The Aster

Here's why we gave the experience 3 stars; First of all, when we booked the hotel, neither Trip.com nor The Aster, Los Angeles, mentioned anything about the rooftop being closed on the dates we booked. On May 13 and May 14, we stayed in room 3 0 6. The hotel pictures showed and bragged about having a rooftop and plenty of pics of people there, and nowhere was revealed anywhere on their website or Trip.com that would not be available on those dates. When we reached out to Trip.com, they pretty much said that the rooftop amenities weren't listed as part of our package. Really Trip.com? You have to list the rooftop as the amenity... Got it. That was so lame a response. Everyone knows people book due to the pictures, and this was a seriously lame response from the Trip.com customer support personnel. We decided to save our opinion for this review. The Aster had nice people, but it's hard to believe the availability missing on their website is a detail they would miss. Their hotel has impeccable detail and design. One can only surmise they conveniently left out the information because people would obviously not book there and go somewhere else. I told the front receptionist this as we were checking in. She mentioned, well, it said it on *******. But we didn't book through *******, we booked through Trip.com. And those specific details were not evident. After July 1st the Government is getting stricter on transparency with hotels having to mention things so we missed this window, but we're happy to hold hotels like The Aster accountable:-) Also, on Wednesday, we checked out, and they had a fire alarm drill test that lasted about 10 minutes. They forgot to mention another minor "inconvenience" when we booked on their website. It was at 10 am. It wasn't so bad, but to state the obvious, they left out the ability for customers to decide by not making that information transparent during the booking process. It's not like the fire depar**ent or tech people didn't schedule that in advance. 1. If you book through Trip.com, please make sure you specify, call their customer support, and get it in writing. The clickbait and pictures seem shady and sketchy and reflect a lack of credibility in the process. 2. Trip.com asked which room we wanted to be in. When we picked the room, we picked the city-view balcony. But we got put in the poolside view instead. It wasn't bad, but that was missing in the booking details that Trip.com sent to The Aster. My fiance ended up being okay with the poolside view, but it should have been in the booking details via Trip.com. So please, please make sure you watch this if you book through them and call the hotel in advance. Lastly, the decor, valet, and, in general, the service people were very nice and thoughtful. We would give them 5 stars.

great roof top area, so come here to hang out. the area doesn't quiet down until 4am, so do not plan to sleep until then.

I’m a seasoned traveler, and this has to be one of my favorite hotels. Huge rooms and great amenities !

What a beautiful, warm, comfortable hotel. The finishings are luxurious and this is a great place to stay if you must stay in Hollywood proper. Aster is truely an oasis in the middle of a challenging area...so it's great to know it's there. And the rooftop and restaurant are amazing!

The room was really nice, very roomy, and well decorated. The location was also excellent because we went to the Pantages which is really close. Three things that could be improved are 1) we were in a room near the street so it was a bit noisy throughout the night, 2) there is no name on the hotel and the address is incredibly small especially when you are driving by - it would be much better if the name were on the hotel in big letters and the address were on the hotel with big numbers, and 3) the parking cost was very high - we paid $60 for one night of parking.

Great property! Loved the service, oversized rooms, rooftop bar and location to restaurants and the Pantages theatre.

This hotel surpassed my expectations. The rooms were much larger than expected, beautifully appointed and very comfortable. The food at the restaurant was delicious! I would definitely stay here again

My stay at the Aster exceeded my expectations. The Grand Suite was palatial in size and beautifully styled. I enjoyed the gym and a rooftop brunch with my stay and thoroughly appreciated all of the amenities at this gorgeous hotel. I would stay here again in a heartbeat.

tHE ROOM WAS HUGE AND DIVINE. WE LOVED OUR STAY AND THE STAFF WAS EXTREEMLY ACCOMODATING AND FRIENDLY