Beware Extortionate Parking Charges
I booked this hotel as it looked nice on the pictures, seemed good value for money and looked like it was a good central location for visiting LA however if i had seen that to park your car it cost $18 + tax per night there is no way i would have booked to stay at this hotel, the parking cost nearly as much as to stay at the hotel itself, when i asked the receptionist if i could park on the street the answer was "sometimes you can, sometimes you cant"....what sort of answer is that? We had never visited America before and had no idea about parking laws, as a citizen himself i think he should have been a little more helpful. I should have looked into the additional hotel charges before i booked but i never though it would cost so much to park there. 
The hotel is clean enough, the door as you walk in says the hotel is 4* however there is no way that i would give the hotel any more than 3*, i would probably say it's a good 2* hotel. Our room was large, the furniture was a little dated and a bit shabby as was the bathroom there was also a large tear in the curtain which looked unsightly. The walls are thin and so you can hear a lot of noise from the corridors etc. Breakfast was very good, we stayed here for 8 nights though and the menu does not change so it got a little boring, the food was good quality. Vermont Street where the hotel is located is ok, i would not advise walking alone round here at night as there are a lot of homeless and shady looking people lurking about. The further up the street you go the better it gets.