The worse hotel ever ! We run out after 1 night, being eaten by bugs and experiencing horrible smell!!!! Colorful nasty spots on the carpet. We saw 4 different rooms. Wow! Junky furniture from the garbage, smell of damp and mold....

They never refund our money! The manager Carlos Lopez is ignoring us for 4 months by now, he is picking up the phone and pretending he is not the manager. The Owner Ann Owen Sterman impossible to reach.
They are fraud and criminals, running anti sanitary place and getting away from it.
Nobody cares!
BBB was trying to contact them ---- right!---- nice try!

Honestly, looking at the ad's picture and reading the some reviews - I was prepared for the worst but the location was too tempting for the price. Basically, you can spend your night for the same money as paid at the motel, yes, but you are two streets over from Rodeo Drive. Zip code 20910! On the bright side, the staff was really friendly and helpful. Not all rooms have their own shower - however, we booked and had one with a private bathroom. When we came in, it was extremelly hot and it seemed that the noisy window mounted AC cannot make it any cooler - until we noticed that hot air was coming through some vents in the wall. We just pushed a piece of furniture in front of the vent and the room became quite comfortable. Again, for the money paid to stay in the middle of Hollywood, considering the size of LA, the prices for public, transportation, gas, parking, time wasted if you leave at the other end of town from your planned sites to visit, etc I do not remember seeing or smelling any mold in our room, and the bed spread and sheets were clean. The furniture was very old and mismatched - however, we considered this aspect as part of the place's character.

It's hard to describe this place without an outpouring of frustration, but I will try.

We arrived at the hotel and it looked ok, a little characterful lobby. Salvatore, who checked us in, seemed friendly enough.

Unfortunately it was all downhill from there. We were led into the cramped, dimly lit room, and the first thing you notice is the level of dust on every surface.

Closer inspection revealed a large dark brown stain on the faded green linen, and mould in the corners.

It was at this point I sought to change rooms, because to anyone of even low expectations, this place would still fall way short of the mark.

The new room was a little brighter, but still smelled of damp and had the cleanliness issues of the previous room.

At this juncture I should point out that I have stayed in many a place of low comfort, ie beach huts, hostels, etc, and the very least you expect is a sense of hygiene.

However, after leaving and having to pay $40 for a taxi back across Hollywood to find alternative accommodation (the much better for the price Coral Sands Motel), the response from Julian, presumably the hotel manager, to my complaint was worse.

There was no reference to the cleanliness and instead a suggestion that my expectations of the property had been too high. I was not offered any refund that differed from the standard 2 nts penalty for cancellation on day of arrival.

In the end, it was a gesture only from Expedia - a refund of those two nights in addition to the hotel's one - that ended up with me getting my money back.

In summary, the management of this hotel has no interest in improving the service - or it seems cleanliness - of the hotel, and as such (as a former travel agent who has inspected over 300 hotels in my career) would recommend that you avoid this place like the plague... you might just catch it if you stay...

When we arrived they informed us there was a $25 fee for spending the night. We called to check our reservation twice and were not quoted anything about this charge. The receptionist was incredibly rude. When we finally got to the room it was a shared bathroom with the room next door. This was never mentioned by any of the people who made our reservation. To make matters worse the door on our side of the bathroom wouldn't close because the door was broken. When we checked out in the morning the man behind the counter charged us $240 dollars. We asked him why in gods name the price had doubled and he said "Oh sorry" and then asked for my card so he could charge me more money. The charge for the hotel just posted to my bank account and it is more than I ever signed for on and credit card receipt. I hate this hotel and would advise that no one ever stays there.