Hotel Normandie LA in Los Angeles, CA

Historical hotel with better than expected rooms for the price value in great location. Bar, coffee, and diner connected, along with daily social hour.

We chose this as our base in LA, and ended up coming back here for an extra two nights as our flights home got delayed. The rooms were adequate and clean. It is an old hotel so expect a little scruffiness and squeaking. It definitely has an atmosphere and charm. The staff are super friendly. We enjoyed the nightly complimentary wine tasting in the lobby, it was a nice touch. Location-wise, this is in Koreatown, and so pretty much every restaurant in the vicinity is Korean food. There is a burger restaurant attached to the hotel which is very pricey and quite average. There is a nice bar just a few doors down, which is worth a visit. Being old, the hotel's sound proofing isn't great, so you will hear the bar and your neighbours.

This hotel was wonderfully beautiful. It has such 1920s charm left in it despite decades of use. The only downsides come from this as well. We had some minor issues with one or two electric outlets and charging phones, but we found a good one, so all worked out. Our mini fridge also didn't work the first night, and while I usually never use them, this time we needed it late at night. They kindly offered for us to use the hotels kitchen fridge until they could get a working one back in the room the next day. And they did come around the next day to replace it with a working mini fridge.

Want to be racially profiled and stay in a hotel that smells like urine with no working AC? Visit Hotel Normandie LA! I want to start off by avoiding all curse words so that you take my review seriously and not dismiss this as a Karen-esque rant. This is by far the worst hotel I have stayed at this past year (over 20+ trips in 2025). My partner and I genuinely could not believe how in the world this property received a 4 star rating. We had a horrible experience over New Years and want to detail the issues so that you make an informed decision: -the hallways literally smell like urine. I spoke with a manager today and he told me that was a common complaint and it was the "historic" wood of the building -AC was not working and it was the days LA was hit with a rain storm. Spoke to staff but no one came up to assist. -Television was not working, no assistance from staff. Had to plug in my laptop -Incredibly loud construction noise (video attached) -I was asked to ID myself when asking for a gym guest pass and was then told to come back later EVEN AFTER I ID'd myself. We wanted to speak to manager on Friday 1/2 but apparently he, Adam, was not in until Monday 1/5. Staff told me they'd forward my info to him and he'd call back. I spoke with him today 2:20pm. He comped me $80 parking and said that was all he could do. His responses: -Urine smell: Common complaint and part of the property -AC and TV: No comment, staff "should have" gone -Being ID'd for a gym pass: He admitted that THAT IS NOT the policy for guests (but I guess it's ok that it happened to me??) -Incredibly loud noise: Didn't bother to view the video before saying "all I can do is the free parking". Trip Advisor needs to allow videos to be uploaded to show just how egregious this trip was. So if you're a person of color like me and want to go to a hotel where the staff assume you don't belong there, want to stay in a room that smells like urine, and struggle with the AC during a storm then Hotel Normandie is your place. If not, and maybe you don' t like to be profiled there's a lot of other hotels nearby you should give a try.

Not enough pillows for a couple. No streaming services offered. Staff wonderful but the accommodation was horrible. I will never return and I guess the staff did lie to me and say they were going to send someone to unclog the tub. Massive amount of dust in the vents right over the shower which was unsanitary.