The IKEA Hotel
We stopped here for just one night before leaving early to fly out of LAX. The hotel had allegedly been recently renovated, but the design was pretty hideous - grey corridors that made the place feel like a concentration camp, dark and dingy rooms (ours was painted a dark and grubby deep purple), and with all the soul of a discarded shoe. 
The hotel is proud of its modern touches and sleek decor, but in trying to be fashionable and edgy it instead came off like IKEA. I found it a bit creepy to be honest, and the cobwebs in our room didnt help.
On the plus side, the bathroom was pretty nice (if you ignored the water backing up in the bath when you showered), and the pool area looked cute - and I heard good things about the bar and restaurant which we didnt have time to visit. 
However, we had some problems with the rude valet staff - and with no self park option they have you over a - very expensive - barrel. The valets were pretty lazy and wouldnt put themselves out, even to the point of contradicting the reception staff - who were the complete opposite, and lovely and helpful. 
The lobby of this hotel is really nice and the reception staff great, but stepping into the creaky old lift and then into the hotel is another world - like being condemned into Colditz. 
Although there has been a refurb here, its now looking tired and shabby and out of date, and they have spent the refurb money on the wrong things. 
I hate giving bad reviews, but this hotel made me feel uncomfortable, and wasnt the best way to end our trip. I'd sleep on Santa Monica beach before stopping here again, I am afraid.