Aliza Hotel

Converted from a 1930s apartment block near Wilshire Boulevard, the Aliza Hotel keeps its original terrazzo lobby floor and casement windows behind a three-star, thirty-room operation aimed at drivers passing through mid-Wilshire rather than tourists on foot. Metro's Purple Line extension station lies six blocks east, a practical link to Downtown and Koreatown without renting a car.

Rooms run small by design, holdovers from residential-era floor plans, with kitchenettes in about half the units. Parking is on-site and free, a rarity at this price point in Los Angeles.