Take the Stairs
I had last stayed at the Culver Hotel five years ago, but went back this month for my first visit to LA in nearly a year and a half.
Read MoreGuests Come First?
No one hangs out at the Radisson hotel bar or in the Courtyard lobby.
Read MoreThe Line - DC and LA
The guests in LA range from lower rent hipsters to Asian tourists while those in DC range from higher rent hipsters to very confused men in khakis who couldn’t get a room at the Marriott over in Woodley Park. Both seem to attract local residents to their bars and brunches, although it’s clear that the DC location has made a bigger impression on the city’s dwellers and has become a destination for those seeking breakfast, a cocktail, wi-fi, or an Instagram selfie.
Read MoreGoodbye, AirBnB
It was a reminder of the crapshoot that staying in an AirBnB can be. Will things be as promised? Will everything work? Will there be someone there when it doesn’t?
Read MoreACE Hotel DTLA
This has led to me staying in AirBnBs outfitted with a washer/dryer and, very rarely, paying a million dollars (AKA $7 for a pair of underwear) for a hotel to do my laundry for me.
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