I booked Metro Plaza for 3 nights. Read a bunch of reviews so I felt I had a good understanding of the hotel.
We arrived early and was able to check-in on a Saturday before the official 3pm. It was a breeze & got in our room fast. We had a car so they charged us $5/day upfront & i put a little ticket on my dash before we went up to the room. Props to the parking attendants, they were very happy & quick to usher you to a spot.
My request for a room on the 4th floor on back side of hotel was not granted. Instead, we got a room on the 3rd floor next to the housekeeping room. I was debating on changing rooms after the first night as it was a bit loud with the housekeepers conversations & noise from the washing machines/dryers, but it was somewhat tolerable. Conversation & some noises would start about 8am. That was on me for not changing room, but most of the time, we were out & about until evening when they went home anyways.
It seemed as if the room was upgraded as there was new bed frames, desks & updated bathroom w/tile. It would have been nice to have a desk seat, but there were a couple of short ottomans instead. Shower water pressure was low, but able to get hot water if you barely cracked the faucet in the shower & rain shower felt like it was gently raining; would have been nice if it was more pressure, but was able to get hot showers every night.
We need up booking Metro Plaza because we were going to a concert at LA State Historic park. Walk was a breeze.
