Monterey Park is a city in the western San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles County, located about seven miles east of downtown Los Angeles, with a population of roughly 61,000 residents. It is recognized as one of the first U.S. suburbs to develop a majority Asian-American population, with over 65% of residents identifying as Asian. The city consistently ranks among the best places to live in the country, and hosts major cultural events like the Lunar New Year Festival, which draws up to 100,000 visitors annually.
Kings Lodge Motel sits in Monterey Park, off the I-10's Garfield Avenue exit, on Los Angeles's eastern edge. It's a family-run property established in 1980, with free on-site parking and hillside lot positioning that makes it easy to find by car.