Best value/quality/location for West LA
PROS: Located at Sunset Blvd and the 405, it's awesomely equidistant to just about everything on the west side of LA making it a perfect home base for your LA adventures. Typical Joie de Vivre chic/modern style, high quality bedding, bathrooms, etc. Great views, professional staff (see below). I pretty much always stay here whenever I come to LA.
CONS: Still use old-fashioned wall-mounted AC/heating units which are often annoyingly loud. These really need to be replaced, and are the only reason I gave 4 stars (circles?!) instead of 5.
STAFF +1: Joseph at the front desk was awesomely helpful on my recent visit in June 2012, so he definitely gets a +1 from me.