The
Ritz Carlton Los Angeles is located in the
L.A. Live Complex where the Staples
Center, The Nokia Center and The Grammy Museum is located, along with a host of
other entertainment destinations and restaurants.
Upon
entering the valet parking area, there were several attendants “working” but
most of them were just standing around and not doing much. It took several minutes before I was help,
and was asked to move my car myself. I
thought the point of valet parking, along with the $42 parking fee, was that
somebody was supposed to do this for you.
I wouldn’t mind parking my own car if the $42 got refunded to me.
Upon
entering the hotel, the front desk is located to the left. There were two front desk agents working and
I was quickly assisted.
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| Executive Suite |
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| Floor Plan |
I was booked
into a King Room with Club Lounge access, however I was informed that I had
been further upgraded to an Executive Suite (which measures 1,200 square feet) with
Club Lounge access.
I am not sure if
this was due to
my prior experience, or the fact that the Stanley Cup was going
on and the hotel was nearly sold out.
Either way I was pleasantly surprised and grateful for the further
upgrade.
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| Welcome Amenity |
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| View |
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| View |
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| View |
The room boasted great views of the LA Live Complex including Staples Center and the Nokia Theater.
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| Hallway |
I was
escorted to the room by the front desk agent, who also showed me the features
of the room.
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| Room Hallway |
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| Room Hallway |
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| Room Hallway |
Upon
entering the room, there is a zig-zagging hallway that lead to a
T-intersection. From that point, the
bedroom was to the right and the rest of the room was located to the left.
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| Vanity Area |
Upon
entering the bedroom there is a small vanity area.
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| Closet |
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| Luggage Area |
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| Closet |
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| Closet |
Past
that is a hallway of sort with the closet on the right, and an area to store
your luggage on the left.
To the
left of the vanity area, the master bathroom is located to the right. The bathroom is long and somewhat narrow but
huge.
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| Bathroom |
There
are two sinks with plenty of counter space.
So much so that you could turn it into a bar if you wanted to. My main problem with the sinks was the type
and location of the faucets. Although
they are nice, they are located so high above the sink and the water comes out
with so much force that placing your hands under the running water caused it to
be splashed all over the place. I felt
like I was back at Niagara Falls.
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| Toilet |
The
toiled is located opposite the sinks behind frosted glass.
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| Corridor to Tub/Shower |
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| Tub |
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| Shower |
Once
at the end of the counter, there was a hallway to the right that led to the tub
and shower area. The area is enclosed,
with a separate soaking tub and shower with a rainfall shower head, as well as
a hand held one. Water pressure and temperature
were fantastic.
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| Bed |
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| TV |
The
bedroom is spacious with ample space on either side of the bed. The bed faced a flat screen TV and bathroom.
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| Chaise Lounge |
There
is a chaise lounge against the window overlooking Staples Center.
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| Guest Bathroom |
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| Guest Bathroom |
The
guest bathroom is large and contains a toilet and sink. The towels were placed under the sink, which I thought was rather odd.
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| Dining Table |
There
is a dining room table with seating for six.
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| Wet Bar |
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| Mini Bar |
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| Snacks |
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| Wet Bar |
There
is a small wet bar area which also houses a Nespresso machine. The mini bar is fully stocked with drinks and
snacks.
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| Living Room |
The
rest of the living room is spacious and contains a sofa, coffee table and
chair.
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| Desk |
There
is a glass counter desk with ample working room.
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| Club Lounge |
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| Club Lounge |
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| Club Lounge |
The
Club Lounge is very spacious and was usually not crowded.
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| Club Lounge |
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| Club Lounge |
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| Stanley Cup Display |
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| Stanley Cup Cookies |
Upon
entering, there are bowls of candy on the right, and a table full of cookies
straight ahead. There was also a Stanley
Cup display with shortbread cookies with each team’s emblem, and a chocolate
replica of the Stanley Cup.
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| Lounge Offerings |
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| Lounge Offerings |
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| Lounge Offerings |
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| Lounge Offerings |
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| Lounge Offerings |
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| Lounge Offerings |
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| Lounge Offerings |
Lunch
offerings included a crab ceviche salad, crudité with ranch, duck with
vegetable couscouse and quince paste, grilled vegetable terrine, chips and
salsa, spring rolls, cheese and crackers along with a selection of desserts.
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| Lounge Offerings |
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| Lounge Offerings |
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| Lounge Offerings |
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| Lounge Offerings |
Breakfast
offerings included lots of fresh fruit with some of the best pineapple that I
have had in my life, muffins, pastries, croissants, cold cuts, cheese, smoked
salmon, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage and yogurt.
The
Club Lounge attendants were friendly and helpful in getting drinks and clearing
dishes.
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| Gym |
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| Gym |
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| Gym |
The
gym is somewhat small and includes treadmills, elliptical machines, stationary
bikes, weight machines and a small free weight area.
This
was an outstanding stay, and outside of the valet parking and my dislike for
the faucets in the bathrooms I would definitely stay at the Ritz Carlton Los
Angeles. I have had access to the Club
Lounge at several Ritz Carlton’s and I believe it is worth the extra charge for
the quality and variety of food.
(In full disclosure, I was invited back to
the Ritz Carlton Los Angeles for a room with Club Lounge access after my last
stay included many service errors. The
opinions expressed are mine alone and were not solicited by the Ritz Carlton.)
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