Location was great. The hotel is older and seems like it was renovated 20 years ago looking at the decor. The place still smells like cigarettes tho. It could be a really nice hotel with a great vintage vibe if they wanted it to be that, but it's definitely lacking in quality and care of the property like it's been given up on. The front desk people were great at checking me in and out, the only time I saw them. They have a security guard in the lobby most of the time. The room was a basic hotel room, comfortable and clean. It was frustrating looking for a $4 bottle of water late at night because they don't provide any in room and the overly expensive vending machines were either broken or out of order plus they caused a fraud alert on my credit card twice (I ended up finding a working machine and enough cash). There were people wandering the halls at night, not sure if they were guests, but they seemed like they were looking for a place to go. Again, I liked the location but if you don't need to stay here, there are much nicer hotels around LA for the same price.