PodShare Dtla

The host, Ron, was very friendly, very understanding guy. 100% made my experience comfortable. The location is next to Little Tokyo and the (new) Little Tokyo subway station. A lot of good eating areas around Little Tokyo. The sleeping/living area had very poor air conditioning. The bathroom and shower are quite rustic and gross, but that's not something I personally care about. I know other people are sensitive to this, so I will preface that I saw cockroaches in the bathroom. By no means is the toilet disgusting without being cleaned, but rather something you'd find at a bar downtown... Generally speaking though, the experience was good and I will be visiting again in the future. To emphasize, the host, Ron, really made me feel comfortable with being in LA.

My boyfriend and I stayed here two nights while we were visiting LA. Overall, it was a good experience. The pod design is cozy and nice, the bed was very comfy. One of our favorite things was the quiet time from 10 pm to 10 am, which is actually enforced. Thanks to that rule, we were able to sleep well. The only big downside is that the shower stalls are gross and have mold growing in them, and that the outlets in the pods are totally worn out so anything you plug into them just slips right out.

Great place!

Lost my phone charger and had to work with staff to retrieve the code for the stay in the middle of the night. Fabulous response for what may have become a disaster.

Yo, if you want more people to come here, you got to clean up the entire place and replace the beds. I almost broke my ankle

in theory, great idea. someone is definitely profiting a lot off of this. the execution: terrible. if everyone realized other people exist, it might be a great solution. but it is what I imagine sleeping in a jail to be like but no women, only men. I arrived late 12:30am, but I was not the last person, 2 people arrived much later and had their phone lights on to find their beds & were apologizing out loud. I luckily found my assigned bed and slept in my clothes to not disturb anyone around me but that’s impossible. the mattress had no support, lumpy, old, the sheets were not soft or new, the single pillow was very old. I hoped they were clean & bed bug free but it was too dark to see. A window was open & the train went by every 5-7min ruining any possibility of actual sleep. I dozed off twice to be woken up by falling objects from other bunks, snores (how anyone could sleep is amazing to me) footsteps loud & soft, someone taking a pill/water, someone decided to shower around 4am and then had a bowl of cereal with every spoon clink on the bowl being clear as day. at 8:30am I had enough & left but used the toilet that has a flimsy closet door, I’m glad I only had to pee or it would’ve been a symphony for the whole room. the bathroom area smelled bad but didn’t see the roaches all the other reviews list. I’m only giving it one star because it was a lil better than sleeping in my rental car on the street. like… what even is this place? I stay in hostels frequently.

NEGATIVES: The bunks are very exposed, more than regular hostels. I was in the direct view of multiple people constantly. They could easily install a curtain for a modicum of privacy but they choose not to. There is constantly light streaming in The toilets doors are see-through and toilet space is cramped which is an uncomfortable experience, can see people walking past Roaches in kitchen This place is a 20minute walk from everything (shops, train station), nothing is close or convenient. Because you have to walk everywhere you have to walk past many homeless, erratic drug affected people (but this is common in LA in general) I did not feel safe or secure in general When arrived to check in the guy who worked there left me waiting outside the door for ages with no explanation. Then eventually he came up and said he was busy and so I ended up just waiting outside the door for 10minutes. He could have just let me in to wait? I expected to see other international traveller's but it was mostly struggling locals They don't provide proper blankets. They provide this thin fleece sheet that Ive only previously seen in dog beds. The first night I was freezing and had to sleep fully dressed I had to take sleeping pills every night to have a sleep POSITIVES When I asked for another blanket the staff gave me another immediately It was generally tidy and reasonably clean apart from the Roaches in the kitchen Conclusion It has the vibe of sleeping in a prison.it is just a warehouse modified to an open living space. You are exposed at all times even in the toilet, and you don't feel secure. It is not as cheap as typical international hostels nor has the vibe. Better to just spend more money and get a proper hotel or motel

Staff was cooperative but not enough to arrange a parking on property. Toilet was smelly. Worst part is had to cancel my two days of stay but no refund back from property.