you will see is the ugly rooftops and other buildings. So don't pay extra for that unless it's guaranteed a top floor. Ride Share: Waymo is not allowed into the property, so you have to get picked up at a dangerous gas station next door. Lots of homeless, drug users and mentally ill people talking to themselves at the gas station next door. Doesnt feel safe going to buy drinks or snacks. You get harassed for change. Doesnt feel safe getting picked up or dropped off there. Resort Fee: this is one of those hotels that charges a resort fee, so be careful of that they do give you a $31 credit back. But the credit is not per day. It's for your whole day so you get charged for the resort fee daily. Tips: They already and automatically include a 20% service charge, so anything you tip on that is EXTRA. They don't really disclose that. They just put a stamp on the receipt. You have to ask for an itemized receipt to see that the charge was added. The front desk staff was weird. They saw us waiting in line and walked away mysteriously without saying I'll be back or acknowledging that we were there or saying someone will be right with you. Otherwise, I really liked the location. It was really handy to the LA Metro, which made getting around very easy."

"Clean room, nice staff"

"Great location to walk to Universal Studios. Room was a little rundown. food was left in the refrigerator from previous attendant. Street noise was loud."

"The lobby was closed for a private party so we didn’t get to experience that. And the theater was closed due to maintenance issues, which was a bit of a bummer"

"Room was nice and clean. WiFi was good, had to pay $60 to valet the car which was unexpected."