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Wilshire Grand Hotel guest reviews>>

930 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90017
USA

Hotel Overview

Bustling behemoth in the heart of downtown This hotel is located 4 blocks from the Staples Center and LA Convention Center, and across from a Metro station with links to Hollywood and Universal Studios. The 16-story hotel's 896 guestrooms are the size of small studio apartments, with retro-style furnishings, 2 a bathrooms and multiple phones. The Seoul Jung Korean restaurant specializes in delectable tabletop barbecue; and Point Moorea is a hip tiki lounge.

Property amenities

The 16-story Wilshire Grand offers numerous services and amenities, including diverse dining, a popular lounge, boutiques, a business center, an activity desk, and a Metro stop across the street.

What to expect: The action-packed lobby and reception area bustle with an international melting pot of conventioneers, vacationers, and business travelers. Local businesspeople do lunch and dinner in the hotel's restaurants, and let their hair down after work in the popular tiki lounge. Dress up or dress down, and stay geared for some great people-watching. Clean, enormous guestrooms are reminiscent of 1950s L.A. residential-style living.

Amenity highlights: The hotel boasts an eclectic group of restaurants and lounges. The reserved Japanese dining room offers both sushi and tempura bars; the elegant Korean restaurant specializes in barbecue sans the smoke; the Italian spot features traditional favorites; the casual grill is gussied in mahogany; and the snazzy high-energy tiki lounge provides a fabulous foray into South Seas kitsch.

Insider tip: The Red Line at the Metro station across the street will whisk you all the way to Hollywood and Universal Studios for less than $3, roundtrip. No transfers (and no traffic!) required.

Dining

Seoul Jung - Dine on Korean barbecue and other traditional specialties in a lovely, polished dining room.

Cardini Ristorante - This large and intriguingly designed black-and-white restaurant, with numerous partitioned dining areas, serves Italian favorites and offers terrace seating poolside.

Kyoto - Both sushi and tempura bars are featured in this refined Japanese restaurant serving moderately priced lunches and dinners.

City Grill - Located adjacent to the registration lobby, this cheery spot turns out grills and Asian specialties for breakfast and lunch and has an adjoining coffee bar that offers espresso and specialty drinks.

Point Moorea - The hip crowd descends on this dramatically decorated, high-energy tiki lounge that offers exotic cocktails, specialty martinis, billiards tables, and a wide-screen TV. A smaller room within allows for more privacy.

Rooms

This 1952 hotel features 896 guestrooms. Rooms are the size of small studio apartments, and are equipped with either real or reproduction blonde-wood or turquoise TV consoles, dressers, and other furnishings. Most guestrooms have sitting areas, and some have second bathrooms or two closets. Bathrooms tend to be small, but do offer niceties such as bathrobes and hair dryers. Additional amenities include minibars, two phones with data ports for dial-up Internet access, and video-game consoles.

Standard room
One king or two double beds. Size comparable to small studio apartment. Real or reproduction '50s TV console, dresser, and other furnishings. Small bathroom with robes. Minibar. Dial-up Internet access (fee). Video-game console.