The Haas, Trademark Collection by Wyndham

Every now and then a mid-range hotel earns its place on a shortlist by simply doing the basics very well, The Haas, Trademark Collection by Wyndham, in Downtown Los Angeles, is one of those. The setting is part of the appeal, within an easy walk of the city centre, and the location score sits in reasonable territory…

Every now and then a mid-range hotel earns its place on a shortlist by simply doing the basics very well, The Haas, Trademark Collection by Wyndham, in Downtown Los Angeles, is one of those. The setting is part of the appeal, within an easy walk of the city centre, and the location score sits in reasonable territory because of it. Expect practical rooms with on-site parking and reliable wi-fi, practical details that keep showing up in mixed but acceptable comfort feedback. It feels lived-in rather than staged, which tends to be the difference between a stay you remember and one you don't. Pull the review pages apart and you find around 780 reviews, with a solid consensus that's hard to engineer. Reputation has held up across enough stays to mean something. Recent rates have been hovering around €217 a night, which lands as a middle-of-the-road option for the city. Stack The Haas, Trademark Collection by Wyndham against the better-known names in Los Angeles and the trade-offs become genuinely interesting.