HOTEL REVIEW | RATING: * * 1/2
How it rates: Custom Hotel in Los Angeles
New and noteworthy: The year-old Custom pairs wit, high style and lower prices to make a new category: cool airport hotel.
The stay: Though most travelers stay only a day or two, the imaginative décor makes travelers want to stay awhile longer.
The scene: Students and lots of foreign tourists alight in the bar, pool and restaurant.
Deal maker: Boutique-hotel concept at a good price with decent service and easy airport access.
Deal breaker: It's a schlep to anything fun.
Stats: 8639 Lincoln Blvd., Los Angeles; (877) 287-8601; www.customhotel.com
Rooms: Standard rooms begin at $119; suites from $279.
Rating is based on the room, service, ambience and overall experience with price taken into account in relation to quality.
* * * * * Outstanding on every level
* * * * Excellent
* * * Very good
* * Good
* Satisfactory
No Star: Poor
Herman is a Times staff writer.
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