I spent two months in this residence. I didn’t know much about LA so the first thing that caught my eye was the price. Excellent value for Los Angeles.

Unfortunately I was doing a course in North Hollywood so I had to use the metro and connect every day between two lines to get to my destination (I didn’t have a car). I’ll advice you if you’re new to LA to first check if this location is good for you before booking.

The residence is in Little Tokyo in Downtown LA. The area is good in the evenings and there are a couple of cool bars with a good happy hour. There are two supermarkets around and both are Japanese so there isn’t much variety of Western/ European food and it could be a bit expensive too. So you either buy in these supermarkets or jump on the metro/ car and go somewhere else to buy groceries.

ABOUT THE PLACE: There are 44 rooms in the building. The rooms normally have a bed, a wardrobe a little table and a mini fridge. Toilets and showers are outside the rooms and they’re shared by EVERYONE.

There is a kitchen downstairs and some laundry facilities. (Coins needed)

PROBLEMS:
I booked the room because it was cheap and I’m not fussed about having a shared kitchen and bathroom. However, the toilets were very old and rundown and the kitchen had almost no utensils. THERE WAS NO CUTLERY AT ALL TO EAT. – I had to buy knives and forks, plates and cups otherwise I wouldn’t be able to use the kitchen.
The rooms are advertised with internet BUT, the internet works ONLY DOWNSTAIRS in the lobby area. THERE IS NO INTERNET IN THE ROOMS.

I was there during winter and it could get a bit cold at night. Some nights the heating didn’t work at all. There’s someone around during the day (ALEX) but he doesn’t work 24/7 obviously so if you have a problem during the night you will have to wait until the next day. Same if it’s during the weekend; Alex, doesn’t work on weekends.

This is an OK place for its value but it could be a lot better with just those small details which at the moment are overlooked.

GOOD THINGS:
ALEX. He’s an awesome guy and will try to help you as much as he can, however, he’s not the owner and he only works there taking care of the rentals so he has no power to make changes.
LOCATION. If your business, studies, course, work is near the downtown area, this place is good. If you’re only on holidays and want to check the beach, Hollywood and other mainstream areas of Los Angeles, you’re better off by renting something around that area.
PRICE. Excellent price for Los Angeles.

OVERALL: I would go back, but now I know what to expect. Good price for what it is. Alex: Excellent person. God bless him.