Firstly, I'll start with the only decent thing about Hometel, the staff who were always courteous and hospitable. Having said that, they do not have much to work with. My love for Ktown and curiosity for discovering new areas in LA led me to Hometel - what a mistake! It has the vibe of a European youth hostel. Let me start off by stating that this property to use the term "suites" is a false advertising, as the rooms are definitely NOT suites. They are bare minimum of what a road side motel would be. There are rooms with 2 double beds or 1 "queen" bed, another false advertising, as the bed is NOT queen size. When I questioned the staff at the front desk about it, they just smiled and kept saying that it was a queen. It was a double bed, as we were moved to a 2 double room, and the bed was exactly the same as the so-called queen bed. The rooms have a small fridge but the microwave, which was listed under room amenities, is in the common area for all guests to share. Also, there's no coffee maker in the room. I assumed all hotels/motels in the US have a coffee maker in the room, and we ended up having to make a trip to Target at night to get a portable kettle, mugs and instant coffee. The worst part of the room was the bed was placed on a plastic frame that would squeak really loudly every time we moved, and although I could tell they were trying to renovate the place, the bathroom and everything in it, including the towels were absolutely disgusting, ex. stains on towels, facets & hooks falling apart, and bare minimum toiletry. It would be better to stay at a motel 6! I definitely will not return to Hometel and recommend that anymore/everyone stay away from it. read more

Hotel has a decent location if you're looking to stay near Ktown, but they need some better handymen as our room had a lot of repairs and things that seemed half assed , the shower pole was also hanging on for dear life. It wouldn't even hold the curtain up to block water from coming out. Parking is a bit dreadful, cramped and limited. But it's free parking! Lol I wouldn't mind staying here for short trips but they definitely should get on the repairs and cleanliness read more

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Great value, in the heart of it all, yet not too noisy. If you want to be right in the middle of asian town LA, this place is only $100 a night plus tax, which is a great deal. Parking is hard to find and limited, but the restuarant next door offers free over night parking starting at 8:30-9pm. I took advantage of it and kt worked out great! read more

Guy at the front desk at check in was courteous and amicable! The rooms appear to be recently remodeled with polished vinyl flooring, Freshly painted walls as well as New bed and in room furniture! There is also a flat screen TV in the room, A refrigerator, a walk in closet with a Luggage rack, Hair dryer, Clothing rack and Ironing amenities! There is also complimentary toiletries in the bathroom! The hotel has a Korean restaurant next to the lobby as well as a cash ATM and Water dispenser! Couple of issues here: NO microwave in the room! The water in the bathroom sink was murky! The overhead ductless AC also tends to leak if you leave it running overnight! You can hear loud stomping of feet from the rooms above you! The vending machines were empty! read more

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Booked a last minute hotel near Ktown and I found this spot. Location wise, it's very convenient for the price, however, location is probably the best thing about the hotel. The room was clean, but the room is obviously dated. AC unit did not work, thank god I'm here in November, but I don't know how any guest could stay here during the summer time. There's also this annoying musty smell that starts as SOON as you enter the elevator. The musty smell annoyed me for the whole duration of my stay. Bed is not that comfortable, but I didn't see any stains. Water pressure is mid. I liked how they at least provided towels and shampoo/conditioner/bodywash. I'd consider returning if it was the last option. read more

We are coming back again after our first stay almost 2 years ago!! We loved this place and it's perfect for a short weekend/week stay. This place is by Koreatown and a couple blocks from our favorite mom and pop Korean restaurant. My husband and I always talk about how amazing this place was on our first trip to SoCal and keep talking on how cozy this place was for us. It's easy to get to and the parking is smooth. The staff here is so kind and make the experience even better. However it is true that the bets are firm and feels like it's actually not a bed. They probably changed ownership. read more

THE WORST HOTEL? SHELTER? I ever stayed in. Photos are deceiving of the place. Looks a bit run down inside, cracks and chipped paint on walls. Water flow for sink and shower sucks, very low. Drain was so slow, by the time I was done showering, water is to my calf level. Was hard to wash my long hair with the slow and low water pressure. The room also had a strong stench when we walked in, like cleaners and musty wet rug smell. We paid for a "city view" but it was a pretty crappy view of the run down neighborhood and houses. Regret not reading reviews and doing more research. I recommend paying $200 extra and just stay at like a best westin in downtown or something. Limited parking, maybe only 6 spots in the lot. They do have additional parking lot but staff said can't park there until after 10pm when the restaurant is closed. I couldn't sleep because the beds were so firm. Noticed they pile a mattress foam topper on top of a box spring. No wonder!! So if you're someone who can't sleep on a boxspring, save your bones from the pain lol. Only positive thing was the staff were friendly. Even for our refund, they rip us off and only give back enough to cover a night. Whatever, at the point I'm tired of calling them back and forth on 3 different days. read more

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The staff's very kind and attentive, the room gets cleaned while we're out, there's a decent amount of space and it's a walkable area with great food. Only downside is that the water pressure of our sink was weak. read more

Partner and I stayed here for one night. We were traveling past and needed to only stay a day. Room was fairly clean, but very clearly outdated. They could do a better job cleaning. Fridge was dirty, and bathroom floor and crevices were pretty dirty. Something I definitely do not wanna see booking a room. Other than that, location was fine and bed was pretty comfortable. Elevator could also be cleaned a little more. Also, be warned if you are taking a car parking inside is VERY limited. If there are no spots you have to park on the street unfortunately. Other than that everything was fine. Staff was fine and had no issues. No microwave inside the room but I did have one in the hallway. read more

I love this hotel very cute and close to everything! I love the comfortable beds. Its very clean i recommend!

Great parking n rooms n prices nice staff. Best part no deposit down n lots of nearby stores n food

Clean room, nice staff, free coffee between 7-10, free parking (but limited), great price; what else can I ask for? I stayed here 1. Because it was a cheaper hotel in the area and because reading reviews saying it was good. So I gave it a chance and was very happy about it. The bed is firmer than I'm used to but it was still very comfortable. The room upon inspection was very clean and big with a good sized bathroom. There's room to hang your clothes with hangers provided, a desk, mini fridge, arm chair and lamps. All neat and clean. Amenities: shampoo, conditioner and soap bar, Fresh towels, TV, coffee, free parking, working AC and heating unit, Coffee lounge area, free wifi, mini fridge, a restaurant downstairs as well as a list of other restaurants worth trying at the front desk, 24 hour service desk in person or by phone (text and call), house cleaning services, vending machines, black out curtains, closet space with hangers, iron, iron board and bathroom. The only other thing I would like is a full length mirror. read more

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Great checkin experience, easy parking, N nice clean rooms! Price was very reasonable. Would recommend if you are traveling to La on a budget. read more

Terrible place. These good reviews I see have to be fake. Likely someone creating multiple accounts to create good reviews. I don't see how would give this place a good review. There's no parking, maybe 10 spaces. The staff is not bad, it's just the hotel, not the cleanest. Walls are dirty. There's hardly any parking so I was told that I could park near the lobby door so I did. Went in my room the 10 minutes later got a knock on my door telling me I needed to move my vehicle. And that to park where I did, I'd need to leave the keys in the lobby so that they can move my car if they needed too, lesson learned. I'll never stay here again. read more

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Nice staff, clean room, very comfortable beds Good central location with parking on site read more

Tried to make a reservation online. Got an email with a reservation number and a lot information, including times to check in and out. Etc. etc. etc. Then it turned out the email was just "pending confirmation" and I wouldn't have an actual reservation until I got another email saying so. My son arrived a day before me with the same email and they told him they were full. He showed them the email and they said it was just "pending confirmation." It was after midnight and he had to go find another hotel. I tried to call to ask if I still had a reservation and the person who answered the phone couldn't speak English. Don't do it. read more

Disgusting. Janky, janky, janky. DO NOT believe any of the positive reviews. Take a look at my pictures, and then compare them to how Hometel Suites - In Los Angeles (Koreatown) present themselves online, in their advertising and on various sites like Expedia. - Orange water coming from the bathroom faucets - Worn out threadbare floors - Rolls of toilet paper that have "water damage" - Sleeping area with LARGE cracks in the walls and ceilings. - Old mounting holes in the walls (literally) - not sure what once hung from the walls, but never been fixed or attended to.(see my images). - Water seepage and water damage in the upper corners and ceilings of the sleeping area - Marks, scratches and damp marks on the walls in the bathroom I searched a little harder after this, and for $30 more, I found the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown, (an IHG Hotel, and who were a VASTLY improved experience.) read more

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Staff is friendly, check in was smooth and easy, they have a cafe and restaurant downstairs. Late night snacks are available for purchase. Some parts on the walls are dinged up, but overall, it's a decent place to stay overnight. read more

The room is by far the worst I have stayed in. First, when you walk in there is a musky smell. The bed does not include a mattress, it is a box spring with a mattress topper on it. When I lifted the topper up I could see a disgusting stain on the box spring. The shower head was leaking and had a very low flow. Even with the low flow, the drain was so slow the water was up to my ankles by the time I was done showering. The towels they provided had several holes in them. They provided "better" towels when I requested for some but even those had a lot of signs of wear and tear on them. The air conditioning unit was so loud that I could barely hear my spouse talk to me even when set to the lowest fan setting. The parking lot only has 6 very crammed spaces for the whole hotel. To make the problem worse, someone parked in front of the door because they could not find a space and I had to shimmy back and forth several times before I was able to squeeze out read more

DO NOT STAY HERE FOUND USED CRACK PIPE IN CLOSET. We looked for a cheaper hotel for the night and found this place but trust me, spend the extra money to get a better hotel. Almost $200 for one night so it really wasn't that cheap and the pictures and reviews on this place were so fake! Looks nothing like the pictures at all. Bed was so hard it felt like you were sleeping on a box spring. Room was dirty and smelt like pee and the walls were dirty with scuff marks everywhere. The bathroom was outdated and dirty with mold and cracks in the corners. The room was so basic and dirty it felt like you were in someone's bedroom. Then to top it off before we left to explore the town my bf randomly looked in the closet and found a used CRACK PIPE!!! So we packed our stuff asap and left! The front desk lady named jasmine said "we'll charge you $700 if caught smoking" I guess you can't smoke cigarettes in the hotel just crack. Never again. Beware everyone this place is dirty and obviously they do not clean here. read more

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Expedia has not "approved" my review after multiple days, so I guess Yelp it is. I come to LA regularly, and made a booking for 2 nights for an event happening over the weekend. Midweek, I learned that the event was moved to the following weekend. I immediately tried to change the dates of my stay, however Expedia support said the actual dates I needed were unavailable (even though they were bookable on the site), they reached out to the hotel for me but said the hotel was unwilling to bend on their refund policy. I ended up being charged for 1 night's stay + fees. Hope the free money was worth it, I wont be staying here again. In my previous stays, this hotel is meh. The area is dirty, whoever renovated the building did a very average job. I had a room near a water pipe (?) once & it was noisy the entire time. read more

Their zero flexibility to cancel/change a reservation after unexpected circunstances is awful. Hotels in this country are usually much more friendly in these cases but it seems that the management of this hotel does not care about it. read more

Highly recommend staying here! Booked a place to stay on short notice and I'm so glad we found this little gem. It's hard find a place with a decent price in LA but this was well worth it. Checking in was a breeze, and they had great customer service. The parking area on the street level gets full at night, so they do free valet, but there's also a parking at the basement that's connected to a karaoke lounge. Our room had three twin beds, which I've never seen before. It worked for us! The beds were a bit on the harder side so my dad appreciated it for his back. There were free slippers! The room was very clean. We had a view of the arts high school. Nothing was too loud or chaotic. I highly recommend Hometel. :-) read more

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A clean and cozy inn with amazing staff. Our extended weekend turned into a week stay. The parking is secure. Even with the inn being completely booked we never had a problem with parking two vehicles. Area is a great location!Everything we had planned to do was no more than 20 minutes away. We had spent one day walking around until 10 PM which was also nice. Definitely will be returning! read more

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Feels like hole. Moses at the front desk is nothing short of accommodating. Been here multiple times!

Great hotel! I really liked the location and the spaciousness of the rooms. Really convenient when visiting LA! read more

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WHY WE WENT HERE: - closest hotel with decent reviews to my SO's grandparents - great that it's located in Koreatown because we knew it give us a chance for walkable restaurants to our hotel THE LOOK (FROM THE OUTSIDE): - located on W 8th St and S Kenmore Ave THE LOOK (FROM THE INSIDE): - enclosed/gated parking; your car will be kept safe - lobby, elevator, hallway, and room are all recently renovated and clean CUSTOMER SERVICE: - booked the room through Expedia (Standard Single Room, 1 Queen Bed, Non Smoking) due to the decent price for the last-minute reservation, location (proximity to the SO's grandparents), reviews, and because it was advertised as having free parking - when we pull up to the gate where the gated parking is at, we were charged $10 for $24 and provided the hotel with the car key upon check-in - when checking-in I inquired about a late check-out (instead of the standard 11:00AM I requested for a 12:00PM check-out) and was informed by the front desk that a note would be made on our reservation to fulfill our request - the morning of check-out we had an early breakfast at H cafe just down the street and decided to take a food coma nap before checking-out - around 11:15AM incessant knocking on the door occurred and I answered; the man from the front desk (not the same person from check-in the day before) kindly told me that I was late to check-out; I tried to tell him that I requested a late check-out of 12:00PM and he said he had no notification of such a request and apologized - thankfully before breakfast I already pretty much had everything packed, we just had to re-wake up from our nap and ensure all our belongings were packed before we left the room to check-out - at 11:30AM we go to the front desk to check-out and retrieve the car key so we can get the car out; only when we got the car key returned did the same man who knocked on the door inform us that after he knocked on our suite door that he THEN saw our late check-in note - I felt rushed and irritated upon check-out; not sure if more communication or careful reading of notes needs to be done between night shift and day shift to prevent this kind of things from happening again??? read more

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DONT STAY HERE. I have never experienced poorer service within the hospitality industry. I booked a three night stay (check in Friday, check out Monday) however my plans changed and I was not able to show until Saturday. I called days in advance to see if it was possible to check in a day later, and the woman on the phone told me it was no problem. I did still have to pay for the first night I was not here, and that was fine. The issue is - when I showed up on Saturday to check in, they told me they had canceled our reservation due to "no-show" and that I would have to pay for a completely new reservation. I showed them my call log and that I called days in advance, and they said the person I spoke with doesn't work there any longer, and their policy is that if you don't show on the same day as your reservation, it's considered a no-show and there's nothing they can do. Absolutely ridiculous when I did my due diligence in trying to make sure there wouldn't be any issues. I was never made aware of the policy, nor did I sign anything stating it, nor did I receive any sort of email or call from the hotel when I didn't show on Friday. Aside from all of this, the hotel itself is run-down and way overpriced for what you get. I will never stay here again and recommend you do the same. read more

I stayed here with 2 other friends for the weekend. What I loved: - walk to restaurants/clubs within 15 min span -AC was cold and fast for the hot summer. -parking space (ask front desk) - price ($328) for two nights for 3 people - beds were comfortable -mini fridge - restaurant and coffee lounge on the first floor **What they could improve: - water temp was a bit cold but wasn't a deal breaker especially for the price we paid Thank you for a great stay! We'll be back :) read more

They texted us the night before for confirmation. Fast check-in process. Parking in their garage on Kenmore Ave or under the Ondal restaurant after 9pm. Overall, great value for a clean room and very friendly staff. Bare essentials - would be awesome if they could have a microwave in each room, but they did have a freezer/fridge, iron, and hair drier. In the heart of K-town and awesome location. read more

Room was just ok. Pricey for what it was. Bathrooms look dated. Wi-Fi sucked. The bed was the most uncomfortable, hardest mattress I have ever encountered. No coffee makers in room. They had some downstairs but we were told they charged for it which is something I have ever seen. Parking was a breeze. Staff seemed nice. That's about it. read more

Spacious rooms, nice flooring and very peaceful vibes with a cafe and restaurant downstairs. Super convenient and close to alot of shops and restaurants! read more

Good location, friendly and accommodating staff, comfortable stay, clean room, affordable price, and free parking.

Nice stay, quiet area, welcoming people and affordable prices with free parking. Pretty close to the downtown

Very clean room and cozy. Perfect for 2 people and really convenient to popular spots around LA. They do have a valet option which is great when coming back past 12a. Will be coming back to stay the next time we are in town! read more

Friendly staff with great customer service, room was nice and clean with great amenities such as free wifi and parking. The parking spaces are a bit tight but overall a great experience! read more

Honestly this isn't going to be the best looking room/bathroom out here, however, for the price, you just can't find anything better. It has everything it needs, super close to downtown, right in middle of koreatown, also it has a really nice lounge area you can eat/study in. Another good thing is free gated parking, which you don't see much around in LA. If you're looking for a mediocre affordable room to stay in, this place is it! Staff are accommodating and nice too! read more

I chose this place because of the decent price in the area. The place is not so bad, it's roomy, still nice, and pretty clean. The bathroom isn't the most modern, but it still works. Overall, the place was nice, but a little outdated. There's two little parking garages for this building, so there was rarely ever problems for parking (unless you're trying to park later in the night). My main complaint is that after having the room cleaned, one of my pairs of shoes went missing - I assumed it was thrown away because it was in a plastic bag, but even then you can see there were shoes in there and they were right next to my luggage. I asked the front desk if housekeeping has seen the shoes in the trash; they weren't able to find it. The front desk told me they would look into it more and call me back, but they never called me back. It was really disappointing, especially since there was no follow up. read more

Very disappointed in this hotel, the beds are unbelievably stiff to the point that my Mom, who loves firm mattresses, was in severe pain before we switched to another room with slightly softer mattresses. The worst part of it all, though, is the copious amounts of cigarette smoke wafting through rooms at all hours of the night. I'm on chemotherapy and very sensitive to smells. Also, who in their right mind wants to breathe in cigarette smoke over and over again, as it is a very serious health hazard. I guess some people deal with it better than others, but I would highly recommend you find another hotel with a strict no smoking policy if you're bothered by heavy, smoky air. They said they fine people $300 for smoking but then when I called them a couple of times to complain about the smoke, the front desk attendant said, "Korean people love to smoke" (the hotel is located in Koreatown) as if that was an excuse for the constant flow of cigarette smoke in our rooms. Seeing as how secondhand smoke has been deemed by some studies as worse than smoking a cigarette yourself, this hotel should really take this problem more seriously. I'm not against people smoking until it affects others and this hotel should realize just how much them allowing others to smoke here is not giving people the chance to relax in their hotels while they are traveling for work or business. It's absolutely disgusting. Literally find any other place than this hotel, you'll be so thankful. read more

Price was good and location is not bad. It's a bare basic hotel. Our room (308 or 307, we had two rooms) was missing the latch on the inside of the door (that lets you lock the door so that it can't be opened from the outside). The bathroom door was "sticky" as in you have to push very hard to make it close all the way. Only ceiling light in the bathroom. I get saving money and not putting two lights in the bathroom but I wish they had lights over the sink instead of on the ceiling--hard to see well enough for putting on make-up and such. No mirror in the room. They give you one free bottled water but for some reason, housekeeping took the bottle out of my daughter's room's frig the first day we were there. No coffee maker in the room (been a while since I stayed in a hotel room without a coffee maker). Free coffee downstairs between 7-10. It's 9:40 and they ran out, when asked if he would make more, the guy at the front desk said "I will try but the kitchen is closed". What a way to say NO! We try to get out of hotels by around 10 or 10:30. Their housekeeping would come banging on the door around 10, every morning. So put your "Do Not Disturb" sign on your door unless you are up and out by 9. Even on the day we were checking out, same loud banging on the door. Yes, maybe they worried that we forgot we were checking out. There are nicer ways to remind people--I've had hotels leave a note the night before. We paid through Expedia but they asked for $100 deposit when we checked in. Remember to square that away when you check out. When my husband asked about our deposit, the guy at the front desk acted like he didn't know what my husband was talking about. read more