Cecil Hotel (Los Angeles)
The Cecil Hotel is an affordable housing complex in Downtown Los Angeles. It opened on December 20, 1924, as a luxury hotel,[6] but declined during the Great Depression and subsequent decades. In 2011, the hotel was renamed the Stay On Main. The 14-floor hotel has 700 guest rooms and a checkered history, with many suicides and accidental or unnatural deaths occurring there. Renovations started in 2017 were halted by the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in the hotel's temporary closure.[4][7][8] On December 13, 2021, the Cecil Hotel was reinaugurated as an affordable housing complex.[9]
A 2023 Los Angeles Times article described and photographed the run-down conditions inside the Hotel Cecil, which included black mold and vermin infestations, water leakages, graffiti, vandalism, and unsanitary communal amenities. Many of its low-income residents, including former Skid Row homeless, require ongoing medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.[10]
In 2024, the owners of the Hotel Cecil, Simon Baron Properties, listed the hotel for sale.[11]