What you might expect for a budget motel
I selected this motel near Hollywood for several reasons: affordability, location, and the TA reviews.
Travelodge is a budget hotel chain that offers the basic necessities at a reasonable rate. With that in mind, realize that your expectations needed to be lowered. Yes, it would've been nice if the walls and windows had some sound proofing, my neighbors didn't snore, and the floors didn't creak. On my first of six nights, I awoke to a bunch of guys talking loudly in the parking lot at about 1 am. A call to the front desk did fix the problem. 
I tried using the hair dryer, but it was defective and looked like it might cause electric shock. The motel does offer a free breakfast, but don't expect much, watered down coffee, white bread, muffins, cereal that's dispensed like dry pet food. My other peeve was finding a few ants in the bathroom on the first day.
Now on to the good. There's free wifi. The TV has many cable channels including all HBO channels. There's a pool that's clean. Free parking. A safe in the room. And a big plus for me was the LA Metro subway is only a block away. If walk past the Metro station (Vermont/Sunset) there's a very nice section of shops and restaurants. If your'e walking toward Wendy's you're going the wrong way. I felt pretty safe on the streets. Of course you'll find homeless people and other sorts wandering around, but it's a major city -- get used to it.
Bottom Line. In my travels around LA I've seen many hotels like this. Some better, and some much worse. I'd recommend this place for a short stay with the expectation that this won't be a night at the Hilton.