Lodging in Los Angeles

The Kawada Hotel is on Hill at Second Street, between the Civic Center (one block) and Pershing Square (two blocks) subway stations. This is a great location. The recently re-opened Redwood Bar and Grille (with an excellent, late-night kitchen) is just around the corner on Second Street and Grand Central Market is a few steps down Hill Street. My room was on the top floor in the center wing...
...and had a pretty good view of the Disney Theater and the Music Center.
I've checked, the Barclay currently charges more than a dollar...
...but is very convenient to Bar 107. 

Theme Nights at Bar 107

Every week, we anxiously await the MySpace bulletin that reveals the Thursday night "theme" at Bar 107. Here's the message from December 28, 2006:

DRINK FOR HALF PRICE TONIGHT!!!! IT'S WIG NIGHT

From Beethoven to Elvira lets see them wigs! Half price drinks if you're wearing a wig. We know a lot of you guys out there have them and have been waiting for an excuse to wear them...
Don King wig: $27.50. Half-price drink savings: $28.00. The fun of hanging-out with others wearing novelty wigs in a downtown LA dark bar: Priceless.
Of course, the bar owner wears a wig.
Yeah, that's right, I'll wear a tu-tu for half-price drinks. You have a problem with that?