First thing - not for first travel experience together as a couple unless a glass-walled shower open to the bedroom works for you in the early stages - just saying! Breakfast is excellent in the 24hr restaurant, rooftop bar is somewhat overrated and past it's cool phase. Overall cool, but showing a little 'age' More

Los Angeles, the City of Angels, is a world centre of business, international trade, entertainment, culture, media and fashion. I was in LA for business but in such a diverse and buzzing metropolis it is hard not to have a good time. My hotel, The Downtown Standard, is famous for being featured in the movie ‘Kiss Kiss Bang Bang’ and... More

Ive stayed at both of the LA Standards and this is by far the best. The minimalist layout of the rooms is great. Beds are comfortable and the see thru showers are a cool touch though you'll not have a lot of privacy in the bathroom if you're there with a guest. The rooftop pool/bar is really cool except for... More

We only stayed here for a couple of days while doing our tour of Cali but it was a great hub to be based from for Hollywood and downtown. You know as soon as you walk in that you are in a modern / funky / chic hotel that is anything but ordinary! The hotel feels like it was not... More

Enjoyed two nights here recently(December 2011). Very friendly reception staff and we got upgraded to a humungous room, which was fabulous. Love the decor of this hotel. The sunset standard is bleak by comparison. Really clean and nothing was too much trouble for the staff. Have stayed here twice now and would not hesitate to stay again. Much prefer downtown... More

One of the most modernly stylish hotels I have ever visited. Loved all the little details from the printed graphics to the furniture -- not always the most comfortable, but very cool. The staff is first rate, Dominic at the front desk was a absolute pleasure and made our stay that much more enchanting with his warm friendly personality. The... More

Friends from out of town wanted a nice view of downtown LA at night, so I took them here to the rooftop bar for a few drinks before we went out and about. We got started at about 11pm, but there was no cover charge to speak of. Bartenders were very friendly and charged almost nothing for pretty strong drinks.... More

We arrived directly into beautiful LA gridlock. An accident on the highway meant it took over an hour to get from LAX to Downtown... and that was after sleepless 14 hours flight from Sydney, and the marathon just to get through the airport checks. It was POURING with rain when we pulled up. We walked through the rear entrance to... More

For a place that tries to stand out as being hip and different, they really should have given more thought to whether the changes are positive/functional improvements to a standard hotel. I'm only going to review the room because that's where I spent most of my time. Our room felt cold, uninviting and modern (in a bad way)--which is the... More