Unlike other cities, Downtown Los Angeles isn't the center point of the city but is a cosmopolitan area with many ethnicities that form a whole mini city on their own. Traditionally this is the business center of the city and hotels in this area were usually occupied by business travelers.
All this is changing today thanks to a major clean-up initiative taken in the last 90s. Today the Downtown LA area is the cultural center of the city and also had many nice restaurants, making it a popular destination for leisure travelers.
There are plenty of hotels to choose from in Downtown Los Angeles. The hotels are filled by business travelers through the working week and when they leave over the weekend, the area takes on a new image