Hotel rating: 3-star
Chain: Synxis
Number of floors: 16
Number of rooms: 896
Year opened: 1952
Year renovated: 2007

Just twenty minutes from the Los Angeles International airport, the Wilshire Grand provides 900 of the most spacious, well-appointed guest rooms conveniently located in the heart of downtown Los Angeles. Adjacent to a Metro subway station (with direct links to Hollywood and Universal Studios), the Wilshire Grand Los Angeles complimentary features include free high-speed wireless internet access, a 24 hour fitness center, outdoor swimming pool and spa or you can have free use of Gold's Gym next door that includes another 35,000 square feet of fitness facilities. Walking distance to the Staples Center and the L-A Convention Center and directly across from two shopping centers, the abundant studio-sized, Deluxe Rooms and Suites (most include sitting areas, second bathrooms and two closets) were designed to give guests a residential feel during their stay in L-A. The vast public areas include shopping, four international themed restaurants and a high-energy nightclub with pool tables set in a South Seas ambiance, all located just blocks away from the Performing Arts Center, Disney Concert Hall, the Museum of Contemporary Art, University of Southern California, the financial, and fashion and jewelry districts.