1. It can be hard to get an OK hotel in the LA area without spending an arm and a leg, but this one strikes the balance OK (especially if the trip is coming out of my own pocket!) The first room we were assigned stunk really bad (I think the previous occupant had spilled a bottle of cologne on the carpet); but the staff immediately came up and moved us to a new room as soon as we called the front desk, and had a good attitude about it (apologetic, not surly etc).