We just got back from a quick trip to LA for a family wedding. After much searching for a location near the events we were attending, we decided on Farmers Daughter ... mainly due to the fact that it was a much better price than most of the hotels in LA and it didn't look like a roach motel.

For the price, it is a great find. It's a cute, boutique-y hotel. The rooms are clean and very cute (the pictures online don't really do it justice). We booked our room via the hotel's web site directly. From the reviews online and the owners blog, it looks like that is probably the best way to book this hotel. We didn't have any problems and got the lowest price I could find by going direct.

Many people seemed to have issues with the parking, but honestly ... EVERYWHERE in LA is valet parking. It's part of the culture there, and probably much more practical for the hotel. It was the cheapest valet parking anywhere around. Not much to really complain about there. And, the valet guys were great.

The only downside is that check in was a 4 pm and we arrived very early. Luckily, we had somewhere to go, but some of the other guests were put out. Most places have an earlier check in or will let you check in sooner. We even let them know when we booked that we were arriving early and would appreciate getting checked in early and they still wouldn't let us in earlier than 3 pm.

Another minor annoyance was that although it was a non-smoking room, the room smelled terribly of stale smoke. We adapted after a while (and the air is so disgusting in LA that you can't breath anyway so after the first day, I couldn't smell anything).

All in all, for the price .. you can't beat it.

I stayed at the Farmer's Daughter on 4/21 and 4/22. I booked online and the room I got was exactly as described. The location is great - right across from the Farmers Market. The staff was courteous and helpful, valet was convenient and my breakfast at their restaurant (Tart) was delicious. If you like generic hotels with plush carpet, this is not the place for you. But if you want a good value, Farmer's Daughter is clean, conveniently located and imaginative. Loved the "rain" showerhead and the mini-fridge (you can shop at the Farmers Market and keep your food costs down!). Loved it!

A friend recommended Farmer's Daughter because it's across the street from the Farmer's Market. It is such a sweet little hotel. Very clean and comfortable. The hotel staff was knowlededgable as well as helpful. We took a cab from the train station to get there. The taxi was $30 from the train station, cheaper than the super shuttle. Location was good and we were picked up at the hotel for the movie star tour which was booked at the hotel front desk. CBS studios is across the street. Pool is small, but I didn't go to swim. They just opened a new restaurant onsite and although we didn't get a chance to eat there, it looked like a lovely little place to 'chill.' Serves breakfast and lunch. Lots of shopping and food across the street. You won't be disappointed. Stayed for two nights.

I booked this hotel based on the recommendations here and its location to the things that we wanted to do while in LA. I booked a 2 night stay with hotels.com (3/21/06-3/23/06). I called back on 3/18/06 to add another night and move our check out date to 3/24/06. I DO have written confirmation from hotels to show I requested and PAID for a 3 night stay 3/21-3/24/06. On Thur 3/23/06 the hotel staff moved our things out of the room (and the room safe that had all of our valuables). The claim they never got the information from hotels.com adding the extra day and they were booked for the night. They did NOT help us find another hotel in LA, they did not show that they were sorry, in fact the manager was mad that she had to take a taxi back to the hotel to unlock the room that they had stored all our belongings in. It was HORRIBLE. It was spring break and several hotels were booked. We drove around for over 3 hours (and we do not know the LA area) before we found a hotel around 12:30 am that had a room (and it was not a good place to stay, I doubt that we slept for more than 1 hour). I had booked a bus tour on Fri 3/24/06 and was due to be picked up from The Farmers Daughter at 8:20 am. Since we were not there we were still billed ($188) as a no-show. I WOULD NEVER STAY HERE AGAIN!