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Where to Stay for the LA Auto Show With a Small Group

The Los Angeles Convention Center on South Figueroa Street in downtown Los Angeles on a clear November day

The short version: book a two or three-bedroom apartment-style home in Koreatown, or a smaller suite in Little Tokyo and the blocks just north of it, and plan to reach the Los Angeles Convention Center on the Metro rather than by car. The show runs November 20 to 29 at the Convention Center on South Figueroa, with the media and industry day on Thursday the 19th. Pico Station sits a block from the entrance, which is why the show's own organizers push transit over driving.

For a group of four to eight splitting one home, the $250 to $400 nightly band is a comfortable place to be shopping here, though rates move with the calendar and the final figure depends on dates, taxes and fees. Our Los Angeles homes cluster in two neighborhoods, and the choice between them is the real decision you're making.

Koreatown or Little Tokyo: pick your evenings

Both put you on a Metro line into downtown. The difference shows up after the show floor closes.

Koreatown is where the group that wants to eat late should stay. Korean barbecue, karaoke rooms and the kind of bars that don't really start until ten, all on foot from the door. The Metro B (Red) and D (Purple) lines run from Wilshire/Vermont, and the 101 and 10 are right there if someone in the group insists on driving. Our K-Town apartments sit in full-service buildings: assigned parking in a gate, a gym, a rooftop with grills and fire pits.

Little Tokyo and the DTLA blocks nearby are quieter and closer to the museums. From our Little Tokyo building you can walk to the Japanese-American National Museum in a few minutes, reach Grand Park and City Hall on foot, get a craft beer at Mumford Brewing, and catch a show at the Regent Theatre. The Arts District starts a couple of streets over. Union Station is under a mile, which matters if anyone's arriving by Amtrak or Metrolink. The Convention Center is under two miles from that doorstep, and the Regional Connector station for the Arts District and Little Tokyo is right outside.

If your days are long and your evenings are for a quiet drink and an early night, go Little Tokyo. If the trip is half business and half a reunion, go K-Town.

For six to eight people: the Koreatown apartments

Eight colleagues who'd rather not share bathrooms should look at Light-Filled K-town 3BD 3BTH W/Pool, Gym & Parking. Three bedrooms, three full bathrooms, king in the primary, queen in the second, full bed in the third, with an air mattress in the living room if you're at capacity. There's a dedicated workspace, in-unit laundry, and a free underground assigned parking spot. One scheduling note worth knowing in advance: this building requires every guest to sign a rental agreement and submit an ID and selfie online before check-in, so leave time for that rather than discovering it the night before you fly. Quiet hours run strictly from eight in the evening.

Lux Living 3BD 3BTH in K-Town, Pool, Gym & Parking matches it on layout, also sleeping eight across three bedrooms and three baths, with the outdoor pool and gym. If one of the two is taken for your dates, the other usually isn't.

For six, Vibrant Koreatown 2BD Hideaway | Hot tub+Parking is two bedrooms with a single bathroom, which is the trade for the hot tub, the large sun lounge and the rooftop with BBQs and fire pits. A group of four is fine in it. Six with a 7 a.m. start and one bathroom is a different morning. The k-Town Haven solves exactly that: two bedrooms, two baths, sleeps six, king and queen plus an air mattress, pool and rooftop in the building.

A few more worth knowing in the same cluster, all sleeping six and all walkable to K-Town dining:

And if you need eight beds but only two bedrooms, K-Town 2BD +Loft adds a loft to the mix: king, queen and two twins, plus an air mattress, with the pool and gym downstairs.

For four: downtown views and a short ride to Figueroa

Four people travelling together, especially two couples or a pair of colleagues who want their own rooms, have the easiest choice of anyone.

Light-Filled Artsy Stay in Little Tokyo is a one-bedroom with a king and a memory-foam air mattress, a laptop-friendly desk, and a 24-hour fitness center in the building. Big windows, sunrise and sunset both. Parking here is the one thing to plan: there's a paid public lot across the street, metered street parking nearby, and free street parking around the back on a first-come basis. If your group is flying in and using the Metro all week, none of that matters. If you've rented something to drive, factor it in.

The alternative sits a short distance away, with the DTLA skyline out the window: The Haven 1BD Suite - Free Parking W/ DTLA Views, a sky loft with a king, an airbed in the living area, gigabit Wi-Fi, and underground gated parking, which is genuinely unusual downtown. Dodger Stadium is a mile off, Walt Disney Concert Hall, The Broad and MOCA are a short ride, and Olvera Street and Union Station are close enough to fill a morning before the show opens. The rooftop has BBQs, seating and fire pits.

On the K-Town side, The Haven Suites is an open studio sleeping four, king plus airbed, with a free assigned gated spot and a rooftop deck. The neighborhood around it scores 96 on Walk Score, which is to say you will not need the car for dinner.

Six people who want skyline and a gym

Private Apt Home W/ DTLA Views bridges the two groups above: two bedrooms, sleeps six, free reserved parking, a building gym, and the downtown skyline from the windows. A mile to Dodger Stadium. It's the one I'd suggest for a team of five or six that wants a view to work against in the evening and doesn't want to pay for parking twice.

Getting to the Convention Center

Take the train. The show's organizers say it plainly, and Pico Station drops you one block from the doors. From Koreatown, the Red and Purple lines at Wilshire/Vermont put you downtown quickly; from Little Tokyo, the Regional Connector station is outside the building. Rideshare works and is everywhere, but Figueroa during a ten-day show is not where you want to be sitting in a car.

If you're landing at LAX, the Metro A and E lines now run from the LAX/Metro Transit Center into downtown with stops near the Convention Center. Driving it is somewhere around half an hour off-peak and can easily double on a weekday afternoon. Plan the first evening loosely.

What to sort out before you book

Every one of these homes has a fully equipped kitchen, in-unit laundry and a desk, which is the real argument for an apartment over a hotel room when four to eight of you are in town for several days. Breakfast at the dining table beats a lobby queue, and the washer means you pack for three days instead of ten.

Three things to confirm with us when you enquire, because they're date-specific and they change:

  • Rate and total. Nightly rates move with the calendar, and taxes and fees sit on top. Tell us your exact nights and we'll give you the all-in figure before you commit.
  • Who's sleeping where. Several of these homes reach their top capacity using an air mattress in the living room. If everyone needs a real bed, that narrows the list, and we'll narrow it for you.
  • Parking and building access. Some homes include a gated assigned space, one or two use street and paid lots, and at least one building requires a signed agreement and ID verification before arrival.

Pets are welcome across the portfolio, but they have to be on the reservation before check-in. Every home is keyless, we're reachable around the clock, and someone from our team has actually walked each of these apartments rather than listing them off a spreadsheet.

Message us with your dates and your head count and we'll come back with the two or three that genuinely work, rather than the whole list.

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