Carlyle Inn

The hotel is in an excellent location, close to many good restaurants/cafes, and a reasonable 30-40min walk to Rodeo Drive and/or Grove. The rooms are spacious, and the living/sleeping area is very funky and modern, with an updated bathroom. I booked 4 rooms as I was travelling with friends, and 2 of the guests were selected as guests of the day to receive an upgrade. Rabbit Coffee is about a 5-minute walk away, which is a hole-in-the-wall cafe run by an ex-Aussie who makes excellent coffee for those who like more Australian-style coffees.

Whilst manageable and the area is not noisy, the rooms do not have much soundproofing. Noise from neighbouring rooms and conversations in the open area can be heard. Given we were out most of the day & went to bed around 11pm or later was not a major issue for us. I booked 4 rooms under my name using Booking.com and specified the names of the occupants of each room. Strangely, all messages about pre-check-in forms, hows our stay, and checkout plans while coming to my email/phone were addressed not to me who made the booking but randomly 1 of the other guests and not corrected even when I pointed this out via Booking.com messages or at check-in.

Very clean, unique hotel. Definitely had history charm to it. We loved the comfort and it was quiet. We had children and it was kid friendly.

We felt there was nothing that could have been better. everything met our expectations.

the location was central. It is next to a club/bar which operates over weekend nights, so expect some noise. Ear plugs are provided which was nice.

There are only two windows (in one of the bedrooms) that look outside. The other bedroom had windows that looked to a very small alcove of the building. There was not a lot of fresh air available with the windows cracked.

The garden was under construction while we were there, so the hotel premises did not look anything as nice as the photo. I did not like that the bathtub and the shower were not separated.