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7.9

3,794 reviews

Freehand Los Angeles

Freehand Los Angeles

416 West 8th Street, Los Angeles, 90014, California, United States

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Restaurant

Outdoor swimming pool

Free wifi

Fitness center

Meeting/Banquet facilities

Air conditioning

Bar

Sun deck

Freehand Los Angeles

Welcome to Freehand Los Angeles, a vibrant and stylish 4-star hotel located in the heart of Los Angeles, California. With its prime location just 0.9mi from the city center, this hotel offers the perfect base for exploring all that LA has to offer. With an impressive 3794 reviews, this hotel is highly recommended by fellow travelers.

Step into a world of comfort and convenience with a range of top-notch amenities. Whether you're lounging by the outdoor swimming pool, staying connected with the free Wi-Fi, or enjoying a delicious meal at the onsite restaurant, Freehand Los Angeles has everything you need for a memorable stay. The hotel also offers a fitness center, bar, and terrace, ensuring there is something for everyone.

Rooms at Freehand Los Angeles are equipped with all the essentials, including a flat-screen TV, refrigerator, and private bathroom. With features like air conditioning and free daily housekeeping, your comfort is always a priority. From city views to sitting areas, each room provides a welcoming and cozy atmosphere.

With its unbeatable location, outstanding reviews, and top-notch amenities, Freehand Los Angeles is the perfect choice for your next visit to the City of Angels. Book now and experience the best that LA has to offer at an affordable price, starting from just $100.

Ready to travel with your furry friends? Look no further than Freehand Los Angeles! Pets are welcome at this hotel, so you can bring your beloved companions along on your LA adventure. Just make sure to request for them to join you during your stay, and be aware that there may be charges applicable. Now, your furry friends can enjoy the beautiful outdoor swimming pool just like you!

When it comes to dining options, Freehand Los Angeles has you covered. The hotel features several restaurants offering a variety of cuisines to satisfy your taste buds. Indulge in Mediterranean, local, and international dishes at The Exchange. For a more traditional ambiance, head to Rudolph's Bar & Tea. If you're in the mood for American, Middle Eastern, Latin American, or grill BBQ, check out Broken Shaker. And for a taste of American and Latin American flavors, visit Café Integral. With these fantastic dining options, you're in for a culinary treat during your stay.

Aside from the flexible payment options which include Visa, American Express, and Mastercard, Freehand Los Angeles offers a wide range of room types to suit your needs. Whether you're traveling with a group or on your own, there's a room for you. From private quad and eight-bedroom options for families or larger groups, to cozy king rooms and superior king rooms with city or skyline views for a more intimate stay, you'll find the perfect space to relax and unwind. Each room is equipped with essential amenities and designed to provide a comfortable and welcoming atmosphere. Don't miss out on experiencing the diverse room options at Freehand Los Angeles!

Closest airports

Los Angeles International Airport

11.2mi

Burbank Bob Hope Airport

12.3mi

Long Beach Airport

16.8mi

John Wayne Airport-Orange County

34mi

Ontario International Airport

37.5mi

Most popular amenities

Restaurant

Outdoor swimming pool

Free wifi

Fitness center

Meeting/Banquet facilities

Air conditioning

Bar

Sun deck

Private entrance

Terrace

24-hour front desk

Non-smoking rooms

Beach umbrellas

Beach chairs/Loungers

Elevator

Bathtub

Upper floors accessible by elevator

Rooms

Private Female Quad in Freehand Los Angeles

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Private Female, 4 Twin Beds, Female Only

4 Twin Beds

270 sqft

Private Bathroom

Private entrance

Air conditioning

Upper floors accessible by elevator

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Our Private Female Quad is a spacious room of 269 sqft, perfect for a group of four adults and three children. You'll enjoy the comfort of private amenities including a bathroom, entrance, and air conditioning, all conveniently located on upper floors accessible by elevator.

Private Eight-Bedroom in Freehand Los Angeles

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Private, 8 Twin Beds

8 Twin Beds

565 sqft

Private Bathroom

Private entrance

Air conditioning

Upper floors accessible by elevator

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Experience the ultimate comfort in our spacious and private eight-bedroom family room, spanning 560 sqft. With enough space for 8 adults and 4 children, our room offers twin beds, a private bathroom, and other essential amenities, ensuring a relaxing and enjoyable stay.

Private Quad in Freehand Los Angeles

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Private, 4 Twin Beds

4 Twin Beds

270 sqft

Private Bathroom

Bathtub

Private entrance

Air conditioning

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This room accommodates four guests, with custom cedar bunk-beds and a private, private bathroom. Beds feature built-in privacy screens, outlets and reading lights. There is also free WiFi, secure in-room lockers, linens, blankets, and towels for each guest

Bed in Female Quad in Freehand Los Angeles

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Quadruple Room, Female Only

1 Twin Bed

270 sqft

Private entrance

Air conditioning

Upper floors accessible by elevator

Shower

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Quadruple female room is 269 square feet and includes bunk beds.

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Private

565 sqft

Free wifi

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This room accommodates 8 guests with custom cedar bunk-beds and two private bathrooms. Beds feature built-in privacy screens, outlets, and reading lights. There is also free WiFi, secure in-room lockers, linens, blankets, and towels for each guest.

Bed in Eight-Bedroom in Freehand Los Angeles

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Room - 1 Twin

1 Twin Bed

560 sqft

Private entrance

Air conditioning

Upper floors accessible by elevator

Shower

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Cozy King in Freehand Los Angeles

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King Room

1 King Size Bed

225 sqft

Private Bathroom

Private entrance

Flat-screen TV

Refrigerator

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8 Bedroom, 1 Twin Bed

1 Twin Bed

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Corner Studio, King Size

1 King Size Bed

Free wifi

Flat-screen TV

Refrigerator

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Premium, King Size, Skyline View

1 King Size Bed

310 sqft

Wifi

Air conditioning

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Premium, King Size, City View

1 King Size Bed

310 sqft

Free wifi

Flat-screen TV

Refrigerator

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Superior King Skyline View in Freehand Los Angeles

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Superior, King Size, Skyline View

1 King Size Bed

310 sqft

City view

Private Bathroom

Private entrance

Flat-screen TV

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Guest reviews

7.9

3,794 reviews

Categories of assessments

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Location

Facilities

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Featured reviews:

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Karen

8.2

April 2022

great food, good location (although don't walk alone once it's dark), cool vibe, friendly staff

maybe a briefing on the area, we are savvy travellers and had done our homework, so loved being in DTLA. However, if you didn't know about the area, the very visible homelessness would upset and possibly feel threatening.

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Marvin

9.1

September 2022

- Good location in downtown LA; many restaurant options nearby, Whole Foods on the other side of the street - Rooms are very clean and spacious - Staff friendly (early check-in was possible without extra costs or waiting time) - View from the rooftop is excellent - Modern interior

- Isolation is not optimal - street noise is noticeable also on upper floors - Elevators without AC - Some sketchy/homeless people on the streets at night - Rooftop not exclusively for hotel guests

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Jul

8.2

August 2022

fast valet service available, cleanliness, café, shops and food places in walking distance, decent sized room and bed, stylish hotel, great pool and rooftop bar

very loud room, facing the road and it sounded like the windows were wide open, a lot of sirens and honking, also a night club at opposite that had noisy guests. location of the hotel not near any entertainment, there is not much to do other than going for food and drinks. not safe at night time, many homeless people and shady characters out and about.

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Lisa

9.1

June 2023

A little piece of luxury in DTLA. I stayed in a 4 bed female dorm, bed and pillow was SUPER comfortable, and I ended in in a wheelchair room so the bathroom was huge! The rooftop bar and pool is a bit special, and the view here at night is really pretty. Really helpful staff, and there is also a bar/restaurant downstairs at the entry area. Lots of good food outlets surrounding this hostel. A metro train to Santa Monica is a couple of blocks away. Easy transport from LAX (get Flyaway bus to Union Station - $10, you can pay for ticket on arrival there - then a $15 taxi to hostel).

The hostel is beautiful - possible a few years ahead of the area! DTLA is 'up-and-coming' - but in the early days yet. If you are nervous, DTLA may not be the area for you.

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Mia

9.1

December 2021

The food in the hotel lobby was tasty.

The security guard ask me to leave the lobby after I had been sitting there for an hour. In explained that I was a guest and killing time before my flight. He was rude. I feel like he singled me out because I’m a Black woman. There were other people that had been sitting there as well for over an hour and he said nothing to them. I will most definitely be writing a letter of complaint when it get back home. He ruined my trip and my experience. I will never stay there again.

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Rand

8.2

May 2023

great location in the heart of downtown LA, spacious rooms and bedroom inside room which is more convenient than anything i've experienced at other hostels. receptionist upgraded me to a female-only shared room as opposed to what i booked for no extra charge. appreciated that!

soap and shampoo was not present in our room the night i got there, i had to ask for some next morning. blankets very thin and not super comfortable. i wish they had the usb-charging port as opposed to the traditional ports only. a guy came into our room in the middle of the night altho I was in a female-only room, he said the receptionist told him this was his room and gave him a key. he left after one of the occupants aggressively insisted he leave and straighten it up with the reception desk. no issues thereafter. the fire alarm kept going off on Tuesday morning scaring us but they then announced it was a false alarm.

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Mary

8.2

June 2023

Location was good for both family visiting and sightseeing. Impressed with the architectural design. Towels were great. I loved having a washcloth. Bedside reading lamps on both sides of the bed.

NOISE!!!! both outside on the street ( the Golden Gopher....) and our room was next to the elevator so people waiting for the elevator at all hours talking loudly. The only design element that was not so great was the closet in our room (room800), small, weird, and inconvenient.

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Siu

9.1

September 2023

I stayed one night only in a 8-beds-rooms, on the top bunker bed, the bed is more comfortable than I expected and the shared bathroom is clean, my room is on the 5th floor, with the window facing the inner light well, its not a good will but the ventalization is fine. The highlight is definitely the rooftop bar and pool which open to guest staying and visitor with an extra fee, I got to the bar after 2000 and the whole area is alive, the pool is illuminated with changing LED light and there are DJ booth on the back and a quite large bar table near the entrance

For a one night hostel, it pretty much meet and exceed all my expectation

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Tawanda

10

April 2023

I had great roommates and met great people from all over the world and U.S. In the room I shared, the room is split into two sections. The first is where there's a small entry area immediately when you enter the door with 4 lockers and the bathroom (you can bring your own lock and only you and your roommates have access to this area and the bedroom area). Even sharing a bathroom was great as my roommates were respectable and clean, and I bought extra bleach for the shower floor to clean up after myself and bathroom spray for everyone to share from Whole Foods, which is about 1 block away. There's a doorway to the 2nd section of the room where there were 4 beds (i.e. 2 sets of bunkbeds) and a small armless love seat-type couch. I had one of the bottom bunks. The bunks were very sturdy, and each had a light for reading AND 2 outlets each--AMAZING!!! There were curtains and the end of the bed (where your feet go) to block out the sunlight from the huge window. In addition, each set of bunds had 2 hooks that allowed hanging space for each person occupying the bunks. I have never stayed in a hostel (nor have I ever had roommates), and I found this to be an extremely fun experience! Overall, I loved it! I would TOTALLY do it again!

There was nothing I didn't like. I just didn't stay long enough to experience the rooftop deck and restaurant (although I worked in the lobby 2 of the 4 days I was there).

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Bridget

9.1

February 2022

Great room for one person, ample storage space and a mini fridge too. Loved the location being close to Wholefoods and CVS pharmacy. Also loved that I could open the windows for some fresh DTLA air. ;)

The street noise was a little loud (I was on the 13 Floor) – there's a nightclub or bar across the road with loud bouncers. The lights are super confusing – after 3 days or so of being there no idea how they worked and every time I turned them on I just hoped for the best. Nothing quite like having a shower when the light slowly dims to nothing. ;) The common spaces around the hotel seemed really dark, I was desperate to turn up the dimmer. Weirdly my room was lacking plants or the extra decor items like in the photos.

Points of Interest Around Freehand Los Angeles

Attractions

Los Angeles Broadway Theater District

0.2mi

Japanese American National Museum

1.1mi

Dodger Stadium

2.2mi

Paramount Pictures Studio

4.6mi

Hancock Park

4.7mi

The Greek Theatre

5.6mi

Television City

6.3mi

Hollywood Bowl

7mi

Beverly Center

7.2mi

Autry Museum of the American West

7.3mi

Robertson Boulevard

7.6mi

Pacific Design Center (PDC)

7.6mi

Greystone Mansion and Park

8.8mi

Venice Canals (Venice Canal Historic District)

12.6mi

Marvin Braude Bike Trail

13.6mi

Restaurants

The Exchange

Cuisines

  • Mediterranean
  • Local
  • International

Rudolph's Bar & Tea

Ambiances

  • Traditional

Broken Shaker

Cuisines

  • American
  • Middle Eastern
  • Latin American
  • GrillBbq

Café Integral

Cuisines

  • American
  • Latin American

Pools

Location

  • Outdoor

Features

  • Heated
  • Shallow end
  • With view

Availability

  • All season

Amenities of Freehand Los Angeles

Restaurant

Outdoor swimming pool

Free wifi

Fitness center

Meeting/Banquet facilities

Air conditioning

Bar

Sun deck

Private entrance

Terrace

24-hour front desk

Non-smoking rooms

Beach umbrellas

Beach chairs/Loungers

Elevator

Bathtub

Upper floors accessible by elevator

Stay rules - Freehand Los Angeles

  • Check-in / Check-out

  • Pets

  • Internet

  • Age restrictions

  • Curfew

  • Parking

  • Reservations

  • Children and beds

  • Cards accepted at this property

Frequently Asked Questions - Freehand Los Angeles

Are pets permitted at Freehand Los Angeles?

Yes, you can stay with your pet at the Freehand Los Angeles hotel. They do allow pets, but you need to make a request and there may be charges associated with bringing your pet.

What are the check-in and check-out times at Freehand Los Angeles?

Rooms at Freehand Los Angeles become available for check-in at 03:00 PM and guests are requested to check out by 12:00 PM.

Is there parking available at Freehand Los Angeles?

Yes, there is parking available at Freehand Los Angeles. The hotel offers public parking at a nearby location. The parking is priced at $56 per day and does not require a reservation.

How much does a stay at Freehand Los Angeles cost?

Freehand Los Angeles has a starting price of $100 for accommodations. Do remember that actual rates might deviate based on the room and date. Insert your dates for a detailed price view.

What are the room types available at Freehand Los Angeles?

The hotel offers a variety of room types including Private Female Quad, Private Eight-Bedroom, Bed in Quad, Private Six-Bedroom, Deluxe King Room, Superior King Skyline View, Private Quad, Superior King City View, Bed in Eight-Bedroom, Bed in Six-Bedroom, Cozy King, and Bed in Female Quad. The occupancy ranges from single occupancy for some rooms to 8 adults and 4 children for others. All rooms are non-smoking and the bed sizes vary from Twin to King size.

What is there to do in Freehand Los Angeles?

Guests at Freehand Los Angeles can spend their time at the hotel by enjoying the leisure amenities provided. They can relax and swim in the outdoor swimming pool, which is available all year round and features a heated area and a shallow end. The pool also offers a beautiful view.

For those who prefer to soak up the sun, there are beach umbrellas and beach chairs/loungers available. The sun deck provides a perfect spot for sunbathing or enjoying a drink from the hotel bar.

Guests can also make use of the fitness center to stay active during their stay. If they are looking for some indoor entertainment, there are board games and puzzles available.

When it comes to dining options, the hotel offers a variety of restaurants. The Exchange serves Mediterranean, local, and international cuisine. Rudolph's Bar & Tea offers a traditional ambiance. Broken Shaker serves American, Middle Eastern, Latin American, and grill BBQ. Café Integral serves American and Latin American cuisine.

Does Freehand Los Angeles feature a pool area?

The hotel has one pool available. It is an outdoor pool that is heated and has a shallow end. The pool also offers a view.

Does Freehand Los Angeles feature its own restaurants?

Yes, the hotel has several restaurants on site including The Exchange which offers Mediterranean, Local, and International cuisine, Rudolph's Bar & Tea which has a Traditional ambiance, Broken Shaker which serves American, Middle Eastern, Latin American, and Grill BBQ, and Café Integral which offers American and Latin American cuisine.

Does Freehand Los Angeles accept credit cards and cash payments?

No, Freehand Los Angeles does not accept cash payments. They accept credit card payments, specifically Visa, American Express, and Mastercard.