Stillwell Hotel, Los Angeles

This hotel is a complete dump. Room was awful. Even the walls in our room were disgusting. Not sure if even $40 a night would be worth it. The pictures are a bit misleading. I cannot believe I actually read some positive reviews for this place! Those people are crazy! Do not stay here. It is the worst!!!

It is the most horrible hotel I have ever seen in my life. They charge you without any amenities. No free breakfast, they do have internet but for the sake of it. If you want to surf online, it will not work in your rooms, not even in lobby,,hahahaha,,,,a must see place. Corridors are filled up with mess, rooms are not cleaned properly, hopeless place to be. I dont feel like giving any stars to it. The TV channels are not proper and accurate. Room service is bloody nothing. No facilities, its just you are paying to have a shelter overnight. One should consider other options before coming here...and this should be the last option.

I just completed an 11 night stay at the Stillwell with my best friend. The room was clean which was the most important thing for me. We had 2 double beds plus TV with cable, a fridge, a desk, and night stand. The shower was super powerful and there was enough closet space for the two of us. Brand new secure locks on all the doors and the transients clear out early in the day. I still adore the location and price. There were slight little things like the last time I stayed there was almost like a mosquito screen across the window. There wasn't this time and something bit me after we left the window open. However, without the screen we were able to hang out of our 10th floor window for some great photos. If you looked closely, there was a stain on the wall and the chair looked like a puppy had teethed on the legs. Nothing major, though; just little cosmetic things. Oh, and there was the weird guys who would sit in reception all day and then stare at us as we walked by. Classy. There's only one thing stopping this from being a five star review. On day 9, my friend confessed she had been killing roaches in the bathroom for about 3 days (she hadn't told me as when we'd been at Disneyland, a ladybug had landed on my hand and I'd screamed like a *****). I was fully aware there would be roaches and I'm actually fine with this. We went down to the front desk to get some bug spray so I could defend myself but when we told the guy on the front desk, his response was "what do you want me to do about it?" I would have liked it if he had at least feigned surprise at the roach infestation but of course he was fully aware of the problem and a bad actor... His friend then came over to the front desk and started going on about "this is why Brits shouldn't be allowed off the island". They both told me that roaches were clean and I should be happy they were there (ugh). The front desk guy then had the nerve to ask my friend for a cigarette! I was so angry. He said he would go and have a look for some Windex after his cigarette and give me a call. I'm still waiting... His attitude really sucked. He did actually apologise to my friend on our last night at the hotel and said he had to look big in front of his "homies" (I actually don't know what that means but I don't think it justifies such disrespectful behaviour). Not sure if his apology was before or after he put his tongue down my friend's throat, though...

When staying in downtown los angeles, I accept no substitute for the Stillwell hotel. The mems that I have built at this hotel are legendary. Don't let the outside appearance fool you, this structure is magical. hithit!

I love the Stillwell. Reminds me of the 50's. The hotel is very clean and accomodating. It's not fansy, but who cares at this rate. The Indian restaurant in the hotel is yummy. Lot's of interesting people. I like the area.

It would be irresponsible of me not to warn other travelers of this hotel. It is a very dilapidated, run-down place. Perhaps it was once a nice place to stay, but the present day Stillwell is a place where few travelers will really want to be. There are disheveled looking people 'crashing' on an assortment of old couches in the lobby. A foul stench permeates the elevators, and the room I got was clearly in disuse. The bath fixtures were rusted, a layer of dust coated everything, and the air in the room was stale from inadequate ventilation. The hotel was moderately busy, but almost all of the customers there actually live at the hotel on a permanent basis in a type of 'half-way house' setting. These people came down from their rooms and ordered drinks at the Stillwell's bar, Hank's Place. Many of them aggressively asked the bartender for drinks at a discount, and took their beers back up the elevator, I assume back to their rooms. Others remained in the bar and acted aggressive and unstable, which made me very nervous for my safety. The bartender did nothing to stop any of the brewing trouble. In all honesty this is no place for tourists, families, or traveling students. Clearly the building's primary purpose has moved from tourism to providing low-cost housing to down-and-out locals. That is fine, but tourists need to be aware of that going in, and only the most adventurous, fearless, and desperately budget-minded traveler should even consider staying the night here.

This hotel was clean and in the perfect area. I felt safe walking into it late at night, the front desk clerk was very helpful and it has a cute little bar in it with great bartenders. I would for sure stay here every time I need to go to downtown los angeles.

Do not be decieved by the pictures, this hotel gives you an uncomfortable, sick feeling just walking through the door. The girl at the front desk was inattentive and unfriendly. There were transients in the lobby, in the elevator and outside the hotel. Taking the elevator up was a scary trip, not sure if it was going to make it. After checking into our room, in which she put us on the very top floor and to the back of the hotel, my husband & I knew there was no way we could stay here fearing someone may break in our room late at night or something would crawl on us in the middle of the night and wondering what slept in the bed before you. We immediately checked out and went to the Holiday Inn where we paid about $90.00 more and couldn't have been happier. Do not stay here for the price, not worth it. Scary!!

About this hotel, the only advantage is its convenient location access to rail station and bus stops. But its service was bad and the envinorment is uncomfortable, the room is dirty with a bad smell. And I also found there were other customer's hairs left on the bed, the bad smell from blanket and sheet showed they did not clean the bed after last customer checked out.

When I stayed there, I found the high rise building and soundproof windows made it a very affordable quiet place to stay in the heart of Downtown Los Angeles. It is only 3 blocks from the Red Line Subway and 2 blocks from all Major Los Angeles City Bus connections. The convention and Staples Center are only 3 blocks away. Also all the major tour companies stop here for tours of Los Angeles. It has a bar and restaurant on teh ground floor. Don't expect a palace for the price, but if you want to visit Los Angeles on a budget, this place sufficies.