Hotel Solaire

We booked this hotel off of
(4day LA trip) and I’d say this place is just cheap for what it is. My sister was very disappointed upon arrival and the hotel didn’t look impressive. Just some cheap hotel located in homeless area and didn’t feel safe to walk around on the first night. We even saw one building filled with people making noise and dancing with music. Crazy.
Food selection is below average. They just have cheap bread, bagels, waffle, fruits, cereal and juice. No eggs and yogurts. Good thing neither of us got bed bugs.
They do have wifi, however it works only around lobby area. Doesn’t work in hotel rooms. We didn’t get to use our lap top and no point of using unless you have cell phone or tablet. Maybe you can use laptop around lobby instead?
A/​C made so much noise at night. We literally slept with the noise even with earplugs. I liked the fact HS is close to metro station which makes easy to commute. Older Mexican lady was nice and helpful, but this young lady was weird. She kept asking me about SUV which I didn’t drive and repeated same question while I was doing something. I’d rather stay at somewhere else better when I come back to LA next time.

This place looked ok online, but we were disappointed upon arrival. When we checked in, the front desk told us the entire gym was closed for some reason, which was a bummer, because my fiancé and I were counting on that. As we walked upstairs, we noticed the pool– looked ok, nothing special. The room was average, but there were stains on the floor and the bed was very comfortable. Free breakfast provided, but it was a very sad selection, nothing truly healthy except fruit. Location was good since it was close to downtown. Parking was available, no problem there. Overall, ok stay, just wish the room was more comfortable and the food was better.

Selected this hotel after doing a bit of evaluating others… criteria was proximity to Staples center (within 20mins walking distance), and cost ($ 125/​night). You truly get what you pay for and yes the hotel is currently going through and renovating the rooms. They are still in the process, and even though ours were ‘renovated’, it appears that rooms are still missing key things like a true night table/​stand instead of a makeshift one. The renovations are nice, while the cleanliness could have been better. I really wish the sheets and bedding were a little bit cleaner, looked and felt very worn out… don’t be fooled by the free breakfast claim, there was no free breakfast except for a few apples, oranges, and bananas. The coffee was typical meh hotel coffee, but there is a Starbucks just 2 blocks north on Wiltshire. Overall, an okay value for just one night… would consider it again for those one-​nighters.

Disgusting! Never go here. When I first arrived I was given the «free upgrade»
To one of the newly renovated rooms. By first look, it seemed fine. Then when I pulled back the sheets to make sure they were clean, as I customarily do when in hotels, there was cigarette Burn holes in the blanket that looked at least ¹⁰⁄₂₀ years old and MAKE UP… yes I said MAKE UP ON THE SHEETS AND PILLOW CASES! So gross! These sheets clearly were not changed out. I had to get the house cleaners to come change them.
To add to that, there was a cricket on my bed and I was pleasantly surprised by the sound track of construction sounds from down the hall as they continued to «remodel». The staff were pretty friendly but the place didn’t feel clean, it’s not in the best neighborhood and the parking lot is open and not secure. My 1^st floor room window opened right on to an adjacent parking lot which felt a little uncomfortable as well.
Save yourself and don’t book here. youre Better off going to a best western.

This place is a overpriced dump. The rooms are literally falling apart, dirty, thin walls and the breakfast consisted of a basket of old fruit. Definitely would not stay here again.

Nice place, but found 1 bug in the bathroom sink. The pool was a little dirty but it was an ok stay.

I was scared to death to stay here because of all these bad reviews! But much urging from my husband because of the price and even packing my own sheets and blankets for our one night stay here, we were pleasantly surprised! Upon checking in, parking is great (only $ 4 per night)! We were offered an upgrade of only $ 20 to a newly-​remodeled room. Perfect! No sheets and blankets from home needed! A very quaint, hipster vibe room with water pipes for hanging clothes. Fresh, clean, simple great price for the area. Über friendly and close to LA Live. Smack dab in a shoddy area, a gem for sure. We didn’t spend a lot of time in the room as we were there for the Van Morrison concert at the Shrine and ubered to breakfast and to LA Live the next morning. The hotel let us keep our car parked there even after we checked out. Highly recommend for a Los Angeles get-​away on a budget!

Came here last night and got randomly upgraded to one of the newly renovated rooms. When I walked in it looked like it wasn’t done renovating but then I realized that it was the theme of the hotel. Ex there were water pipes in the room but they were for hanging your clothes LOL think of Dwight’s air b &b irrigation room haha you can hear the people above you walking and the AC isn’t too soft at night but I loved the bathroom — it was small but it was so clean and white and the shower was see through just the way I like it
The bed/​blankets were so soft I had such great sleep — I think our bed was a full size tho but my friend thought it was a queen. looked small tho but we fit fine
There’s an outdoor pool but no hot tub in case people were wondering
Overall nice stay :) I’d come back

Do not stay at this hotel, we stayed there in sep 5 and when we where coming back home my husband started itching and noticed a red rash on his arm and hips. He went to urgent care as soon as we got home and they told him he got bit by bed bugs! The bathroom was old and towels where very old also. We where of been better off sleeping in our car!

Iam leaving 5 stars for this hotel. I don’t understand all the negative reviews here and honestly i was very worried reading them, since i had booked a room with them for 5 days. I stayed here with my boyfriend and i could put my hands down and say we didn’t come across any of the issues stated here.
1) The beds were soft and very comfortable and it was clean. NO STAINS AND NO BED BUGS.
2) The bathroom had a clean tub, shower and a lot of towels.
3) The hotel staffs were very friendly and made us comfortable. When we arrived the AC was cooling and it was pretty hot day. WE called up to the front desk and they sent help less than a min and they rectified it. I highly appreciate the quick response.
4) They have a good neat pool that is heated ²⁴⁄₇
5) The TV has a lot of channels to see and it entertained us when we were lazing around in the room
6) The FREE breakfast was good, it has waffles, toast good cakes cereals and juices.
7)The location was perfect, if you have a car you can reach all the tourist places within mins if you don’t have one, you have a metro nearby and it takes you everywhere.
I never write reviews, but i wrote this to help the others who are looking for a hotel that are in a perfect location but doesn’t rip your money. You get a very comfortable stay for a great price!

Stayed here this past Saturday and Sunday night for FYF. First impression was nice, the lady at the check in desk was friendly. Hotel was okay, did fine for the weekend as just a place to get ready and go. The room was obviously in need of some love. The wallpaper was peeling off on the restroom. To be honest I was happy with the room, I knew I wasn’t staying at the Standard or something. But Monday morning I woke up to use the restroom around 8am and as soon as I sat down a HUGE roach ran out from one of the towels. I freaked out and ran back into the room to wake up my girlfriend and get her out of the room as soon as possible. 30 minutes later we checked out. I told the older lady at the desk what happened and she apologized and said around this time we have a problem with bugs. Also I checked in Saturday and left my room around 4 and the same thing on Sunday, left around 4 but my room wasn’t serviced all weekend. I know they came early at like 10 am but I was still asleep, I figured they would come by more then once a day but oh well.
Also just realized I have two bug bites on my butt! Embarrassing but necessary to mention! Wish I could post a pic but that would be inappropriate!

Holy %$@!? Well lets start off
1. Pictures of hotel on their website is different from what you’ll get. A lot of the furniture is beat and old.
2. Our sheets & pillow covers were stained so I asked the front desk lady to please get them changed. The maids weren’t too happy about that, they tried to tell me they were «okay» and even called the front desk to try and talk themselves out of doing it ?!
Changing sheets isn’t much in my opinion, especially when the bed is small, and theres two of you !
3. I’m not the type of person to care that much about things, but when you don’t do what you’re paid to do, whats the point of working there. Also I don’t speak/​understand Spanish but I could just feel in my gut that the two maids talking about me and my girlfriend subliminally right in front of us.
The REASON this place should have at least 1 star is because of the front desk lady Sylvia.

~FIRST IMPRESSIONS & CHECK-​IN~
We couldn’t pull into the parking lot because there was a huge charter bus blocking the way & there were traffic cones in the empty parking spots I needed to get to. I had my mother get out of the car to move the cones temporarily just so I could get to the other side to park and the security guard comes running outside telling us we couldn’t move the cones. Okay? Then move your stupid bus!
Our concierge was friendly & checked us in quickly & with no hassle. She told us to come back in the morning for their free continental breakfast but I’ll get to that later.
~PARKING~
It wasn’t free, but I think it was a couple dollars a day. Like $ 2 – 3. They have their own private lot with enough parking for everyone. It is right in front of the lobby & the security guard.
~THE ROOM~
I’m just going to cut to the most important parts: It was CLEAN, did NOT SMELL FUNKY, and it had a MINI FRIDGE & MICROWAVE!!!
The extras: The shutters were broken but still functional and they had a basic A/​C system. The bed was clean & comfortable! I stayed in one hotel where I found a hair (not mine!) on my pillow case– this place is clean! I was a little scared from seeing the hotel’s Unilocal pics, but I did not experience any bugs! There’s a flat screen TV & some good channels to keep you busy while you rest up.
Btw, my «view» was the ghetto street… through my broken shutters. Not very pleasant to look at.
~THE BATHROOM~
Not as nice as the room & the room is not as nice as the lobby. There were a few cracks in the walls & some older-​looking fixtures but like I said before, IT’S CLEAN. Nothing special.
~THE NIGHT~
The walls in this place are thin. You hear people walking down the hall, you hear muffled conversations, & there are sirens wailing all hours of the night. Light sleepers, beware!
~THE NEIGHBORHOOD~
I chose this location because my intended destination was L.A. Live & it was only a few minutes away– didn’t have to take the freeway. It was centrally located for every area I wanted to hit, which was super convenient. Of course, it’s Downtown so the hotel isn’t in the most fancy looking place, but there were no «questionable» people hanging around to make me feel uneasy and there’s security at all hours of the day/​night.
~CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST~
I walked into the lobby, right to the counter where the concierge had said the breakfast would be and there was coffee, tea, juice, and fruit. I read on another review that the «real» breakfast was in another room, but did the concierge say that? No. Go somewhere else for breakfast.
~EXTRAS~
There’s a small pool (always empty when I saw it), an ice machine, and some vending machines. One of the hotel employees can help you take your bags to/​from your room with a cart. FREE WI-​FI BUT IT SUCKS. You might get disconnected every couple of minutes but I mean, it worked long enough for me to look up places to eat.
I had to leave 1 day early & still had to pay for my 2^nd night — WHATEVER. I was so desperate to get the hell out of LA, I didn’t even care.
~OVERALL~
I chose this hotel because I needed to find somewhere on the cheaper side, that had a room that came with a fridge & microwave free of charge– free parking was ideal but $ 2 a night isn’t bad at all. I also decided to book with them because there was no mandatory deposit– you pay once you check in.
I would stay here again if I was in the same situation I was in when booking, but next time, I’d probably splurge a little more to find somewhere nicer.

Beautiful little gem between koreatown and downtown. Lucked out finding this place online at 1:30 am, called and spoke to a helpful man at front desk who answered my q’s. Pulled up to be pleasantly surprised by the warm Tuscan style hotel with plants adorning every balcony. The front desk clerk Sergio was so friendly and accommodating. He himself brought us up to our room delivered our roll away and extra pillows. We loved the brand new refurbished rooms. Sleek, clean engineered wood floors, amazing big flat screen tv, microwave, safe, super clean bathroom, nice firm bed, modern darkening shade. Best choice of our LA stay so far.

I stayed in Hotel Solaire for three nights for business. It’s not the best hotel I have been to, but it works.
First, let me talk about the location. Some reviews have said that this hotel is located in a sketchy area. But actually, it’s not that sketchy. It’s just a neighborhood with a thick immigrant population, so if you think that this neighborhood is sketchy, then I suppose all cities in Latin America would be sketchy for you. In my opinion, you just need to keep your wits and know where you’re going, and be street smart.
I like the efforts of the hotel that they are making when it comes to conservation. They are quite green. This aspect is commendable.
The breakfast leaves something to be desired. It is quite continental, and not appetizing. I suggest find some other place to have breakfast, especially if you’re used to those awesome German breakfasts.
One evening I came back and saw that my hotel room was open. Apparently the housekeeping didn’t shut it completely. This is not good, and therefore I complained with the management. They did apologize.
There is a little discrepancy between how their website portrays their hotel and reality. It is a renovated Comfort Inn, but it seems that the only areas they renovated were the lobby as well as the bedrooms. The bathroom was something else, and felt like it was from some cheap motel in a sketchy area. The shower curtain was ripped, and the bathtub was quite old. The shower head was dirty, and the water pressure was weak. Plumbing was an issue, and the water drains very slowly.
Overall, it is okay. It is not the best hotel, but okay enough. I won’t mind staying here again, but I will definitely try to find something else before making another booking.

The staff here was great. Especially Sergio from front desk and Guard Diaz! Rooms are good and location is great. We were always 10 mins from everywhere we wanted to go.

An LA local who stayed here for one night & was upgraded to one of the renovated rooms, which was perfect! Super clean, modern but industrial/​rustic décor. Only reduced one star because the rest of the hotel is still under construction, can’t wait to go back again & see it when it’s all done.
The staff was extremely helpful & kind, major plus! Positive, energetic attitudes made us feel welcome right away!

We arrived and apparently they had to relocate us to another one of their hotel chains because they began remodeling some rooms. They didn’t bother to call us and let us know beforehand. They refused to let us cancel unless we didn’t them charging us for the night.
It COMPLETELY ruined our vacation plans! I urge you not to trust your reservations to this hotel!

I don’t think this place was as bad as some reviews say it was. Overall, I found it to be a comfortable place to stay without being too expensive. The continental breakfast was the basic fruit, cereal, juice or coffee.
We did have one annoying issue where a random drunk guy started banging on our door at 1AM and I called the front desk to deal with it, though it took awhile for that to actually get taken care of.
The bed was comfortable and clean. The bathroom was fine, though possibly had some leak somewhere near the shower. The air conditioner was good too. The staff was generally friendly and helpful too.

I will not stay here again.
I stayed here for four nights with friends because we were attending Animé Expo located at the Los Angeles Convention Center. This hotel was chossen based on its relitivly cheap price and the fact that we can drive and park near the convention. Also, my review is solely on the hotel room (two beds). I cant review the lobby/​lobby staff because that was taken care of by a friend. So onto the review.
–2 Stars: So there a good few of us in this room and there is only one bathroom. After one quick shower, the tub you are standing in is filled (far past ankle level) in water. We made sure the shower/​tube was set to drain, as opposed to plugges if someone wants to take a bath, and it fills. The clogging also counts for the sink. The sink will not clog enough that it will overflow if left along, there is a dranage but left on long enough, the sink will stay full. This is a personal pain for me because for a quick wash of hair, I use the sink, but I had to use the shower which in turn fills up the tube.
For a small group of people sharing one room, a backez up tube and a sink is very troublesome as who wants to stand in a tub of dirty water trying to wash themselves?
–1 Star: We had voiced the above concerns to the staff. We do not know if the attendes to it or notnbut this lost star is because the issue still persists. So I can feel a lack of handiness in fixing issues.
Also, while this isn’t, to me worth taking a star off but mayne for others, 4G sucks here. I am on the Verizon 4G LTE network (currently using a Samsung Galaxy SIII and although it says I have two bars of 4G LTE, nothing really works. While the hotel has free wifi, it equally sucks and will disconnect from time to time, we were staying on the first floor.
Now I’ll talk about a few things to justify, or at least tries to justify the two stars. The room, at least ours (versus other reviews) were relitively clean. I will says so because a few of us had to sleep on the floor. We never saw any «little friends» of the sort so we are good on that. While we were gone, cleaning staff did their needful: empty trash, replace towels, made beds ect. One funny thing is that there were a bunch of small stuffed animals on one bed which were kind scattered accross and the cleaner had a fun little time organizing them in one corner. Also, cudos to them for not stealing anything, at least as far as we know. One morning, I had accidently forgot to put my iPad 2 back in my backpack so it was left on the dresser when they came and when we came back, it was still there so woot for that.
I did not experiance their other facilities such as vending machines, pool or exercise room that others had reviewed on.
In summery, I personally would not come back to this hotel again since the drains were never fixed. To me it is not worth saving dollars if it includes a tub that does not drain properly, expecially if there is a small group staying.
I would not come back here again.