The location to the city and nearby sights is suitable, if you dont mind driving thru the dirty streets. I was a little intimidated by the location - this hotel is located within the hispanic community/barrios - something the web page neglects to inform travelers of. As a matter of fact, there is a project located right across the street. Upon check-In, the room we were 'given' was okay to the view but the smell was of urine covered up w carpet cleaner or air freshner. If you require security and you're traveling w children I would not recommend this Comfort Inn. I usually enjoy the reasonable pricing and amenities of the Comfort Inns but this is one I will surely gladly pass up on!!

Very expensive for a place that smelled like the hallways were lacquered with urine. Just stay the night in a rental car, much cheaper and much cleaner.

I would never recommend the Comfort Inn LA City Center to anyone. Despite it's convenient location to Downtown Los Angeles, including the Staples Center, the hotel staff were less than competent. During a three night stay, we were awaken twice by the front-desk staff; first at 1:30 am to inquire whether my wife (whom answered the phone) had actually checked in. If this weren't inconsiderate enough, I received a second call from the front desk at 3:45 am, in which the gentleman advised me that he called in error and proceeded to hang up. At this time, as I was angered by the second inconvenience, I called back to inquire why we received yet a second call in the middle of the night. The gentleman advised me that he initially thought I was checking out later that day, but that he later realized I was leaving in two days. I was outraged by this because even had I been scheduled to check out later that morning, check out time is 11am, and there would be no reason to bother me at 3:45 am to inquire about when I would actually be checking out. Just when I figured I'd seen the last of the staff's incompetence, upon checkout, i was advised that i was being charged $4.00/day for parking. I refused to pay this, as the fee was not not made public on the Hotel.com website, nor was it displayed anywhere on the hotel's premises. To be fair, the room itself was clean and sufficient for our needs; however, the staff's incompetence overshadowed what, otherwise, would have been an enjoyable experience.

Some people will not like this hotel. However, if you can get a good deal and can put up with a few annoyances, the hotel is OK.
When we checked in, the night clerk was a jerk. He put us in a small room in the back. We asked to change to a balcony room in the front, which was 50% larger. He said he would raise our rate from $64 to $99. The next morning, the day clerk gave us a balcony room and kept the rate at $64.
The room itself was clean and the bathroom was sparkling clean. If you are fussy with bathrooms, you won't be disapponted. The carpet in the hallway outside the room was very dirty.
The shower had very little (i.e. none) hot water at night. However, there was plenty of hot water in the morning.
The neighborhood was a little seedy, but so is most of the area around downtown LA. There are some panhandlers, but the area is fairly safe. A lot of Mexicans live in the area.
The hotel caters to bus tours on weekdays, so there is no problem with parking. However, on Fridaya and Saturday, there are no bus tours and the parking lot was busrting from the seams.
The location was geat being in cental LA. It was an easy drive to Burbank to watch Jay Leno and another easy dirve to Culver City to watch Jeopardy or Wheel of Fortune.
The free breakfast was wonderful. There were bananas, bagels, muffins, toast and waffles. The waffles were excellent because there were cooked to order (you cook them youself).
I would stay here again provided I can get a good rate in one of the balcony rooms in the front of the hotel.