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In true AB form, this place is another luxury hostel, though some might argue the luxury part. While higher quality renovations do exist at some of Balazs's other properites, that doesn't mean you can't have a good time at the Standard LA.

Furthermore, we love that AB never nickles and dimes us on web access. You stay, you get a code and you get free Internet--end of story. Bravo André, for doing web access right.

So what kind of people were camping out at the Standard? People in LA to party and ad agency media planners. Oh, come on, you knew media planners always stayed at the trendiest places right?

On the other hand, if you are on a serious business trip, or looking for some peace and quiet while in LA, skip the Standard. You will get very little sleep and be very grumpy--Exhibit A:

If you're 25 or under and don't have any business meetings while you're in town, it's perfect! It's also perfect for people who are broke and love to pile 10-20 people from their indy film into the room and the pool.

My wife and I were lying in bed until 7:00 in the morning wondering when our fuckin' neighbor was going to stop having phone sex with her boyfriend and we had been calling the front desk all night long and banging on the wall.

They were kind enough not to charge us for the nightmare night and apologized emphatically, but it was too late. the guy at the front desk also got me a room at another hotel for a good rate. Are we having fun yet? Needless to say, i will never set foot anywhere near this place again, actually... maybe I'll meet someone there for breakfast after an all nighter.

Duly noted.

If you want the best of both worlds head to the Standard for dinner, drinks and beautiful people watching, but if you need a good nights sleep, consider paying a bit more and spending the night elsewhere.

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