At least two of them have popped up on West View Street in Mid-City Heights in the past few years, with more in surrounding neighborhoods. According to the Department of City Planning, hostels are banned in low-density residential neighborhoods like Mid-City Heights. The district includes Koreatown and parts of South L.A., as well as Mid-City Heights and the larger Mid-City neighborhood. But he added if someone built a hostel next to his house, he — like some Mid-City Heights residents — would wonder who was passing through. In the video, a man rings the doorbell and says he’s there to check into LA Modern Hostel 2.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 21, 2024 11:31 UTC