We just completed a two night stay at The Shay this past weekend. It was our first stay as Globalist (lite) and The Shay did not disappoint. We were automatically upgraded to a premium suite (room 501); the upgrade showed up in the app on the morning of check-in.
The room was great - the finishes, bathroom (including huge free-standing tub), room decor are all the same as in the photos posted earlier in the tread, but the layout of the '01 was slightly different than the rooms in previous photos.
Location was great - very central to all the things we wanted to do in Santa Monica/West Hollywood/Chinatown/DTLA. Other than checking out "The Platform," which is a neat little hip outdoor boutique shopping center that is across the street, we did not do much exploring of Culver City. They do give you free roundtrip passes on the train to get you to downtown Culver City.
Valet only, but they did waive all charges (did not even show up our bill when we checked out).
Everyone on staff was super nice and while we didn't have any special requests, it felt like they were ready to go above and beyond.
Breakfast at the etta cafe is limited and pricey, but we thought it was pretty good. We went over the $50 limit and everything was reimbursed. We also had dinner at etta with friends and it was very good (although we have two in Chicago and the menu is basically the same).
Happy to answer any questions. Would definitely stay here again next time we're in LA.