The staff is superb. Management's decision to discontinue the excellet breakfast included with the night stay is a poor decisio! I have stayed at the Grand Kyoto no less than 10 times over the last 2 years. Unfortunately, this was my last visit to the Grand Kyoto.
When and if the DoubleTree takes over the hotel, I hope the great breakfast buffet previously served and included with a night stay at the Kyoto Grand is not replaced with the cheap "continental breakfast" consisting of some cold cereal and cardboard like waffle.

Through the madness of LA traffic this hotel in the south was extremly easy to find. The hotel was very clean and the hotel is beautiful. Standard rooms are very comfy and the beds are fantastic. We really enjoyed are time here. You are less than 1 minute away from the freeways north and south connections. Dont worry you cant hear the traffic if people are thinking this. You are also less than 2 minutes from the Disney concert halls. Didnt get the chance to catch a show but would have been nice. All the hotel location made it easy to get to all locations around LA - 10minutes from Hollywood 15 mins from BH and so on. For my first time in LA I was glad to have spent my time here. If I ever need to go back I would believe this would be the hotel I would book with time and time again.

My husband and I stayed here on a quick trip to LA for the LA Autoshow. I let him choose the hotel (here's where the learning starts!), and decided I would wear my "easy going" cap for this quickie trip. This hotel was a great deal on line and I loved the idea of a Japanese approach to our accommodations.

After braving the rush hour traffic in LA to get to the hotel, we were in a hurry to check in and get to your dinner engagement. I had read on line that some of the rooms had been recently renovated, so checked with the person checking us in to make sure we were in one of the updated rooms. She replied that it was "semi-renovated" (learning continues...). Upon reaching our room, which was spatially adequate,it felt a little old and dingy. The bedding ensemble was new and styled very nicely ~ I think was the "semi-renovated" element our check-in attendant was referring to. There was also some new, very cool wall paper on the wall behind the bed. Everything else was very standard and in need of updating.

Upon returning from our night out in Downtown LA around Staples center, we were famished and had walked around for a while trying to find something open to grab a late night bite at. With very little available, we took a cab back to our hotel and thought we'd order room service. Alas, no room service available. While there is a lounge in the hotel lobby, there is no food service. There is also a restaurant, but it closes early in the evening. I thought all of this was very strange, however it was a Thursday night. The front desk provided us with a Dominos Pizza menu and also found a menu for a Thai restaurant that delivers. The single desk attendant suggested we walk just a couple blocks down the street where we would find many restaurants open. We walked quite a long ways and there really was nothing open. This is not the best part of town I might add, and we felt it best to get back to our room. We ended up calling the Thai restaurant and ordering ~ eating at 1:30 am and it was pretty good. But really, in the future, I will not stay at a hotel without room service or adequate dining options close by.

The bathroom, while functional and relatively clean had a loose faucet and just really needed to be updated. The bed however, was very comfortable and the bedding was nice ~ again, part of that semi-remodeled effort.

If you're going to LA and will be out and about, not spending time in your room, it is definitely an adequate stay. I do think that you'll do better just a few blocks towards the center of downtown with other options such as the historic Millenium Biltmore which is actually great value. I won't choose to stay here again and definitely will do more research before I let my beloved do the choosing again.

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at the Kyoto Grand. Thanks to the Trip Advisor community, we checked in with a list of our preferences: updated room, highest possible floor, city view. The Kyoto Grand was able to meet these requests cheerfully, and our room looked exactly like the photos on the website.

The room was stocked with quality bathroom products (soaps, shampoos, conditioners, lotions). Housekeeping efficiently brought up toothpaste when requested (we ran out!). Found out (too late!) that there was a fridge in the room (check out the area under the TV!)

Used the treadmill in the fitness room both nights of our stay. Basic machine, but entirely functional and well-maintained. We didn't utilitze hotel parking; parked at Joe's directly across the street for significant savings. Used the guest shuttle once; the driver couldn't have been nicer and more gracious ~ excellent!

Loved the expansive dining options in Little Tokyo ~ literally a block or so away. Sushi choices abound!

Really, truly loved our stay at the Kyoto Grand ~ a solid choice when travelling to downtown Los Angeles.