Pros: really well decorated, interior was nice. Price was decent. Check in is super easy and the codes are an awesome addition! They also use a Google WiFi mesh system, so the network was easy to access with no splash page and the connection remained stable. The mini kitchen came stocked with things we didn’t really need, but were nice (a hot pad, wine glasses, a pot). The bathroom appeared to be pretty clean, which is usually the biggest issue many of us experience in motels/hotels/airbnbs
Cons: not a good nights sleep. Howling cat on property above us, like nonstop all day and night, loud housekeeping, thin walls, lower quality mattress, and very bright light and no blackout curtain options (most motels even have this!) there was dried blood on our comforter, by the time we discovered it it was very late in the evening and figured it would be more of a hassle to get a replacement, so we slept without the comforter. We also had to pay $10 nightly for parking (motels usually include parking) and the directions to get to the gated parking were not entirely helpful. We had to call someone. The neighborhood was also terrifying, and to get to parking, you have to drive down a thin alleyway where opposing traffic comes, and there’s trash and abandoned furniture strewn about. We actively saw rats down the alley, and there were several sleeping homeless people on the various abandoned furniture.
Notes: not cons, but it might look better if the IKEA labels/tags were removed from everything. It looked expensive until you could see the ikea stickers on everything (easily removable). Also information about ice machine, whether it be an ice bucket or a message on where we can grab ice.
Overall: if you don’t have a car and don’t care about anything except being in the LA area, this will suit you fine. If you are a really heavy sleeper, you should be fine. If you are a normal to heavy sleeper, I recommend somewhere else. If you plan on only having a place to crash, and own a sleep mask, this place is pretty good. It didn’t work out for us, but it’s not necessarily bad. The intention was definitely there. Just lacked a lot of things that even cheapy motels provide. I could’ve gotten more amenities with the same nightly price in motels in the area, and location wasn’t worth price at all.