Mikado Hotel

Very friendly staff!Very nice for an older hotel. It seems like they're working on it to make it better!!

Loved my sleep there

A nice place with a pool and hot tub and Japanese garden. The restaurant attached is no longer in business, which was inconvenient, but there was free coffee in the lobby. The only problem was a sharp screw on the strainer in the bathtub, which cut my foot when I took a shower.

Very old, very seedy motel in need of a full renovation, but at least very clean. I was kind of spooked when I went into my room for the first time. Here's a recommendation for how to make the room a bit more inviting without having to spend a fortune - invest in fluorescent or LED light bulbs that have a warm tone (to give the room a warmer feel) rather than straight blue fluorescence bulbs. Plus there needs to be a lot of repainting and resurfacing of the bathroom appliances. Recommended only if you need it for proximity to your target destination (I wanted to be close to my kids' Airbnb) for a reasonably cheap price.

Couple things that were not expected at the time of booking this hotel. Per Mikado web-page and Agoda listing, this hotel offered free parking and free breakfast and that was reflected in booking confirmation. The booking was done on February 7th. At arrival on February 22nd we were informed that free parking and breakfast are not available starting February 1st. Well, the parking fee is quite descent, $5 per night and because of they did not informed us correctly in advance of free stuff, we’ve been offered one day complimentary breakfast. Thanks to lady at front desk. The room was clean and nice, the hotel location is convenient, staff is friendly and polite. The issues with lights in the room were quickly fixed after we informed front desk. Agoda price per night for this hotel was the lowest what was available on line. I would recommend this hotel but make sure what is really included in your booking.

Absolutely disgusting place. Stains, smells, dirt, mold...you name it.

Good

We enjoyed our stay in Mikado hotel. Very nice and pleasant Staff.

The staff was very nice and accommodating but the rooms were just ughhhh. I felt so dirty taking a shower and getting into bed. The hotel needs to be remodeled ASAP.

The hotel is very accessible, very close to Universal Studios, very close to a major freeways, and a great place for a family to stay.

carpet was dirty

Upon entering our room, my husband (thankfully not my children) found a nasty looking used crack pipe on top of our ‘clean’ towels in the shower. Disgusting. My husband asked the front lobby staff if we could switch rooms, and was asked, “Are you sure that it’s not yours?”... as in they accused us of placing the item ourselves in order get a new room. So offensive! Rooms were obviously not cleaned well, and other areas dirty and not up kept well. Noisy part of the city, hotel needs an update. Staff needs a lesson how to treat patrons when they have a legitimate concern about their room.

Dying plants, damaged furniture in lobby, unmaintained fish pond(with no fish), broken bridge, closed onsite restaurant, cold water in shower, moldy and water damaged walls, ants, broken air vents and less than accommodating customer service.

I have stayed at Mikaido 3 times in a 2 year period. Why? Because, it’s the best value for the money in the LA area. Safe. Clean. Convenient. Bargain pricing. FYI you get a free breakfast at their awesome restaurant.

The casement windows (or the gap under the door) let in both cigarette smoke and street noise. The staff would smoke frequently and the smell would drift right to the room. Bathroom is dated 35+ years, but at least the shower pressure and water temperature is good. One of the two beds weren’t pillowtop and after one night I felt like I was getting pressure sores/ulcers on my heels (and I’m not overweight).

We found this place - a very nice and large room - very nice bed - a great breakfast - all round great value AAA+++

After checking in I arrived to my room and there was a huge fan on the floor in the room still running and blocking my entrance into the room. Upon alerting the desk staff I was told the floor had been cleaned, housekeeping forgot to remove it. He promptly removed the fan. But the room smelled damp. Once in the room I found the vents to be very dirty, I could see the dark lint, and awful looking particles so I covered it unsure of what may come out during the night. Then upon laying down, the pillows and the sheets smelled foul(not fresh at all). At that point I was so tired with a business meeting the next morning, I grabbed my robe & T-shirt and used them both as shields, for protection one on the pillow, the robe as my bottom sheet. Needless to say, it was a rough night.To top off the horrible stay I was already experiencing, my upstairs neighbors were loud. No excuse for unclean bedding and un kept rooms. I thought this location was good, but not this hotel.

Easy to book, the price was decent and the room was clean.

The Mikado hotel was perfect for a quick stay. It was a very short drive from Universal Studios, and while the hotel is old it's well maintained. My only complaints were the noise, but we were adjacent to the street. I'm guessing on the other half of the hotel it was pretty quiet. Our room was clean and well maintained and had a nice balcony to look out on the interior garden. If you're looking for somewhere nice and affordable in LA, the Mikado is the perfect place to stay. Also, the staff was lovely.

The staff was very accommodating and kind! The overall stay was good-beds were clean and comfortable, towels and bathroom area clean, loved the high ceilings. The pool itself was clean and beautiful-just freezing cold! The hot tub was under maintenance during our stay/ actually needed to be cleaned very badly. We were so excited there was a sushi restaurant but was sad to find it was only functioning as the breakfast area and closed the rest of the day(Not sure what was going on there). Its close BUR along with many attractions and again very accommodating. With a deep clean and some updates the Mikado would stand out. Overall it was worth the stay and we enjoyed our-self!