The building is old and stuffy and it smells like feet in the rooms and hallway! What a waste of money! The only good thing about this wanna-be boutique hotel is the location... I would never stay there again.

This hotel is definitely in a convenient location, and adjacient to the Peninsula at a fraction of the price which is great. The common areas are fine, very hip and dark. The problem is with the rooms. They are VERY small, and not very clean. The bathrooms are tiny as well. My main complaint is the noise.....you can hear everything, it's awful. The rooms are in need of an overhaul, and maybe then it would be worth the $300 a night that I paid. Very disappointing.

It's an average hotel in a central location, around the corner from CAA and restaurants close by .. not that anyone (other than a crazy New Yorker like me) walks in LA. It's a wonder why they even bother to have sidewalks in this town. The one night I stayed, I did walk about 3 city blocks to a sushi restaurant, and felt really weird. Although my stay was fine, I probably wouldn't book this hotel again.

The hotel has a very European feel, down to the ancient double door elevator and the TEENY TINY rooms. I stayed in a Parisian Queen room, and it was probably the smallest hotel room I have ever stayed in .. it must have measured no more than 10x10, including the bathroom.

I also experienced the same musty smell that a previous reviewer described, but the staff blamed it on the closed windows, as it was a very rainy week. Certainly it must have been something else, but housekeeping came to the room and doused the room with Morton Brown room spray.

The exercise room was also TEENY TINY, it was the size of a Parisian Queen room ... i.e., 10x10. It has one stairmaster, and one treadmill, and needs a few lightbulbs, as it was darker in there than the Viper Room.

Thankfully the staff was very helpful and friendly; and did everything they could to make it an easy stay.

Beautiful hotel off Santa Monica, close to everything (I guess, you do have to drive everywhere in LA so what does close really mean?)

Anyway, beautiful hotel...my room was spacious, comfortable and beautifully designed. A nice treat on a biz trip.

Room service was good, too.

Only draw back: my room had a weird musty smell...thought it was me, but I stayed for two nights and the odor hit me everytime I opened my door. May have been a result of the rains? All the same, worth it if you're making a quick trip to LA and need a fab place to stay on a budget.