Rotex Western Inn

Three floors of motel-style rooms line South Western Avenue in Koreatown, Rotex Western Inn's exterior corridors opening straight onto a fenced parking lot — a practical stop for drivers passing through Los Angeles rather than a base for walking tourists.

Rooms keep it basic: air conditioning, coffee maker, flat-screen TV, no elevator to the upper floors. Koreatown's 24-hour barbecue and karaoke strip sits within a ten-minute walk, and the Metro Purple Line's Wilshire/Western station is six blocks north.

Free parking is the draw here over amenities — a rarity this close to central LA.