MYstayLa

The host was so nice, perhaps the nicest host I’ve ever met in the Hotels.com. He made every effort to provide a comfortable environment. The location was so great that it was so easy for me to go to the major sites in LA.

My stay was cancelled unitlaterally by this venue without adequate notice. I was traveling all day. They claimed to have an issue with my credit card (used everyday during this trip) and sent an email to expedia - with whom I did not book. They didin’t bother to contact me directly in spite of having both email and cell phone. After I showed up, they told me that they tried to contact me, then sent me the emails informing me that they had cancelled my reservation. People should know that this is a private residence set up as a boarding facility, and was not especially clean or accommodating, although they did allow me to utilize their WiFi in order to assist my finding another booking on no notice. Cost me over 3 times this booking to find a room that night.

It was more like a backpackers in than a hotel. A big, hot, room with lots of twin beds. Traffic noise and in a questionable area. We were supposed to get "traditional English breakfast", but no breakfast is served on weekends. No offering was made at all. The hosts spoke little English. Had to leave our shoes outside, which was also unusual.

First time at a hostal, the other visitors seemed very content. The common living area is not much of a common area, very small and no real common room. Has laundry and kitchen. Gated parking. Clean facility.

I find it hard to class this place as a hostel as it is more like a family home turned into a hostel with beds in every room including the living room. There's no lockers for your stuff, no communal place to relax, the kitchen is small and there are only 2 bathrooms for upwards of 20 people. The rooms were clean and nicely decorated although the beds were too soft for my liking. The organisation was chaotic with a bed mix up where a new guest was given a bed belonging to another girl. Maybe I feel a little jaded about this place as the lovely girl that was in my room was replaced by a woman who would not even say hello to me, would eat horrible smelling food in the room, would make comments under her breath about me, unplugged my charger and on the last night was taking personal pictures of herself while I was in the next bed. Its a strange place on the one hand I felt safe as it had a family feel but on the other hand I didn't know if I could trust any of the family.

Friendly staff, great location, full access to house.