Kawada Hotel

United States , Los Angeles - CA
LOS ANGELES, 200 South Hill Street
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100 reviews shown

10/10

Exceptional

14 Mar 2026

Maxeme

Surprisingly clean and safe hotel. Room is small like a dorm room but for one night it’s not bad.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Mar 2026

Jay

Good

8/10

Excellent

11 Mar 2026

David

So if you are planning to spend most of your time out and about this is great. Near MOCA, The Broad, Disney Hall. If you need space this is not for you.

6/10

Pleasant

11 Mar 2026

Penny

Clean but very small room. Very noisy. If ear plugs were provided, maybe it would have helped.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Mar 2026

Willard

Cheerful decor, great location, sincerely friendly staff

Self

6/10

Pleasant

07 Mar 2026

Lionel

Lost my tower and the room smelled bad

8/10

Excellent

02 Mar 2026

Daniel

Staff is very nice and helpful. Curb side loading and unloading is convenient though sometimes very crowded. A nice moderately priced DTLA hotel. Just be aware the rooms are clean but very small.

10/10

Exceptional

02 Mar 2026

Carlos

No comment love it

8/10

Excellent

28 Feb 2026

Mark

Good location

8/10

Excellent

26 Feb 2026

JONATHAN

Clean room, friendly staff, felt safe. Rooms are on the smaller side but adequate for business travel.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

25 Feb 2026

Heinz

Clean but very, very basic. Not even a free bottle of water. Couldn’t use ac unit because air smelled gross.

8/10

Excellent

23 Feb 2026

Shivaan

An excellent hotel in the heart of Vancouver with great value!

6/10

Pleasant

23 Feb 2026

Dirk

It was ok. No eating options at the hotel on Sunday morning. Rooms are average.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

22 Feb 2026

Joshua

The staff were courteous and the amenities were good. The floor of the room unfortunately wasn’t fully cleaned and the door to the room stood a full inch above the ground, meaning anyone or thing could reach/crawl under at any time. I only stayed a single night, checking in late and checking out early, so I didn’t really have time to file anything.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

20 Feb 2026

adrianna

Everything was great

10/10

Exceptional

16 Feb 2026

Peter

Nice place and a great location

Self

6/10

Pleasant

14 Feb 2026

Stephany

Staff was friendly from front dest to maintenence to valet. But, the room was MUCH smaller than expected and immediate smell from the heater was intolerable. Rooms were clean but the place felt very stuffy.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

14 Feb 2026

John

Hotel is clean and well situated but the rooms are small with minimal amenities and outdated furniture. It’s like staying in a YMCA. Worst of all, there’s constant noise from street traffic through single lane windows and pervasive noise from other rooms, especially from above where every footstep can be heard. I’d never stay here again.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

14 Feb 2026

Milton

Everything perfect

Business_and_leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Feb 2026

Stephanie

The clean room, lovely front desk service and amenities provided by the hotel.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Feb 2026

Miguel

Pleasant stay

10/10

Exceptional

13 Feb 2026

Soo Young

The location was perfect - the area was safe, close to concert hall, grand central market, and the union station. The staff was friendly, room was spotless and a good size. I was very happy to stay here and will be back next time I come to LA.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

10 Feb 2026

Catarino

The room was great. Very clean. And the people were very nice. I love staying at this hotel.

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

08 Feb 2026

Elena

Staff was attentive, Valet parking for $20 a day, the room was clean and near the Grand Central Market! Our room was facing 2nd, there was bit of traffic noise but slept through it with ear plugs.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

04 Feb 2026

Victor

The room was nice

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

27 Jan 2026

Juan-Manuel

The location in downtown is great.

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jan 2026

Kimberly

Room was clean everyone staff was wonderful close to everything we wanted to do and the metro station we used to get around :)

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jan 2026

Dexuan

Good

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jan 2026

Roxane

Staff was amazing and helpful. Definitely coming back to stay next time we are in DTLA!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jan 2026

Arnold

a-ok

4/10

Poor

21 Jan 2026

Lidia

Room very outdated and smelled musky

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jan 2026

Kathryn

Staff friendly and helpful/ the room smelled clean and fresh.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jan 2026

Deniz

always the best hotel

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jan 2026

LESLIE NOEMI

Staff was super friendly and helpful. Room was clean and had no complaints

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

12 Jan 2026

S.David

Pleasant

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jan 2026

Darin

I really liked this place very quite.... clean and the staff very nice as well..... The place is small but very nice and I am a very hard person to please ....I am pleased with this place

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jan 2026

Hikari

Clean room, friendly staff

Self

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jan 2026

GRANT

Awesome staff!

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

30 Dec 2025

Raquel

Good Location

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Dec 2025

Kingsley

The place is cool and quite

8/10

Excellent

22 Dec 2025

Ross

Clean room, courteous staff

8/10

Excellent

22 Dec 2025

dawn

Rooms were small but fine. I had to pay for parking $30/night which I guess i forgot to read which made the trip more expensive.

10/10

Exceptional

21 Dec 2025

Vicki

Was a great stay! Will for sure stay again!

Business_and_leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

19 Dec 2025

Jayden

Roaches in the room

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

16 Dec 2025

Travis

Not bad at all.

6/10

Pleasant

14 Dec 2025

JUAN CARLOS

PROS
Location was good.
Close to nightlife
Great valet with in/out privileges
Great staff very friendly
Restaurant

CONS
Small rooms, very small shower.
But the traffic noise was so crazy.
Couldn’t fall asleep but when we did an engine would go crazy at the corner light.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

12 Dec 2025

Zahid

There is construction going in next door. The construction went on all hours of the night with bright lights and noise. Won't recommend stay until the building next door is done. It kept me up all night. Finally at 4:00 in the morning have to change the room. But it still was noisy.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

06 Dec 2025

Janeth

Great staff and overall nice stay. Nothing luxurious but it was good for one night and had clean towels and linens. I got a room by the street so a bit loud. Don’t expect to get much sleep.

Self

2/10

Poor

28 Nov 2025

Isaiah

Everything was horrendous

Friends_and_family Friends

6/10

Pleasant

28 Nov 2025

Corey

The lobby is deceiving -the hotel has been updated but the old feel and smell is still there. It’s just down the hill from the 2nd street tunnel so it’s just on the edge of having your guard up. In a financial pinch it’s a good choice -down the street from Grand Central Market and the Angel’s Flight trolley, but if you can afford a step up, this isn’t the spot for relaxing.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 Nov 2025

Francesca

Staff let us check in early to a clean room!

10/10

Exceptional

20 Nov 2025

Bart

Yyy

8/10

Excellent

20 Nov 2025

Mikayla

Staff were great, very attentive. The property itself was clean and well kept. Only downside was the hotel has no hair conditioner, so keep in mind to bring some with you if you need it during your stay.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

19 Nov 2025

Patrick

Great location. Accommodations were fair.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

14 Nov 2025

Anna

nice simple hotel price not too high. Close to restaurants, Grand Central Market, Little Tokyo. Valet parking, $40. No breakfast, Tv, micro, refrig in room. Instant coffee in room.

Business_and_leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

14 Nov 2025

Robyn

Clean room, comfortable bed.

Business

4/10

Poor

14 Nov 2025

So Young

Cockroach

10/10

Exceptional

12 Nov 2025

Jeremy

Great all-a-round!

Business

8/10

Excellent

11 Nov 2025

Daniel

Like others have commented, the room we had was very small, I think the bathroom was bigger than the sleeping area. Not really an issue for us, as we didn’t spent much time in the room. Water Pressure was solid. It was clean and quiet enough. The A/C unit in the room is loud when it kicks on. The staff was friendly and the location is great, especially with access to the Metro Light Rail system. There are two stations less than a block away giving you access to the entire Metro system.

8/10

Excellent

10 Nov 2025

Luis

Kind staff, excellent service, room was better than expected,
Will definitely be back,

10/10

Exceptional

10 Nov 2025

Cervando

Everything was clean

8/10

Excellent

10 Nov 2025

Carmen

I arrived close to midnight to check in so things got bumpy in regards to parking. They don’t have onsite parking and if you pay them basically it’s a valet service. Not bad but the attendant told me parking down the street was $10 and pointed me to that option instead. Not the best idea at midnight in downtown so just pay the $40 parking. The room was very small but clean and doable since we would only be sleeping a few hours. We were there for the Dodgers parade. Perfect place to stay since we were just 2 blocks from the route. Only bad part was at the end trying to get out of there. The crowds took over the street so we just had to wait about an hour and a half after the parade was over. Overall the stay was fine and I would stay there again.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

08 Nov 2025

Hadiya

A really beautiful hotel with great amenities but I had two problems.

1) I saw a very big bug the first night I was there. I sprayed it with sunscreen and it disappeared but it was quite large.

2) I didn't realize this until it was the middle of the night, but my window didn't close all the way and someone had stuffed tissue or toilet paper in Gap. Because it just so happened to be raining that day I woke up to my room being freezing cold. Turning on the heater helped, but I think it was really weird that the window was broken.

But the staff was nice and most of the amenities were great including the fridge and the microwave. $40 for valet parking was kind of mean but that is about what I would have paid if I parked my car somewhere else that late at night. Also, the location is great

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

07 Nov 2025

Michel

Friendly staff. Clean room. Reasonable rate.

10/10

Exceptional

06 Nov 2025

Anna

This is a nice hotel in a good location. Close to restaurants, Grand Central Market, Little Tokyo. The hotel has valet parking, 40 dollars. No breakfast offered but there is a cafe next door with nice food items, Cherry Pick Cafe. Room has micro, refrigerator, pot for boiling water, teabags and instant coffee.

Business_and_leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

06 Nov 2025

RICHARD

Good location and value for money

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

04 Nov 2025

Chidera

Hotel was ok but they said they will release the $100 and to date they haven’t

8/10

Excellent

04 Nov 2025

Rommell

Clean room and friendly staff.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

03 Nov 2025

Jeffrey

Clean room. Good location

Business_and_leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

30 Oct 2025

Helen

Just right for what we need , a reasonable price and clean place to stay for a night

4/10

Poor

29 Oct 2025

Jorden

Hotel is ok, staff are great. Just shame the room design is awful. Beds that are less than 6ft in length. At 5ft9 my feet were sticking out the end of the bed. My head was also hitting the fixed shower unit. Seems the rooms are built for short people.

2/10

Poor

28 Oct 2025

Jasmine

Receptionist was horrible, stay on the second floor if you want water

8/10

Excellent

27 Oct 2025

Benson

The room and the beds are both very small but are clean. The location is exellent and conveniently close to the metro, little tokyo, grand central market and attractions such as the broad.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

27 Oct 2025

Guillermo

The room was clean and just right. The location is excellent! It's only 2 blocks away from The Broad and Disney Hall and a few blocks away from Perch and other bars. Overall, great place! I will definitely stay here again.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Oct 2025

Oscar

microwave and fridge was great.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

26 Oct 2025

tedd

The photos of the Kawada don’t really represent the actual hotel. It’s just your standard downtown hotel in a city. A bit outdated, small, but serves the purpose.

10/10

Exceptional

23 Oct 2025

Craig

Excellent people and accommodations

6/10

Pleasant

22 Oct 2025

France-Luce

Nice enough. Clean and convenient location. But if you're driving hotel parking is $40 per night, and there are not really any other options.

4/10

Poor

22 Oct 2025

Taiyo

The amenities were respectable and in line with photos of the property. However, there is no soundproofing on the windows.

The room we stayed in faced the back alley, which picked up late night bargoers next door (and I mean every word of their conversations), sirens and motorcycles racing by, and dumpsters being emptied at 4am.

For 2 of our 3 nights, we could not sleep longer than 3 hours at a time without the aforementioned interruptions. Having no blackout curtains on the windows was the bad icing on a terrible cake. We will not be coming back.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

21 Oct 2025

Alex

The bathroom was small, outdated, and not well lit. Not enjoyable. The room itself was okay but not very aesthetically appealing and I won’t be staying there again. It needs a lot of upgrades.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

20 Oct 2025

Lori

Hotel Kawada

Rooms were clean. Bed and pillows too stiff for me personally, but sheets were nice. Towels were also good. Street noise was TERRIBLE, could hear every street race, backfire and emergency vehicle. Staff was exceptional. Very friendly and really helpful. We liked the bar/restaurant next door (Hill Street). Neighborhood was walkable and felt safe. Hotwl was close to Grand Central Market, so eats were close by and a good variety.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

20 Oct 2025

Jose

Room although small was very comfortable and the shower clean and up to date.

10/10

Exceptional

20 Oct 2025

Maria

Walked everywhere we needed to go, room clean,

10/10

Exceptional

19 Oct 2025

Anna

this hotel is located near central market food place with many restaurants and food to buy. Walking distance to restaurants, near freeways. Micro and TV in room, also coffee. No breakfast served, valet parking at hotel.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

18 Oct 2025

Valerie

Front desk was very helpful. Maybe improve the coffee options.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

18 Oct 2025

Lillian

I was told by one of the staff members, that they had recently renovated the rooms right before Covid; the room I was not was clean but did not look updated or as modern. The room is quite small.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

18 Oct 2025

Rachel

The location

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 Oct 2025

Brandon

a/c had a funky smell when on and the beds were a bit small. Bathroom was great and staff were very friendly. Great for the price

8/10

Excellent

17 Oct 2025

John

Nice clean hotel, just right for a short stay.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

17 Oct 2025

Charles

Overnight stay to attend event at Disney Concert Hall. Friendly and professional staff. Bar & Grill next door. I’ll be back!

Self

6/10

Pleasant

16 Oct 2025

Laura

The property is a good value, There was drag racing up and down the street until 4 am so no sleep for us! I believe the windows are not double paned. Staff was great

6/10

Pleasant

14 Oct 2025

Aakriti

The hotel does not provide hand lotion which is generally available at most of the hotels I have visited till date.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

13 Oct 2025

Enrique

Only thing I suggest for good sleep is for the hotel to change the room's mattress to a more comfortable one.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

12 Oct 2025

Jasmine

Hotel was nice beautiful entrance. Room was decently cleaned. Walkable area. Valet parking was 40$ a night so be warned of that.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

11 Oct 2025

Jonathan

Clean the windows Mr Kawada

Partner

8/10

Excellent

11 Oct 2025

Carmen

Beautiful property with very nice staff. Room was clean and bed was comfortable but painfully small.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

10 Oct 2025

Gregory

The Rooms are very small, does not match the picture on the website. There is no closet, we were unable to hang our clothes. We asked to change the room on the one in the picture but they said it was the same room, what is not true. We arrived at the hotel very late for check-in and we had nowhere to go. We were forced to stay for one night and the next morning we checked-out although, we had paid for two nights. We asked for a refund for one night, they said we should ask Expedia for refund. We were forced to reserve another hotel for one night.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

09 Oct 2025

Barbara

Staff was great. Room was tiny and Spartan

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

08 Oct 2025

Timothy

The staff are all friendly, accommodating and housekeeping takes pride in room cleanliness. Rooms tend to be small, the furnishings bare bones and aging. Non-urbanites might be put off by downtown LA, but the hotel is well situated - close to the Metro, courthouse, immigration, Angels Flight, Grand Central Market and more. Unfortunately, the rooms have thin walls and conversations from your neighbors can be easily heard. The rooms (especially lower floors) facing 2nd St. are subject to noise until late from the bar next door that has outdoor seating and then very early trash collection noise. Given all that, it's still one of the best deals if you have to stay in downtown LA.

Business_and_leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

08 Oct 2025

Tammy

Convenient location nice to have restaurant in location for the most part clean nicely decorated

Leisure Partner