416 West 8th Street, Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90014, United States
#147 of 385 hotels in Los Angeles
Guests' ChoiceBased on 3040 hotel reviews
7.9Cleanliness
8.3
Comfort
8.3
Location
8.6
Facilities
8.2
Staff
8.4
Value for money
7.9
Free WiFi
8.4
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End of dialog contentReviewed: 7 February 2024
Teresa
AustraliaThe extremely hard mattress
Coffee shop in lobby
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 6 February 2024
Arianna
ItalyRoom space was pretty small
Position is very good
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 5 February 2024
Kathleen
United StatesMy allergies were acting up due to all the mold in the room but for what I paid beggars can’t be choosers. The room was really cold as well tho and the blanket I was given wasn’t much to help me stay warm.
I liked how the lights had dimmers and I could lessen the brightness of the lights without waking the rest of the people in the room. Also where I was located the windows weren’t much of an issue (I was afraid the sun was going to wake me up, but the building helped).
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 2 February 2024
Michelle
United Statesparking fee
Great staff
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: 1 February 2024
Meiers
United StatesBreakfast wasn't included and the food that could be bought in the hotel was really expensive.
Great location and the hotel was almost luxury even if it was pretty cheap.
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 30 January 2024
James
United StatesIt’s located downtown. It’s just not nice walking anywhere downtown these days. You never know when some challenged person is going to jump out with a crowbar and mistake you for a demon in their mind. I will never stay in DTLA again…
Gorgeous property and really well done on the design and amenities. I love the value the hotel offers.
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 29 January 2024
Austin
New ZealandLonger pool operational hours would be great!
Fantastic place to stay when in downtown LA. Location is fantastic, very close to metro and bus services. Lots of food/bar options around, as well as a supermarket down the road. Service and staff are very friendly! Rooms very clean and comfortable. Would highly recommend!
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 26 January 2024
Benson
United StatesExcellent location. Friendly and courteous service.
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 26 January 2024
Babyy
United StatesDidn’t like the sheets they are too rough
The view
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 16 January 2024
Villagomez
United StatesThe only thing I didn't like was that there was one other visitor that kept slamming the door in the middle of the night but that's 100% not the hostel's fault.
Clean beds, friendly staff, good location near train/bus stations, good bar/food on the food, I would stay here again.
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 13 January 2024
Danielle
United KingdomBe careful buying the city view room. I purchased city view and my room was facing a building apposite that covered a lot of the skyline. The tall buildings were just about poking through in the view. Abit misleading!!
Loved the attention to detail in the room decor.
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 12 January 2024
Yinan
CanadaThe room was pretty dry and hot for people who sleep on the upper bed. Wish there was a humidifier and privacy curtain.
The bed was very clean and comfy. The downtown location was a big plus, making the transit to various tourist destinations super convenient. Even dining out late night with friends and taking the bus back was doable because of the wonderful location! Also the washroom was clean too! Super friendly staff. Great value for solo travelller!
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 9 January 2024
James
New ZealandI didn’t understand it was a backpackers hostel when I purchased the room online
Great location for where we were going
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 9 January 2024
Francesco
BrazilShared room smelled bad.
Nice reception and rooftop.
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 7 January 2024
Behzad
United StatesNot enough car space for entry to the property
Good service
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 5 January 2024
Bohan
United StatesWe arrived to our room and laid down on a loud, clearly broken bed, upon further inspection under the mattress I found used open bottle of personal lube and an amount of stains that would warrant a free stay at any hotel. I did tell the front desk and we were moved next door.
Great location, staff very helpful.
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 4 January 2024
Cihan
TurkeyDetailed cleaning .
Location
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 3 January 2024
Maria
United StatesThe water all over the carpet and the fee for valet parking
Liked everything except they charge us for valet parking $56.
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 1 January 2024
Haider
CanadaThere was only one inconvenience that there is no dinning room facility offered where guests can be allowed to bring and consume food bought from outside. They were bringing their food into the dorms and the smell was so strong that it was making hard to breathe sometimes. Please have a dining room where the guests can be allowed to eat and drink.
I liked everything about Freehand.
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 28 December 2023
Shuai
IrelandReceptionist are very cool, as you don’t know they welcome you to stay or not?!!
Stayed at a 8 people sharing room at 918; very clean, comfortable bed, great shower and wonderful housekeeping staff! Keep it that way.
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 24 December 2023
Whitney
United StatesNothing
Stylish decor, relaxing vibe, beautiful restaurant, truly unique.
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 23 December 2023
Salwa
United StatesThere was no hot water for the shower.
The lobby.
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 22 December 2023
Kaddah
United StatesThe place is surrounded by people who do drugs. I felt unsafe to walk around the hostel by myself alone
Its clean, comfortable
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 18 December 2023
Manuel
United StatesNew buildings
Good
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 14 December 2023
Isabel
Portugalno breakafast .. Pity as there was no supermarket near by
Instalations were very good. And nice staff
Stayed in September 2023
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