Bel Air Hotel

Poor
Traveller Type: review category business travellers
  : Nothing.
  : Where to start? I think Bookings.com should stop featuring this hotel. It is overpriced and advertises itself with pictures that are not accurate. The hotel is in a very poor part of town, with many homeless people sleeping right next to the entrance of the hotel on the sidewalk. There is a security guard inside the hotel but where to go from there in the evening? Not sure. I didn't dare to go out on Saturday. There was no bathroom and shower in the room, despite the pictures on booking.com: bathroom and shower are shared with other guests (hallway) and the bathroom was far from my room. I did not take a shower. I have never seen anything like this in my life and I hope I never will. I stayed only one night in a very uncomfortable bed (no bed bugs, thankfully) and transferred to the Hilton. I'll consider it a lesson: always read the reviews! Always.

Excellent
Traveller Type: with friends

Fair
Traveller Type: group
  : I was too afraid to like anything at all accept friendly staff and vintage elevator.
  : Homeless people, drug dealers on the street shouting, listening to loud music, police sirens, that were the sounds that kept me away from sleep and also bad smell in the room.

Wonderful
Traveller Type: review category business travellers

Poor
Traveller Type: review category business travellers
  : not comfortable not safe

Good
Traveller Type: young couple
  : Location
  : Not having a bathroom in the room

Very Poor
Traveller Type: group
  : Run away.
  : Everything.

Fair
Traveller Type: family with young children
  : Scary and unsafe place to stay due to its location

Poor
Traveller Type: with friends
  : There was not a single thing ok about that location
  : - the hostel is located in a very shady area with lots of junkies-the hostel policy is “you leave the hostel for any reason (to go out sightseeing etc) you MUST leave your room key at Front desk (policy so tourist wont loose the key); you Aren’t allowed to leave the hostel if not done so- hostel is disgusting: - very dirty, the walls are ripped of, the window was “fixed” with duck tape, there was a huge crack on the wall which had been tried to be covered with duck tape also-the window couldnt be closed at all- the shower was not in the room and the bathroom was very dirty-there was a constant smell of urine and weed all over the hotel-the elevator was very old and had “tricks” on how to open the door manually and if more the 3 people would step inside, it will get stuck-the carpet all over the hostel would stick to your feet because it was too dirty-wifi could only be used in the hostel Lobby-no TV allowed after 10pm-the receptionist and all staff were very rude and condenscendingOverall, we didn’t stay at this hostel and left as soon as we saw the room. The manager was very rude and didn’t want to issue a refund because he sees no problem with the conditions offered.

Poor
Traveller Type: family with young children
  : Worse value for money ever.Pay 148 dollars per night and it should cost more than 48 as much.The elevator was really old. The rooms tiny, no shower. The washbasin in the bedroom.No amenities. The towels worn out.A nightmare.