Hotel Normandie LA sits in Koreatown, within reach of restaurants, supermarkets, and public transit. The nearly 100-year-old brick and wood building has period rooms and a slow mechanical elevator, and a wine service runs daily from 6pm to 7:30pm. Early check-in is accommodated and free bottled water is provided, but luggage cannot be stored for more than a day. The brick and wood construction carries hallway, neighboring-room, and street noise into the rooms, along with creaking between floors.