Wilshire Grand Hotel and Centre, Los Angeles

Advantages: Clean large room
Disadvantages: Have to pay for parking and breakfast.

...On my last trip to Los Angeles, I decided to investigate the Howard Johnson chain of hotels. I decided to book into their Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel on Wilshire Blvd in Los Angeles. From their internet website, I had a choice of 2 double beds, 1 queen bed or a king bed. They also provided both smoking and non-smoking rooms. I decided to book myself the non-smoking room with the king bed (I always wanted to know the difference between a king and a queen bed!). [Check-in] Arriving at the hotel, the checkin was relatively simple. A proof of identification with the passport, confirming my reservation, I was soon handed a keycard and off I went to investigate my room in the hotel. [Room] The room was large and spacious. On entering the room, there was a mushy scent because the aircon was not switched on. A contraption attached to... Read review

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Advantages: Beach, Scenery, Monday Salou Market, Close to Barcelona, Cheap (there and presents to bring back)
Disadvantages: Some people - don't go if you don't like being pushed out of the way by locals!

...What a wonderful holiday! We searched the Internet for ages for information on our hotel prior to our holiday and found nothing - so here you are for anyone else interested in going! Hotel Los Angeles is 5 minutes from the beach, less than one minute to the bars (across the road!) and less than one minute to the restaurants and shops. It is very commercialised - you don't feel like you're seeing much of Spain, but the cheap prices for everything including our holiday and beautiful scenary and beaches make up for it. The hotel itself is a bit more than basic - it has 2 twins and either a single or bunks in the two rooms we had between the four of us (myself, my boyfriend and two friends, all early 20s). A bath and shower and TV (only CNN English speaking). The walls are paper thin. I would not recommend it as a hotel for light... Read review

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Advantages: Close to Beveley Hills
Disadvantages: Location is a bit dodge....Dont go out at night without a bodyguard!!

...I stayed in this hotel in October 2000 for only 1 night, and to be honest it was one night too long.I dont really believe it was the hotels fault, it was LA I didnot like.If the hotel had been in a different surrounding area I might off been happy.The hotel is on Wilshire Blvd whcih itself is a nightmare.This road is always bumper to bumper with traffic and makes getting into the hotel an nightmare. The car has a small amount of valet car parking, which you can get into from the side of the hotel.The hotel itself was a fairly standard looking building and one which I would rate as a lower three star or maybe as a higher two star if I was being nasty. The hotel had a dingy atmosphere, and maybe was a decent hotel in its past, but not now.The check in desks was small with only three counters, this however would not have normally been... Read review

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