Travelodge by Wyndham Culver City

I requested for an early check in and was charged $50 for a 2 hour early check in. I had checked with them on the phone if I could check in early and one of them said there are many rooms available and that it should be no trouble to do an early check in. But the other staff that checked me in charged me and I had to wait till some arbitrary time for a room that was clearly cleaned days before. I had done early checkins to other hotels. The staff are usually accommodating to early checkins and don’t charge any extra if there are rooms available. If no rooms are available, they would just say that upfront, so that I can plan my travels accordingly. I ended up overpaying for a horrible room and service.

Felt unsafe. Heavy security, homeless sleeping in the parking area and a dirty syringe found in the bathroom.

OK, when I booked it, I did forget that it was a motel. Seeing that it was a motel, it was not terrible. The only problem in my opinion was the walls were very thin and we could hear the people next-door very clearly. But it was overall clean, and if you need a place to stay, it’s not the worst. They’ve got rid of the carpet and put in fake hardwood on the floors and the rooms were overall fairly clean, although ours had a very strong scent of cigarette smoke.

Having lived in this part of LA, for my whole life, visiting feels different now that we have moved away. We stayed at this hotel because we had to move from the first one near LAX. This is basically like putting lipstick on a pig. It’s clean enough, the room was very large and had large beds. It’s not the ritz but it’s also not a dump. The folks who worked there were nice enough for the minimal interaction we had with them. The location is pretty central to the west side and quiet enough when we were there. Nothing special, somewhat over priced but cheaper than others. Would I stay there again? If I absolutely had to. Otherwise, not a first choice.

The room was large. Two king beds was perfect for our group of three adults.

There was hair in the shower and bathroom floor that wasn’t mine.

This was a rough rough rough stay. Beyond being there only five minutes, and a janitor barging in without knocking. Then the phone didn't work, despite the front desk calling mulitple times...so we could receive calls, but didn't have the ability to answer. The alarm clock in the room someone had set for 2am, and we couldn't fix it, norm unplug it. Oh, and someone else's hair was everywhere. After complaining, all they could do was offer us a new room

The fire alarm went off on both nights of my stay. The Fire department did not show up on either night. Asked the night clerk about this and he said the fire alarm system is not tied up to the fire department. He said if the alarm goes off he walks around to see if he sees smoke. If he does he calls the fire department. I found this to be very concerning.

The hotel was very clean, very spacious and comfortable. I highly recommend.