The Wilshire Grand is located four blocks from the Staples Center and Los Angeles Convention Center, and across the street from a Metro station with links to Hollywood and Universal Studios.
Built in 1952, the hotel features standard rooms the size of small studio apartments, with retro-looking TV consoles, dressers, and other furnishings that are probably the real thing. Many of the 896 rooms come with a second bathroom and two closets. All have multiple phones (practically a necessity in these large accommodations), data ports, and game consoles.
This 16-story property is a city unto itself, with vast public spaces, distinctive restaurants, boutiques, and a business center offering copious services. The Seoul Jung Korean restaurant specializes in delectable tabletop barbecue minus the smoke, and Point Moorea is one of the hippest tiki lounges this side of the South Seas.