Stillwell Hotel — Hotel in Los Angeles

Sit down, relax, grab a drink and settle for a story of THE STILLWELL.....

This place is a JOKE!!

So I decided to come here for a comedy show and of course we're following GPS to the STILLWELL and there's no hotel parking and we have to use the public lot next door AND pay a additional $25 which didn't bother me too much considering we were in the heart of downtown but that's where the fun starts.

Now we walk into the hotel and its like something straight out of hotel nightmares... Large urine smelling corridor with disgusting beige columns hiding the reception area...the guy was fast and helpful no complaint with day staff.... We turn around to use the elevators or as me and my girlfriend have come to know them as the DEATH-EVATORS... The bigger of the two was the best only shook and made some noise....however the small one was something more of a horror ride....bouncing when you get on...aligning itself after the doors are opening and for larger people good luck squeezing through the TINIEST elevator door ever.

Chapter 2. THE ROOM Now while I know not everyone had the same standards of cleanliness I do wish whoever had cleaned our room prior to our arrival would have put a little more effort into it for sure but on the surface everything was "clean". Now from this point it became like one of those pictures you see where the longer you stared the worse it got. Gum on a old banquet chair they were using as a desk chair. Hairs of various colors length and origins on the pillows...under the covers. Half the room was empty like there was another bed removed and never replaced. Finger prints and smudges all over the mirrors. Not all of the problems were like that though a lot of them were aesthetic like the paint ...all beige no warmth no feeling of comfort and horribly done as well...none of the hardware in the restroom was removed prior to painting (because removing 2-4 screws is so hard) and covered with multiple layers of paint in various shades of...you guessed it beige!oh and across from the bathroom was the closet...now other than the initial investigation this door remained shut for the simple fact of a lovely rotting smell eminating from it.

Chapter 3. IN HOUSE AMENITIES Now for 10 floors there's only 2 ice machines on the 5th and 8th floor and soda machines circa 1960 on floors 6 and 9... THAT'S IT...there is a bar and a diner type place attached to the lobby but seeing as they don't have room service you might as well hit up a jack in the box before coming...cheaper and possibly safer eating options.

Now other than that this place was great...the extreme THE SHINING vibes random moaning from thin walls and the feeling of always being watched never left us. 2/10 will stay again...

BED BUGS: I chose this place because my friend and I were going to beautycon and we wanted to stay close to the area. We didn't have much fund and I saw the Google rating of 3 so I took it as a "C" review. It was like $119 per night which was cheap for that area, as the other hotels were more. I also thought they had parking for us, which they didn't. That ticked me off and obviously my fault for not reading it thoroughly. So I booked the hotel through Expedia because it was a little cheaper there. The next day, I felt the need to cancel my hotel, but Expedia never replied back to me that my confirmation was cancelled so we decided to just go and show up. The first night I told my friend I got bit, and she told me she did as well. I was hoping it wasn't bed bugs. The next night, I couldn't sleep and kept tossing and turning, and felt something on me; I turned on my phone and light, and what'd you know was on me...BED BUG!!!!!! I was mortified and mad and upset. I looked up what I can do in a situation like this, and most hotels gives full refund, but I only got half my refund back......so whatever. But I want to fare warn you guys, that this hotel sucks, if anything should happen, they have a NO REFUND POLICY. and even the doors says they are not responsible for any stolen item in the room if you leave your room. What kind of bullsh*t is that. This hotel should be considered a MOTEL, because it is dirty and gross. The staff is horrible. Even Motel 6 is...

I liked my stay. What you see is what you get. The reviews are pretty accurate but I stayed in room 915. My room was perfect. Clean, and a great view.The receptionist everyone is complaining about on the reviews quit the day after I arrived so you all don't have to worry about bad service. My receptionist let me check in 2 hours later. I would have given the overall rating a 4 but since a roach crawled on me at the hotel lobby restaurant called Gills I couldn't dare give it a higher rating. That was the only time I saw a roach. My room is fairly clean but I refused to eat there in the hotel. The neighborhood is sketchy but I am from Chicago so it wasn't a big deal. I am a 26 year woman who came there for work for 4 days so if you see me you'd be surprised I stayed there. I would stay there again if it wasn't for that darn roach but again, you get what you pay for. There's a place about 20 feet away called Noa's. She makes fresh sandwiches and juice. Best meal I had while there. The room was hot, but if you turn the AC on it cools off almost immediately. The AC was loud but I like white noise so it didn't bother me. Yes the elevators was crappy but it got you from point A to B, no complaints here. Ask for 9th or 10th floor and you'll be just fine. Or for room 915 if you want a for sure clean spacious room. There's street parking, and a parking garage that you have to pay for but no free hotel parking. I used uber the whole...