What's the Deal With LA's O Hotel?
When we heard about the O Hotel in downtown Los Angeles, we have to admit our curiosity was piqued by the intriguingly vague name. Turns out “O” is short for Orchid — kind of mundane, if you ask us — but that doesn’t mean the hotel lacks sass.
The O is located in the Financial District in a refurbished 1920’s building right in the heart of downtown, and seems to cater mostly to business travelers, offering complimentary WiFi, 24-hour business and fitness centers, personal concierge services, conference rooms and banquet facilities.
The 67 guest rooms come with double or queen beds, flat-screen TV’s, ergonomic chairs, iPod docks and safe boxes. There are in-room spa services to help you unwind after a day of meetings. A night costs between $99 for a Boutique Room (full bed) and $249 for the 500 square-foot Flower Street Suite, which has a separate sitting area, two TV’s, and 3 arched windows overlooking Flower Street.
The hotel also contains a dimly mood-lit restaurant, O Bar and Kitchen, which offers Cal-Med tapas in the lobby and a second-floor lounge that attracts locals as well as out-of-towners.
We take exception to the hotel’s claim that, “in a marked contrast to the slick steel-and-glass exterior, a step inside reveals an impressive, warm and instantly inviting space,” seeing as the only pictures we could find revealed stone surfaces, leather furniture, and walls painted in shades of charcoal and…um, plain coal. Still, for $99 a night in downtown L.A., we can deal with a muted palette.
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