Cheap price and decent location were my priorities, and the place delivered. I loved having my own room (and sink), being a short walk to some great food/bars/cafes and union station, and a long walk/bus ride to downtown. Private bathrooms and showers were also nice, as was the fact that I was able to check into the room early. That being said, it’s a hostel, so it has its quirks. The biggest thing that bothered me was the construction directly outside the window, which typically starts at 6-7am and one day started at 5am. I always sleep with headphones blasting white noise and even then I sometimes couldn’t sleep through the noise- it’s LOUD! The AC is set up with a pipe out the window so I couldn’t close the window to shield the noise without turning it off, and the one time I did that I woke up cause the air quality was poor. (Also, be careful if you are staying in this room and have severe asthma. I have moderate asthma and had trouble breathing due to the dust kicked up by the construction. Keeping the AC on and nearer to me while I slept made breathing easier. However, I did ask the host the first day if I could switch rooms due to my health concerns and he said he’d check but I never heard back from him. It ended up being ok, but it was still weird to get no follow-up.) It’s also a little gross that there’s no sink to wash your hands in the bathrooms or outside of them. My room was mostly clean but there was still snot on the wall and cheese (?) in the microwave. Last thing is just that the neighborhood is relatively good, but there are some places to avoid. As a solo female, I didn’t walk around at night except for in the couple blocks nearby with lots of restaurants/shops. Overall, a good deal. I would consider staying here again if I am in LA and on a budget.