Several rooms in the Westin Bonaventure Hotel were evacuated during the standoff, which began at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and ended before 4 a.m. Thursday. No one was injured during the siege.

The Westin Bonaventure Hotel and Suites, the 35-story landmark in downtown Los Angeles known for its revolving cocktail lounge, giant atrium and cylindrical glass towers, has long been a popular ...

3:30 p.m. As I’m driving toward the hotel, I spot Andrew Kovacs, an architect and member of the UCLA architecture faculty, on the sidewalk. I pull over and call out to him, assuming that he’s ...

The level of carbon monoxide detected inside the building was deadly. "We have some counter readings as high as 700 to 800 parts per million. We would consider any reading above nine to be a ...

Unlike the Westin Bonaventure, the change has resulted in a cost increase for the Residence Inn of about $650 a week. Still, said Beedon, the hotel views it as an investment.

Mike Czarcinski, managing director of the Westin Bonaventure Hotel and Suites, is overseeing a renovation of the 34-year-old Downtown establishment.