What is the best hotel to stay at near the Staples Center?|119675

I_m not too concerned about the price, but I would like to be able to go to and from the hotel easily, either by taxi or public transportation. Thanks!

There_s a Holiday Inn accross from Staples Center. And of course there are other hotels (Hilton Checkers, Bonaventure etc)within the area, but holiday inn is the closest one and within walking distance.

http://bonaventurehotel.com

The Wilshire Grand is right up Figueroa from the Staples Center. It is an older hotel, very nice (4 star) and you could either walk or take a very short cab ride. It is less expensive than most others downtown. If you want a real treat, further up Fig is the Westin Bonaventure, which has a spinning restaurant/bar on the top floor. Pretty cool views.

See LateRooms.com from page below

If you_re going to the Staples Center for an event, the lightrail (aka: The blue line) runs right by the venue. So as long as you can take the red, blue, green lines, you can get to the downtown area

There_s a few hotels in the downtown area like Holiday Inn, Hilton, Westin, etc., but the only thing about downtown is the city sort of shuts down after business hours.

You can check tripadvisor.com for reviews on area hotels.

I would suggest staying in Long Beach, near Pine Avenue, off Ocean Blvd. You can catch the blue line from LB and its about 1/2 hr to downtown LA, right near Staples. At least Long Beach has places to eat, shop, and party.

Checkers hotel, which used to be a wyndham but now may be independent, is pretty good. They do a great breakfast and tea in the restaurant downstairs.

Cheesy, but used in a lot of movies, is the Westn Bonaventure. It_s a bit further north, but at least you get Starwood points.

If you_re hi, you should stay at the Standard. Best rooftop pool bar in all of downtown. And, a great scene at night!

ooh...I_d stay at the Standard in downtown (not the Hollywood one). On the roof of the hotel, they have a very hip bar with outdoor waterbeds you can lounge on and check out the view of the city. And the rooms are modern and cool! Plus, you_re a short taxi drive away from Staples.