HotelChatter

Neither bathroom is particularly nice and the soap scum-covered shower heads shoot water at all angles.

There's a slight ridge in the middle of the floor that made us think the rooms doubled in size during a past renovation. A small living room area with two chairs and a couch as inviting as waiting-room furniture fill one side of the room. On the other side, two stiff twin beds offer a decent night's sleep, but nothing spectacular.

The one redeeming quality -- free WiFi. Although like the rest of the hotel's service, it was slow and unreliable. The hotel even accidentally checked us out and checked another guest into our room, so when we came back in the evening, we discovered our open suitcases still resting on the bed and a young woman frantically calling the front desk to fix the confusion.

The worst part: The hotel offered no apology or financial compensation for its gaffe.

At least it's walking distance to The Standard, a downtown LA institution with rooftop bar/pool. So you can drink your face off, walk home, and be fairly certain you'll stumble into at least one of your bathrooms.