I agree with the other positive reviews - it's a great value. It's a 10-15 minute walk to the Convention Center, the hotel is clean, the staff is courteous, the wi-fi is fast. I really don't know what those hateful reviews are all about, except perhaps they are exposing some insecurities about a different culture (the entire staff of the hotel appears to be Indian). For that matter, Gill's - the Indian restaurant in the hotel - is quite good - I even brought my boss (who's staying at an "official" convention hotel out by the airport!) and a couple of co-workers there for dinner, and they were all impresssed with the food.

The hotel is located a few blocks from the Staples Center and convention center with many restaurants nearby and a big Ralph's supermarket 2 blocks away. Hotel is old but staff are obviously making an effort to maintain it with fresh paint and constant cleaning. Staff was ultra-helpful, let us check in at 7 AM when another hotel we'd booked online was unusable, did our airline boarding passes on their front desk computer, etc. Room was not too big but comfortable amount of space, big closet, good sized refrigerator, fastest free high speed wireless I've seen, plenty of hot water, good window air conditioner (a bit noisy). Beds were clean and very comfortable although linen was well worn. Price $40 a night less than cheapest nearby hotels. Recommended hotel to several friends who were paying more for less nearby.

I just completed an 11 night stay at the Stillwell with my best friend. The room was clean which was the most important thing for me. We had 2 double beds plus TV with cable, a fridge, a desk, and night stand. The shower was super powerful and there was enough closet space for the two of us. Brand new secure locks on all the doors and the transients clear out early in the day. I still adore the location and price.

There were slight little things like the last time I stayed there was almost like a mosquito screen across the window. There wasn't this time and something bit me after we left the window open. However, without the screen we were able to hang out of our 10th floor window for some great photos. If you looked closely, there was a stain on the wall and the chair looked like a puppy had teethed on the legs. Nothing major, though; just little cosmetic things. Oh, and there was the weird guys who would sit in reception all day and then stare at us as we walked by. Classy.

There's only one thing stopping this from being a five star review. On day 9, my friend confessed she had been killing roaches in the bathroom for about 3 days. I was fully aware there would be roaches and I'm actually fine with this. We went down to the front desk to get some bug spray so I could defend myself but when we told the guy on the front desk, his response was "what do you want me to do about it?" I would have liked it if he had at least feigned surprise at the roach infestation but of course he was fully aware of the problem and a bad actor... His friend then came over to the front desk and started going on about "this is why Brits shouldn't be allowed off the island". They both told me that roaches were clean and I should be happy they were there (ugh). The front desk guy then had the nerve to ask my friend for a cigarette! I was so angry. He said he would go and have a look for some Windex after his cigarette and give me a call. I'm still waiting... His attitude was awful. He did actually apologise to my friend on our last night at the hotel and said he had to look big in front of his "homies" (I actually don't know what that means but I don't think it justifies such disrespectful behaviour).

Again, for the price, I wont argue. At least not too much anyway.

I am going to keep this short and simple. Seriously people this is one of the many old, dirty, and cochroach infested hotels in Los Angeles. I had to stay here for the only reason it was cheap and close to the convention center. But next time I am willing to pay a little more for peace of mind.

This hotel smells and reaks of Indian food. There is no air conditioning inside. The elevator is very old and super small. It sometimes missed your floor and it made a very rickity noise. For some reason...even though the elevator was small, the staff kept a garbage can inside which reaked the elevator even more!

Then room was small and old. Even though I can live with the room...the bathroom was small and dangerous.

The water could turn hot and cold really fast for no reason. The toilet and sink was so close you could hit your head on it.

There is air conditioning in the room but someone must have been watching us all the time! Everytime we came back the air was OFF! And it is so hot outside you just want to come in and relax in the cold. NO! Someone keeps turning the air off. Ugh.

Please do not stay in this hotel!