

#Madcap motel groupon free#
Tickets: $40 ages 12+, $30 ages 4-11, and free for ages 3 and under. The Madcap Motel is located in downtown Los Angeles' arts district at 940 E.

The hygiene of the place is impeccable - literally. The staff are all extremely personable, and they even seem to enjoy when you ask them questions (although their answers might confuse you). With friends, I got into deep and inappropriate banter with –– I think its name was "hedgie." The other light and mirror displays along with cheeky optical tricks seemed a bit old-fashioned, and perhaps that was the point: a chance to wistfully play "in an alternative dimension known as elsewhere" after a year-plus of pandemic isolation. At first glance, Madcap seems to be just another Motel-California, but once you go inside, you realize its somewhere. Perhaps the evening's best bet, in fact, was that bush. It doesn't respond, other than to shake, often vigorously. Also: trippy light displays, oversized and slanted furniture –– oh, and a bush you can chat up. There's a groovy wormhole, requisite fog (where are my feet?), folks in gray and white maid outfits, and others in lab coats. What's behind those 18 doors? Never what you expect, and that's the point for the perceptual-bending visit laid out over 17,000 square feet. No matter, on a recent night it seemed booked to capacity guests can check-in through July, although a Halloween-themed Madcap Motel may mysteriously appear come October. Styled in nostalgic midcentury hues and various brandings, the hotel opened in April, about a year past its initial launch, which was flattened by the pandemic. Rather, guests "check-in" for just a few hours –– it's the latest arty-immersive experience, and moreover, an Instagram thirst trap. Downtown Los Angeles' Madcap Motel consists of 18 rooms of fantastical oddities.
