Very basic, quite run down
We stayed at the Comfort Inn on N Vermont for 3 nights in December 2012.
The hotel is located just up the road from Koreatown, and the area is OK. There's a Denny's across the road for a quick bite, but not terribly much more in the immediate area.
Check in was reasonably quick, and the service throughout the stay was friendly enough, but not at all professional - we had to wait while the guy behind the desk finished a long personal phone call before he dealt with us. Not a major problem, but not terribly impressive, either.
The hotel itself is quite run down. The lift to the second floor shudders and whines its way up before stopping just short of the floor, leaving an anxious 30 second wait while you wonder if the doors will open or not. We decided it wasn't worth the risk, and just walked up the stairs.
The rooms are reasonably sized, but falling apart. There is evidence of rot in the bathrooms and other similar issues throughout.
Breakfast was truly dreadful, with microwaved frozen eggs and fatty sausage patties. Really, they should just stick to toast and cereal and at least get it right.
Overall, this is a reasonably priced crash-pad in LA, but it's hard to find terribly much to recommend it over other hotels.