Just completed a five night stay here on points; DTLA rates were expensive and the fifth night free ended up being a relatively good deal for us.

My comments largely echo 365RoadWarrior's -- though I wish I had remembered his tip about OLCI. We ended up with a standard room on the 12th floor, facing Los Angeles Ave; noise wasn't bothersome. The room was a bit dated in decor but well maintained; the bathrooms are on the small side, though, and for some reason lack the curved shower bars that seem standard elsewhere. The bathroom mirror is also weirdly small.

Breakfast was fine, and a full buffet was nice to see -- there's a very generous selection of fruit and Greek yogurt, and the omelet lady is great. Service otherwise was somewhat frustrating -- getting that carafe of coffee was a bit hit or miss, and we had to flag someone down after a long wait several days to get it delivered. And they clearly didn't remember we were HH guests, so I don't think that was the issue. But I'll take a good, full buffet with lackluster service over a continental option, any day.

The location adjacent to Little Tokyo is really excellent -- there is something good to eat at nearly any hour, and good shopping as well. The plaza immediately adjacent to the DT is connected via a walkway on the mezzanine level, and has a cute bookstore (primarily Japanese books, but a nice selection of gifts, stationery supplies, and general interest books as well, including a good selection of books on LA). There is also a nice Japanese grocery in that plaza with good options.

We had an excellent dinner at Kikunoi in the Honda Plaza a few blocks away -- they style themselves a creative izakaya, and the food was upscale and creative takes on traditional Japanese dishes. Reservations are via phone and email, but we also heard them say while we were there that they often had walk-in tables available. Highly recommended.