The hotel, located at 457 West Santa Barbara Avenue (later renamed Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.), takes up the length of an entire block. Commercial businesses occupy much of the ground floor, including Curries Ice Cream, a grill and a medical office. Entrances to the hotel are found on the end and on the side of the building.
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