Wilshire Grand Hotel and Centre, Los Angeles, Smell

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64th

Out of 700

Wilshire Grand Hotel and Centre	Average Price: $175 Check Rates

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930 Wilshire Boulevard

Los Angeles, 90017 View map

4-Star Hotel Rank: 22 of 45
Average review rating: 2.72

OpinionWell Value Index: 3

Traveler reviews analyzed: Expedia (42) , MyTravelGuide (299) , Travelocity (3) , TripAdvisor (231) , YahooTravel (25)

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Construction:	No recent comments about construction were found.
Noise:	No recent comments about noise were found.
Room Smell:	No recent comments about room smell were found.
Parking Fees:	No recent comments about parking fees were found.
Bed Bugs:	No recent comments about bed bugs were found.

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1. Overall, the room was clean and smelled good, but surfaces showed wear from having been cleaned many, many times.

"Seriously underwhelming " Read full review on TripAdvisor 10/31/2011 Vote

2. Once o finally got checked in, I went to my assigned room and immediately upon opening the door, I was greeted with a foul smell that I can't quite describe.

"Ready to check out after only a few hours " Read full review on TripAdvisor 10/24/2011 Vote

3. Felt clean, but had this weird wake you up in the middle of the night sleeping on a couch in college smell.

"Welcome to 1977 " Read full review on TripAdvisor 10/19/2011 Vote

4. Felt old, outdated, smelled bad.

"Bad room experience " Read full review on TripAdvisor 5/26/2011 Vote

5. the room didn't smell and the shower was strong and hot.

"DO NOT STAY AT THIS HOTEL!!!! One of the three worst hotels in my life. " Read full review on TripAdvisor 7/10/2009 Vote

6. I heard from others staying at the hotel that some double rooms had two bathrooms; ours (I was staying with my boss) had a small, small bathroom with what looked and smelled like mold growing on the ceiling.

"Old, small, stinky, unimpressive room " Read full review on TripAdvisor 5/30/2009 Vote

7. Interior is in MAJOR need of renovation and just looks and smells old.

"Beyond Outdated; Reeks of Hollywood Hasbeens " Read full review on TripAdvisor 10/2/2007 Vote

8. The first night I literally could not breath because of the mold smell.

"Horrible " Read full review on TripAdvisor 2/20/2007 Vote

9. When I complained for the third time I was told the hotel was built in the 1950`s and they can`t change the musty smell.

"Horrible " Read full review on TripAdvisor 2/20/2007 Vote

10. Moved to that floor, which the mold smell was gone but no free breakfast and still very dusty.

"Horrible " Read full review on TripAdvisor 2/20/2007 Vote