This hotel/apartment/hostel appears to be built in the 1920's. The building has a lot of character, however the hotel rooms are on the cheaper side. I spent a week on the 5th floor, in a huge room with a walk-in closet. The hotel rooms are very clean, the staff is very nice. There are mostly artistic type of people living in the building along with a few older people. I did not see one cockroach, drug dealer, or pimp the whole time I stayed, and I had all kinds of food out on the table, in a cooler, etc. Other than the fact they didn't have ice, or phones in the rooms it was a great deal- they don't have the fancy stuff at hotels you pay for, i.e. HBO. But it is in a great location- blocks to all of the major network studios, recording studios, shops, attractions- It is two blocks south of Griffith Park, across the street from grocery stores, shops, mini mall. I would recommend this hotel to anyone staying on a budget.

I stayed at the Gershwin Hollywood during holiday. The location was wonderful and convient since it was right across the street from the metro that goes directly to Universal Studios and Downtown. I stayed in one of the renovated rooms on the top floor. It was super clean and the staff was very friendly and helpful. It was a very good bargin.

Awful. We were almost the only backpackers there. Most of the people are live-in residents and seemed to be mostly crackheads, pimps, etc. Someone banged on our door one night to sell us cocaine. It was also dirty. I mean filthy. I saw a cockraoh in the bathroom and the plastic blinds were origibally black but were covered in layers of what seemed like soot. The area is also very dangerous. The free breakfast was a slice of toast, but who'd touch it!!! Avoid like the plauge, unless you want to catch it!