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The Wilshire Hotel is located in the heart of Koreatown, Los Angeles. It's basically centrally located to EVERYTHING and, if there was no traffic in L.A., it'd be twenty minutes drive to absolutely everything people love and hate about this great city. That alone is worth a couple notches in its belt if you ask me.
As everyone notes, the lobby is kick-ass. You'll think you're on the set of a movie or something and, in this city, that's entirely possible. Hell, even the lobby restrooms have floor to ceiling doors on the stalls. Now that's luxury. There's a gift shop (huh?), and a small coffee stand with little bagels and sandwiches too. All overpriced, of course. But you'll buy it anyway because you'll get sick of eating at Carls Jr. across the street every single day for breakfast.
Your room, when compared to the lobby, is definitely another story. I'm talking PLAIN. Which you can kinda predict the second you step off the elevator. Hallways are kind of spooky like 'The Shining' and I think I even saw two little dead girls stalking me down the hallway once. Your room has the bare essentials.... a bed, a TV, a bathroom, and a shower with super low pressure. But, it's clean and there were no major problems. I was lucky enough to have a room with an iron stain on the floor (Really? How does that happen, schmuck?), but it didn't bother me as it clearly did other reviewers.
When you're in Los Angeles there's so much to see, so much to do, and so much to experience, you shouldn't be chillin' in your hotel room enough for its shortfalls to bother you. At approximately $95 a night, I felt the price was fair considering the city, its location, and accommodations. Remember folks, you're not in your small town atmosphere anymore... $90+ a night does not mean luxury and in L.A., it really doesn't mean a damn thing. You'll have a bed to sleep on, a TV to lull you to sleep, and a place to rid your body of its waste - and it'll all be clean. You're close to public transport, a million restaurants to eat at on Wilshire Blvd., a grocery store, and anything else you might need. So suck it up and enjoy the city and try not to dwell on the place you're only spending a few hours a day in.