Heaven on Downtown LA

There are units in different buildings as we did not have a rooftop pool as expected, nor a view or sofabed as pictured. It was a futon style. Check in and check out was easy, but we learned that the toilets were being replaced the next day starting at 8am, not ideal wanting to sleep in on vacation. You are also responsible for personal items like electronics and passports so it caused us great anxiety leaving the unit. This was beyond their control, but we were not given the opportunity to cancel or price reduction. The unit had holes in the walls behind the bedroom doors, a broken bedside table in one, and one bathroom had grime, a gross showerhead, and dirty curtain. It is important to note that the bedrooms did not have room darkening blinds. The bedrooms do not get dark due to the pool and pathway lighting on all night and one pool light shines directly on the bed in 1 room making it challenging to sleep. (Photo taken at midnight) The key/fob did not work well on the elevator and it was difficult to get to the parkade. There was a guest guidebook in the room but it lacked information on how to use the thermostat or where to find the fitness center or business center. We could not find access to either. Pelican initiated follow-up with us the 1st day and indicated they would address these things quickly but not before our departure. Hopefully, they will. A box of laundry soap would be nice, and a security latch on the front door more secure at night.

Bathrooms were dirty. Sink was clogged with hair. I had to clean it myself. Even after telling the person in charge they didn’t sent anybody to clean.

This is the second time we have used a Pelican Residence. The location was excellent. However, the apartment and the attitude of Pelican Residences leaves a lot to be desired. They spend more time telling guests what they can be fined/evicted for than in caring about their comfort. Every e-mail they send contains warnings about noise, smoking, and losing the keys and what it will cost. The stove in the apartment looked like it had never been cleaned. There was no toaster, but they eventually provided one. There were no dish towels in the apartment but there was a dishwasher. One of the bedside tables was falling off the wall. The wattage/illumination used in all the lamps was so poor you couldn't read easily. There was no hot water in the morning on one of the days we stayed there. The worst problem concerns the limitation of one set of keys/garage fobs per apartment. That may be fine if there are only two occupants, but even that causes problems. The lack of extra keys/fobs means that everyone either has to do things together, or some folks simply have to remain in the apartment because once they leave, they can't get back in. That becomes a logistical nightmare for 2 or 3 but just about impossible if 5 or 6 people were staying together. There only was one T.V. set in the entire apartment. It was located in the living room, there were none in the bedrooms. The Spectrum T.V. service was annoying to use; however, the internet service was fine.

It was absolutely wonderful. I'm so glad I chose this place!

Location was great and the apartment was very good for my family of five. The two bathrooms and washer/dryer really helped.