Kimpton Hotel Wilshire By Ihg

“Small but comfortable room with nice location near museums”

Despite being on a busy street, the hotel was quiet except for a bit of walking noise from above us. I appreciated being able to walk to LACMA and La Brea tar pits down the street a few blocks. The room was relatively small, but it had all of the things that we needed.  It might feel a bit cramped… more

Despite being on a busy street, the hotel was quiet except for a bit of walking noise from above us. I appreciated being able to walk to LACMA and La Brea tar pits down the street a few blocks. The room was relatively small, but it had all of the things that we needed.  It might feel a bit cramped for a longer stay for two people. It was clean and the housekeeping service was appreciated for our two night stay. There was a safe and a frig (restricted to minibar items).  The bathroom had a magnifying mirror that I liked. There was coffee available on the second floor; I would have liked in room coffee.  There was no onsite gym. The rooftop bar had beautiful views of the mountains; the food was good, but courtesy of the service could be improved.   I would prefer an onsite gym and in room coffee. I would stay here again.

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“Home Away From Home”

We love this hotel! The staff is kind, the rooms clean and comfortable and a great location to restaurants, bars, activities, etc. We are here for the second time in the last few months due to issues with water damage in our home. They have been very accommodating.

“Convenient to LA museums and D -line subway! Wonderful rooftop pool!”

We stayed at the Kimpton for its proximity to the LACMA, the Peterson and La Brea Tar Pits. The hotel was conveniently located in mid-Wilshire, near the new Fairfax/Wilshire D line subway and there were two lovely breakfast restaurants within 1/4 mile. The downside is that there were several boar… more

We stayed at the Kimpton for its proximity to the LACMA, the Peterson and La Brea Tar Pits. The hotel was conveniently located in mid-Wilshire, near the new Fairfax/Wilshire D line subway and there were two lovely breakfast restaurants within 1/4 mile. The downside is that there were several boarded up businesses between the hotel and the subway and we were a tad uncomfortable with the number of unhoused in front of the boarded up businesses. We have been to many major cities and this seems to be a constant these days. Our first room was beautifully appointed, until we saw the bathroom. The shower/tub combination was so tall that I could barely climb in - the way the door opened kept me from sitting on the edge and turning into the tub and it was slippery. We asked to change rooms and the hotel was accommodating, however, we had to wait for guests to check out before we could be given a new room. We stored our luggage in my sister's room while we went sightseeing. We changed rooms for the second night and got a walk in shower and after that everything was perfect. I would recommend asking for an eastern facing room or one without a shower/tub combination. The hotel has a restaurant on the roof with a small pool and the food there was excellent and the view was tremendous! There is only valet parking and it is $40 per night and the driveway only allows for one car in or out at a time. A place to park while checking in and out would be helpful.

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