One of my favorite destinations LA, we have visited those places many times. We normally stay at an old renovated hotel on 4th avenue that is now a Residence Inn. Printer's Alley is the alley behind the hotel and 2nd Ave is 2 blocks north and Broadway (where your bars are) is 2 blocks east. You can park your car and never need it for a long weekend. Probably 30 or 40 good bars and restaurants all in walking distance. We would normally make at least 2 or 3 trips a year up there but it has been a while, this makes me want to go back. Done many a "holler and a swaller" at Tootsies.