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8300 W Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90069
The Standard (The), in Los Angeles, is a 3 star inexpensive hotel. What travelers said they loved: "the view", "the service", "the people", "the atmosphere", "the pool", "the staff", and "the room". Sleep connoisseurs described the bed as "comfortable" and "great". Guests found the service "very good". The hotel is recommended by Gayot.com (it's on their Top 10 list for Hip Hotels). The hotel is near award winning restaurants, including Grace , Sona , and Bastide . Also nearby: CBS Television City , Tennis L.A. , and Robert Clergerie . Other local places to consider are Farmer's Daughter and The St. Regis Los Angeles.
The all-American diner gets a funky makeover--beaded curtains replace blinds and hard liquor spikes milk and coffee. Ghostly during daylight, this trendoid mecca heats up at night when runway-model waitresses...
citysearch.com - expert review - 12/18/2006
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Andre Balazs, hotelier of Chateau Marmont fame, has turned a former retirement home into the grooviest place to crash on the Strip (Leonardo DiCaprio and Cameron Diaz are investors). Recognizing that...
citysearch.com - expert review - 11/08/2006
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Every inch of Andre Balazs' Standard hotel is an exercise in surreal chic--from the scantily clad woman sleeping in the glass case behind the front desk to the fish hanging from the lounge ceiling. Lounge...
citysearch.com - expert review - 10/26/2006
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Hotelier Andre Balazs (ChA¢teau Marmont, The Mercer in New York and Sunset Beach on Long Island) has transformed this former retirement home on Sunset Strip into an affordable and playful high-tech hotel for...
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Shit rooms, Shit service,
yelp.com - user review - 06/23/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
i know in l.a. looks / appearance awareness usually shape ones experience. duh. but imagine if it didnt. what would happen if you let go of that bullshit for a minute and just objectively reviewed an…
yelp.com - user review - 06/22/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
As the name suggests, you're getting standard American fare here. It's a bit pricier than Denny's, $8 for oatmeal and $3.50 for an iced tea, but the food is decent. Not great, just decent. For $12…
yelp.com - user review - 06/19/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Despite the small rooms I still love this place. Practically lived here at one point when DDALA was servicing the area. The 3 star ratings is, i think, a reflection of the Hollywood crowd's tendency to…
yelp.com - user review - 06/11/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Growing up in the 70's, I crawled around shag-carpeted floors and blissfully writhed around to funky groovy music. Just like hanging out in the Lobby of The Standard.
yelp.com - user review - 05/21/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
maybe i'm biased because i used to go to the standard to see a hottie i met online. maybe i'm biased because everytime i've gone to the standard on sunset, something oddly entertaining and more than…
yelp.com - user review - 05/03/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Here's what I liked about staying at The Standard: * The hotel is more whimsical than ostentatious. The decor is cool and youthful but not lavish. The staff was friendly and efficient but not…
yelp.com - user review - 04/24/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Bridge and Tunnel crowd with really snotty posers working the door.
yelp.com - user review - 04/18/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
After grabbing some drinks at Libertine my friends and I decided to grab some food before we headed home. We decided to eat at The Standard's diner. Unfortunately, all three of us were very…
yelp.com - user review - 04/14/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Staying at this hotel was the downside of my recent trip to LA. The staff was terrible; they just don't care - only the valets had some personality. The room smelled and the decor reminded me of a…
yelp.com - user review - 04/13/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Fuck their 24/7 restaurant's mockery of a Grilled Cheese Sandwich. Yes to everything else.
yelp.com - user review - 04/10/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I found The Standard to be a bit overrated. The color scheme in our room seemed a bit off. And don't get me started on the shocking fluorescent orange bathroom. When you look at the website you see…
yelp.com - user review - 04/03/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Went to the standard Saturday for a quick bite and drinks with some friends. I really like this place.. it's low key, ultra modern decor... a girl lays in a see through box at the entrance sleeping…
yelp.com - user review - 03/26/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
what a rip off! the lobby and pool area "look" interesting and modern but the developers really skimped on the rooms. the carpet is cheap industrial carpet and the bathrooms are old... it's as if…
yelp.com - user review - 03/26/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Ok, I have stayed at The Standard numerous times. Numerous times enough to realize that now as I embark upon this journey known as my Early Thirties - I just don't wear my skirts short enough, flat…
yelp.com - user review - 03/24/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Great location, but way overpriced. I guess it is supposed to be trendy, but it feels cheap.
yelp.com - user review - 03/22/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Feeling a little hungover and starting to feel the effects of the respiratory infection I was pretending I didn't have for over a week, I found myself looking for a low key spot to have a few drinks…
yelp.com - user review - 03/20/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
After an interesting and fun couple of hours at Bar Marmont, we headed to The Standard to see it in action. Unfortunately, I hadn't any dinner and a few too many cocktails, so convinced my friends to…
yelp.com - user review - 03/18/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
this place is way too hip for me. whats with the live person couped up behind the glass? that's the kind of ish that gives LA a bad rap. the drinks are way too expensive, parking is bitch and the…
yelp.com - user review - 03/17/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Andy D. from itsallinyourhands.tv invited me to his post-Oscar party at the Purple Lounge, which had psychedelic lights and Star Trek sci-fi furniture, like the Encounter. The music was loud and…
yelp.com - user review - 03/11/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Really three aspects of the hotel to review: Drinks:
yelp.com - user review - 03/07/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I'm not sure what twisted universe spawned this craze of acting smug and discontent when you are out "having a good time," but this was the vibe all over The Standard Hotel.....I'm going to call it…
yelp.com - user review - 03/05/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
What? Ok I am from San Francisco and maybe this has something to do with it, but are you joking? I was in town this weekend, so we opted to go out to somewhere that is suppose to be happening. NO,…
yelp.com - user review - 03/03/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've stayed at the standard Hollywood twice before and have plans to go back later this month and I love it there! ROOMS: Last time I visited, we were getting into LA around noon-ish, so I called…
yelp.com - user review - 02/29/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The Standard. What a wonderfully ironic, self-referential, post-modern name for L.A. in a microcosm.
yelp.com - user review - 02/29/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
First time I've ever been to The Standard or Purple Lounge...very cool. I am going to suggest to friends from out of town to stay there...I had a great drink at Purple Lounge called the Junior…
yelp.com - user review - 02/28/2008
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Went to the Purple Lounge inside The Standard last night and was really impressed. I had never been inside the somewhat hidden club or the hotel until last night. Great drink selections, especially the Junior...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/28/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
We had a b-day celebration at The Purple Lounge on a Saturday night and we enjoyed ourselves to the fullest. When we arrived we met the staff and were greeted very well. Our party had to be about 12,…
yelp.com - user review - 02/25/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
This is nothing more than a re-packaged Motel 8 hotel trying desperately hard to be tragically hip. This location is even worse than the downtown Standard hotel. The service has a serious attitude,…
yelp.com - user review - 02/13/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
A beautiful place spoiled by assholes. One of those places that will never live up to the pictures because of all the dickheads that work and frequent it .
yelp.com - user review - 02/12/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I liked this place WAY better when it was an Old Folks Home. My friends and I would play ping-pong and shuffleboard out by the pool overlooking the city. Now it's all faux-hip, IKEA-decorated…
yelp.com - user review - 01/30/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
a big fat eh. Bouncer made a big deal of checking our name against a list when it was clear that the name was at the top of the list-I cold see it from 3 feet away. Decor was cool- would have…
yelp.com - user review - 01/18/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I went to a reunion party here and I thought the decor was great!
yelp.com - user review - 01/18/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Kind of lame. If you want to get death stare'd by the servant dudes in white pants, be sure to order some french fries poolside. Oh my god, who DOES that on this side of town? Get me my fucking…
yelp.com - user review - 01/10/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
If real life were like the movies, then as soon as we walked over to the pool area, i swear they would of cued up the crickets. What is the main attraction here to pay money to rent a towel and sit in…
yelp.com - user review - 12/30/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Ever turned-up to a houseparty a little too late? Most people are gone, only the awkward people are left. How about doing a Larry David and turning up a full 24 hrs after the party ended? No-one is…
yelp.com - user review - 12/27/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Ugh. This is the epitome of why I would never visit L.A. again. I came here about 6 years ago and I can't imagine it being any better since it was one of the lamest places I visited there. It was…
yelp.com - user review - 12/08/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
i can't front.. this place is as hollywood as it gets.. but hey.. i spent 2nights of honeymoon bliss. if u can get over the wanna be hollywood g listers running around and the freaky chick in the…
yelp.com - user review - 12/06/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
"You know what you can do to get in." I felt like I was in some warped movie. Several of us had come to the Standard because it was the club closest to our car. Seriously. Well it was here or Saddle…
yelp.com - user review - 12/03/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
the review is just for the club. the doormen felt like it was their job to be a**holes. my friend and i waited....... and waited to get in. we finally gave up, and snuck in from the bushes. HOW GHETTO!…
yelp.com - user review - 11/25/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Every time I'm in Hollywood, it brings images of Paul Newman's character "Fast" Eddie Felson in the classic film "The Hustler". At The Standard, it really reminds me of "Fast" Eddie in the sequel…
yelp.com - user review - 11/20/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
First time in LA! This place reminds me of the bar at Trois in Atlanta, but better...Way better! I had to have had the best chicken quesadilla in my life here! Drinks are reasonably priced…
yelp.com - user review - 11/14/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
This is place is so overrated and so lame. I'm used to the cushy comforts of hotels and this hotel was on Whitney Houston's whacky crack. It was equivalent to a cracked-out, cigarette smoking,…
yelp.com - user review - 11/14/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
'You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.' The Standard is pretty much just that, standard. It is really a warmed over Motel 8 with a very cool looking lobby and rooms that go for the…
yelp.com - user review - 11/14/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
So much swank. It's all for show.
yelp.com - user review - 11/06/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
LAME! The pool does not blow my mind, neither does the view. The cocktails are good, just nothing to sing about. The food blows. A friend threw a brunch happy burfday gig and I made the mistake of…
yelp.com - user review - 11/01/2007
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I was pleasantly surprised staying at the Standard. Customer service was fantastic (outside of one rude pool-side server). We were able to get a decent price on the room and really enjoyed the stay. The rooms...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/29/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
My first two reviews were too wordy. So, fuck this place.
yelp.com - user review - 10/26/2007
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Go for the BaLT, stay for the chicks... I'l say it again - go for the BaLT, stay for the chicks.
citysearch.com - user review - 10/10/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
BEFORE I FORGET: THIS PLACE HAS COLT .45 40'S ON THEIR MENU. I JUST HAD AN ORGASM THINKING ABOUT THAT. So it took us about 10 minutes to figure out where the actual pool/lounge/patio was here, even…
yelp.com - user review - 10/07/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I just stayed at The Standard this past weekend and man wish i hadn't. I've stayed at the one downtown several times and loved it...clean rooms, great service (let me check in at 6a.m once!), and a…
yelp.com - user review - 10/04/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
This place is not hip, unless your talking about hip fractures. Prior to a hotel, it used to be nursing home. Drooling seniors, pushed their wheelie walkers across the lobby past the…
yelp.com - user review - 09/22/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
The Standard is a bit...standard. And overhyped possibly. I guess in previous years it was the celeb hangout and place to go, but it all feels a bit too cool for school and industrialised now. By day…
yelp.com - user review - 09/11/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
very nice hotel and there is a bar club lounge, its a great local bar to stumble to the bouncers remember you and treat you like a king and the pool during the day is beautifull you can go ther for…
yelp.com - user review - 09/10/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I think Mark Twain called the post-reconstruction era The Gilded Age. Well the Gilded Age isn't dead yet. It's alive and well in Los Angeles and at The Standard Hotel. Reasonably priced and painfully…
yelp.com - user review - 09/03/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The food here is pretty good fancy snack food. Its great to meet some friends for some snacks and drinks before a show on the sunset strip. Its kind of cool looking lounge. But nothing too…
yelp.com - user review - 08/30/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
This place has been around forever - and it shows. A once hip and happening hotel, it feels like a shadow of its former self. The poolside area still has a gorgeous view of Hollywood and the bright…
yelp.com - user review - 08/27/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
It looks like the sixties threw up on the lobby of this place... the furniture is regurgitated and bad........think overpriced thrift shopping on Melrose
yelp.com - user review - 08/23/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I was not impressed with this place. Had drinks in the bar area with the Desert Mural. I think they were pumping hot air into that room to make it feel like a fucking desert. The drinks were all over…
yelp.com - user review - 08/21/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
If your tastes veer toward the superficial and ridiculous, by all means consider The Standard. Before I go on, for context I should clarify that I am decidedly not hip, was staying at this hotel for…
yelp.com - user review - 08/17/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I've been here quite a few times and really it's not that great. The bubble chairs in the lobby are pretty cool and the random models that they have inside the glass box are slightly fascinating.…
yelp.com - user review - 08/15/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The Standard hotel is pretty much a fixture in Hollywood. I have been going to the Standard since it opened YEARS ago when I would try and pass through the front lobby on a weekend night with a fake…
yelp.com - user review - 08/14/2007
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Love the BaLT........Bacon. Acacado. Lettuce (no big thrill there). Tomatoes. And of course, there's usually hot chicks with not much to talk about .......go for the BaLT....
citysearch.com - user review - 08/08/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I don't know what partof this hotel is intriguing, but I can't give you one. the only reason it has 2 stars instead of none,is first off I can't give it none, so we are up to one. But then since it's…
yelp.com - user review - 08/07/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The Standard on Sunset has held up much better than the Standard Downtown; then again, it started off as simply a nicer hotel- better rooms, to begin with. Yes, it's a touch obnoxious, although most of…
yelp.com - user review - 08/06/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
went here last weekend for the modular pre-daft punk pool party.....sounded like it was gonna be soo much fun. but i swear, i just don't get the standard in hollywood. the pool area felt like i was at…
yelp.com - user review - 08/03/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
During the week the rooms are decently affordable for the location, style and room amenities. I definitely dig the style and design and the convenience getting to/from your room and the…
yelp.com - user review - 07/28/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Nice common areas, very swanky and cool. I really appreciated that the restaurant was open 24 hrs even though I didn't take advantage this trip.
yelp.com - user review - 07/11/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I was going to give this place two stars except I had forgotten that the dj had VANITY SIX spewing out the speakers. Woohoo. Can't find them anywhere and I asked him, dj, where did you find v6 and…
yelp.com - user review - 07/08/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Swanky, chill, and surprisingly un-pretentious (staff, anyway), my experience here was marred by a trashy Russian bastard who was pretending to be French in order to hit on my friend. When she began…
yelp.com - user review - 07/07/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
So, how was this famed hotel featured on Sex and the City (with the "model" sleeping/reading magazine in a glass tank on display) living up to its cool factor? I was definitely impressed by the swanky…
yelp.com - user review - 07/06/2007
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I live right around the corner and when I dont make plans its a great always happening bar/club good msuic and during the day there is a pool that I goto and you can order food and drinks I love going t othe...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/01/2007
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We live in LA and stayed here on our wedding night. The room felt like a cheap dorm room. It was pretty loud til after 2 am (on a Sunday night!) Earlier we tried to get a drink, and the restaurant service was...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/30/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
A few years back, I visited The Standard Hotel with a few friends who regularly go there to grab drinks. As I stepped into the bar area of this hotel, I thought, "Being the adventures of a young man…
yelp.com - user review - 06/26/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The Standard hotel is definetly a no frills place. I would describe it as a "fancier" Holiday Inn. The rooms were tiny and hot! It also had a funky smell to it. The service was pleasant but nothing…
yelp.com - user review - 06/25/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Men. Men men men, mens everywhere. We 4 ladies walked in at happy hour time to check the place out & use the potty.
yelp.com - user review - 06/25/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
** I hope my Mom doesn't read this** So, I head to the Standard on Sunset to celebrate a birthday. Let me preface this story by saying that there were four gals, in a car, with Sparks, blowing kisses…
yelp.com - user review - 06/07/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Well the good part is that you dont have to pay to get in. On the down side..it's really small and the music kinda sucks. Yeah the lounge has a nice decor but I feel so clausterphobic in there. The…
yelp.com - user review - 06/06/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
i used to stay at the standard hollywood all the time when it first opened ... but then the standard downtown opened ... it had better prices for much larger rooms and the rooftop bar was happening,…
yelp.com - user review - 05/29/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars. This is the first bar I ever visited in LA, before I even lived here. At the time I w