Pats and Pans:
Everyone raves about the Omni, using words like "superb," "awesome" and "excellent."Facts:
- $$$$ (less on weekends)
- 453 rooms
- 251 S. Olive St
- Los Angeles
- Phone: (213) 617-3300
- Toll Free: (800) 843-6664
- Fax: (213) 617-3399
- website
- Local hotel tax is 14%
Facilities:
- High-speed wireless Internet access for a fee, free if you're a Select Guest member
- Fitness center
- Outdoor, heated lap pool
- Pets under 25 lbs. allowed (with a non-refundable fee)
- Parking $28 per day (free on weekends with the net savvy rate)
- Complimentary town car service within 3-mile radius of the hotel
- Restaurants on premises, 24-hour room service
Room Amenities:
Irons and ironing boards, hair dryer, coffee maker, bath robes. Complimentary Get Fit Kit, including an exercise mat and weights
Reviews:
Rates and Guarantees:
Check Prices. If you're going on a weekend, check the Omni website for specials that can be up to $100 off their weekday rates, and may include free valet parking.Special Roooms:
The Omni has an unusual array of specialty rooms, including a "Get Fit Guest Room" with a motorized portable treadmill and a "Kids Fantasy Suite" with Pottery Barn Kids bunk beds, beanbag chairs, games and toys and an adjoining bedroom for their parents.Omni Los Angeles Review:
The Omni Los Angeles is located in the Bunker Hill section of downtown Los Angeles, near the Museum of Contemporary Art and just a short walk from the Walt Disney Concert Hall and Performing Arts Center.Ratings organization J. D. Power rated Omni Hotels "highest in guest satisfaction among upscale hotel chains," and once you stay with them, it's easy to understand why. The Omni's rooms are top-notch, clean, modern and very quiet. Their comfortable beds, with pillow-topped mattresses, nice linens and lots of pillows make for a good nights' sleep, even for this travel writer who usually sleeps poorly away from home.
The bathroom has a shower and a bathtub suitable for a relaxing bubble bath, and the bath towels are large, soft and absorbent. Toiletries are the kind you can't resist taking home because they smell so nice. A small complaint is that shower soap dish is too small to hold soap, shampoo and conditioner.
Views from the hotel's upper floors are are nice, but can be obstructed by other tall buildings. Those facing the Watercourt Performance Plaza get a view of a lovely urban space with waterfalls and ponds. During the outdoor summer concerts held here, all you'd have to do is open your window to listen.
Kids get a complimentary goodie bag at check-in and can check out games and books from the concierge desk.
Because it's located in a business area, the Omni significantly lowers its rates on weekends, making it one of the best values for money for a Los Angeles weekend getaway. With a Metro station just a block away, you can explore other parts of the city from here without losing your good mood in traffic.
If you choose a room on the Club level, you'll not only get better views, but also a surprisingly nice breakfast that includes some cooked items and afternoon appetizers with wine, enough to justify the price difference.
As much as I like the Omni, it's on the verge of showing its age, with conventional televisions not replaced by flat screens and bathrooms showing a tiny bit of wear. Nevertheless, the pluses outweigh these few minuses, at least for now.
As is common in the travel industry, the writer was provided with complimentary accommodation for the purpose of reviewing the Omni Hotel Los Angeles. While it has not influenced this review, About.com believes in full disclosure of all potential conflicts of interest. For more information, see our ethics policy.
