Palihotel Melrose

The hotel might look nice at first—clean and stylish rooms—but wow, what a nightmare. The entire floor is controlled by central AC, so we couldn’t adjust the temperature in our own room. During the day, AC was on and it was freezing. I had to keep my sweater and jacket on the whole time, and even then, I was cold. At night, the staff was too lazy to check the AC, so they just turned it off entirely. By morning, it was stifling hot. During our entire stay, I was either shivering or sweating.||||They also say they have “free parking,” but it is not true. They charge daily, and there aren’t even enough spots for all the rooms. We paid for the entire day parking (it must be reserved since we paid, right?), we left to have fun, came back at midnight, and—surprise—no parking! And there’s no street parking nearby, so you’re stuck.||||And the worst part? No receptionist at night. Just a clueless security guard who can’t help with anything and takes zero responsibility. If something goes wrong at night, you're completely on your own.

Had an amazing stay at the Melrose location, starting to really love these Palihouses and Palihotels. The decor was wonderful, the restaurant was great, and although we had some issues with the a/c in our room (there is no control inside the room for some reason) we could always count on Tim, the shining star of the staff, to help us out. The special service from the staff definitely made up for what is lacking in the facilities. I will definitely be back!

We loved our stay at this small hotel. Great lobby and outside courtyard. Excellent restaurant. Interesting, comfortable decor. Great location, near plenty of vintage stores, LACMA and the La Brea Tar Pits. We stayed on the second floor on the hotel's quiet side. Room was plenty big and I, as devoted reader, especially appreciated the bedside lighting. Front desk was really helpful and friendly, especially Evan and the manager, whose name I don't know. I plan to stay here again. I hope this small chain expands just enough to open some locations on the East Coast.

The people here are lovely and super helpful. The cafe also really good with nice people as well.||Happy to be at a rare place without attitude. I appreciate this very much.||||One CONSTANT issue that I have experienced in multiple stays (and also see in many many reviews) is the screwed up air conditioning. As others say in reviews, I have experienced on each stay, but MUCH more on this last stay ridiculous temperature swings: One room is like an icebox and another very hot. ||I do understand that this property used to be a hostel and it was retrofitted to become a hotel, and that installing new AC is crazy expensive, but this zone type AC (several rooms controlled by a single thermostat) does not suit ANYONE. |||| No amount of nudging the thermostat fixed it. And then, mysteriously, the AC kicked on at night so it was like an icebox in the morning. So it is not reliable and you don't know what you will get temperature wise from room to room.||||I come here to work when it is too hot in my apartment (rather than being on vacation) so I have been here multiple times, but the issue never is addressed. I see it because of multiple visits.||||The staff is not to blame: They are all awesome. Not their fault that they have to tap dance around owner's unwillingness to address this constant issue.||Again: Not their fault, but this needs to be fixed, even if it is addressed incrementally. ||

Don’t let the photos deceive you, this place isn’t even worthy of being a 3 star hotel. The room was dirty, bed was like cardboard, and there is so much outside noise it was impossible to get good sleep. To top it off the Wi-Fi didn’t work well, which was all I really needed.

The entire experience was fantastic. The hotel was super clean and convenient. Sheets and towels were nice. It’s not over the top luxury but a real personal transformation of what was likely an old apartment building. The restaurant was fantastic for both coffee and meals. The staff is nice without being superficially friendly. I really liked this hotel. You can’t beat the location in the center of all the action of Melrose. Sunset, The Grove, Gallery and Design Districts all right there.

Style, kindness, hospitality. Every person you meet at Pali, front desk, housekeeping, management, waiters at Blue Daisy, and even the owner, greets you with smiles. A wonderful place to get into the spirit of Los Angeles. ||Silvia&Marco from Italy

The hotel smelt awful, the Wi-Fi didn't work in our room and we heard our neighbours throwing up all night. The hotel looks like they have hurriedly thrown paint over the walls of a very sad old hotel and added some thrifted items to improve its image in pictures.