The staff there was SUPER friendly and nice. Arriving and parking ($22/day) was super smooth, they have covered and uncovered spaces. The check-in was super fast. It is a nice place, they made their best effort in updating it, I think it was OK. The bathroom was ultra small and could use a deep shower/tub cleaning. The carpets in the room and general areas do not give a great impression in terms of freshness/cleanliness, but everything else was OK. We had a loft room, the temperature was OK however there was only a tiny fan all the way up in the ceiling, wonder how that would work if it was summer time. The bed was comfortable, a lot on the way softer side, the pillows were grainy and quite uncomfortable though. The hotel location is good for night dining/drinking, visiting the Marina, the beach or even walking to Venice beach. Despite being on a main street it was not loud at night, you could only hear the cars go by if the sliding balcony door were opened. I would stay there again if in that side of town.