Los Angeles Travel Forum

Hi,

Just cannot find the right hotel! In my earlier post, i asked for recommendation, Santa Monica area was my choice but just cannot find any affordable hotel in that area. My budget is up to USD 180 (including Tax)....

Maybe got to find downtown near LA. Shortlisted a few:

1. Doubletree Hotel Los Angeles/Commerce
5757 Telegraph Road
Commerce, California

2. Radisson Hotel Los Angeles Midtown at USC
3540 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles

3. Radisson Hotel Los Angeles Westside
6161 Centinela Avenue
Culver City, CA 90230-6306

4.Doubletree Hotel Los Angeles International Airport
1985 East Grand Ave.
El Segundo, California

5. The Marina Del Rey Hotel
13534 Bali Way, Marina Del Rey

Among these 5, any idea which is the most covenient, near to shops, mall, restaurants, public transport (as will not be renting a car, no confident in driving on the right side, being Asian).

I will be there for 2 nights. Or any other hotel to recommend with the above mentioned budget. Just want to visit a few well known places near LA like Beverly Hills, Hollywood area (Sunset Blvd), Santa Monica.

Hi,
My friend and I are flying into LAX from London in June. We need to find the best way to get to Pasadena. We would prefer not to get a shuttlebus as we want to get to our hotel asap. However the hotel will charge is $75 for this one way trip.

Can anyone recommend any cheaper and quicker forms of transfer please(not car hire)?

Hi!
Has anyone of you used the hotwire web page to reserve a hotel? is it safe to use it for both airfares and hotels? how has your experience been ? or
does anyone knows a web page where i colud reserve a hotel with good deals in San Francisco?

Hi Friends,
I am a new admit to University of Southern California.
To start with, I have never been to this part of the world :-)
I have a few queries and appreciate your invaluable help.

(1) I heard that the area around USC is not 'good'? What does it mean?

(2) What are the areas I should concentrate on for accomodation? I don't want to spend more than USD 700 or 800 (my upper limit) on accomodation+utilities. I am ready to share an apartment with others too as far as I have a room of my own and a kitchen to cook at times (as a student, I can share bathrooms & kitchen but need a room of my own for obvious reasons).
I would like to go for an area which is safe and easy to commute from university. It can be either 1-2 miles away from university (I will use a bicycle in that case) or even farther if there is a good connectivity to the university (using public transport).

Thanks in advance for all your feedback/inputs.

Hi, we are travelling to Australia via LA and have two days to spend there, any suggestions what we can do in such a short space of time? Thanks Kaz, Manchester, UK

We are flying to Los Angeles, CA and then need to get to San Diego for a cruise and then return to L.A. for a flight home after the cruise. Is there a bus or some form of transportation you can take from the airport in L.A. to a hotel in San Diego? Are there hotels in San Diego that would offer transportation to a Holland America cruise ship?

Where is a good hotel that provides suite accomodations suitable for 3 adults? We would like to be near Disney, have a pool on the property, be near restaurants, and it would be a bonus if breakfast was included in the price of accomodations.
We'd like to stay somewhere nice...but not too expensive. We're planning on going in November.
Thanks in advance for any advice that anyone can give!

hi all,

Any one can suggest me that how can get get cheap flight tickets in last minute for Los Angeles to Atlanta. I and my friend plan to visit Atlanta in last week of May month. So anyone can suggest me best travel agent website who can offer me last minute cheap flight tickets for Atlanta.

Thanks in Advance
Raxcy

Have been trying to find a Los Angeles/surrounding areas city map for use in the car. The downloadable ones don't allow enough detail, and have checked tourism sites. Any ideas?

Second question!! After I return my car to Hertz at LAX I need to get to the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. Is it possible to do this easily by public transport (bus/metro) or would I be better getting a cab? If so, approx how much should I expect to pay?

Thanks again :)

I'm returning a rental car on Wednesay (7 May) and need to fill the tank before I return it to avoid a huge gas bill - is there a gas station close to the car rentals (I'm with Hertz) that is easy to find? Any help would be really appereciated.

Thanks in advance :)

Hi All,

Pls advise which is the most economical way to reach the hotel at Santa Monica from LAX. My friend and I will be in LA on memorial day itself, do you think transportation that day would be difficult ? Thanks.

Regards,
Chermaine

I was noticing in the windows in Los Angeles that most of the restaurants had a sign giving them a rating of "A" and wondered if anyone ate at restaurants that had a rating below A or one that didn't have a rating posted at all, I saw a few B ratings near the Grand Central Market in downtown LA. Is a B rating or a C rating the kiss of death? How often do they get rated? Every year? What exactly does a B or C mean?

Thanks for satisfying my curiousity!

My friend and I (both 20) are going to be traveling about california for 3 weeks. We have arranged to be in Las Vegas for 3 nights, then San Frncisco for 5 nights.

How long do you think we should spend in LA? We want to do all the big type things, although not too interested in the themeparks.

Should we choose to stay in maybe 2 different parts or shuld we just stay in the 1 and travel from there on day trips? We dont have a car so would need 2 b using public transport

I need to stay where there is airport transportation and was wondering if this is a nice place or not. If not does anyone have any suggestions? Any help appreciated!! I've been searching for a while. Just not sure!!
Thanks!!

Hi

I'm starting at job near west century blvd at aviation, near LAX shortly.
I'm going to be without a car for the first weeks, so need to set up residence somewhere with the best public transport links.

Was thinking of moving out to Redondo Beach & taking the Metro through.
Is this the best move?
Any other ideas??

I've heard a few horror stories about the reliability of public transport in LA. So any suggestions would really help me out.

thanks,
L

Because of a variety of factors, I may need to arrive at LAX between 11 and 12 -- and since I'm coming from the East Coast, it'll feel like closer to 3am to me. I plan on renting a car when in California, but I'd like to not have to wait around and fill out paperwork, then navigate my way to a hotel in an unfamiliar city when I'm half asleep -- if a car rental place is even open at that time. Does anyone know of a relatively cheap hotel (I recognize that this means anything under about $100 a night) with shuttle service from and then back to the airport? Should I just plan on taking a taxi somewhere?

Thanks for your help!

my buddy and i are going to los angeles on may 4th through the 6th,now i know l.a pretty well but where should we go for cinco de mayo..we have tickets to see my new york mets destroy the dodgers tuesday night at dodger stadium so we can't go to crazy on cinco.any suggestions would be fantastic.thanks

Hi All,

I will be in LA on the 26th May and thinking of taking a day trip to San Diego on the 27th to visit the Seaworld. Any idea if there is any land tour available ? My fren suggested taking Greyhound to travel to San Diego and proceed on our own. But I prefer to have it in a daytour kind of package.

If we are taking Greyhound, where is the station located at ? We will be staying around santa monica, is it convenient ? Any information provded would be greatly appreciated.

Looking forward to all the wonderful replies.

Thanks,
Chermaine

Does anyone know of a pastry shop/bakery that has those cute little pink pastry boxes? I always see people with them in the movies and tv and would love to get something for my wife when we will be out in their in July. We will be staying in Manahattan Beach. Thanks in advance for any help.

hi,
i'll be coming to LA in May.

would like to cover Holywood/beverly hills in 1 day if that's possible.

may i know what are the interesting/must-visits in Hollywood/Beverly Hills?

we will not be driving and will be coming from Santa Monica, may i know which bus/shuttle i have to take to reach Hollywood/Beverly Hills?
where do i alight and where do i go first and next?

thanks!

Hola a todos! Mi mama y yo pasaremos un mes en Los Angeles. Planeamos viajar entre septiembre y octubre y pararemos en Encino donde tenemos familia. Una semana estaremos en un tiempo compartido que ellos poseen y luego tendremos 3 semanas para recorrer Los Angeles y los alrededores. Creen que es tiempo suficiente? Cuales son los lugares que no podemos perdernos.
Me encantaria conocer gente de allí para compartir salidas. No hay mejor manera que conocer la ciudad de la mano de un lugareño!
Me escriben cualquier cosa!

Romi

Are there any options to transfer from LAX to SNA. I need to drop off my rent a car at LAX.

One of the options that I have found is rent a car from LAX and Drop it off at SNA for $59.
Is there any shuttle service that I can use

Travelling with wife and two kids ....

Hi, Everyone,

It's VT staffer, Courtney, and I'm hoping you can help me with something we're working on for a possible press project. I'm trying to come up with some ideas for eco-friendly travel in and around L.A. Hotels, attractions, museums, tours--anyplace or thing that either helps educate the public about the environment, or makes a special effort to help protect it. I've got a few ideas (mostly parks and some resorts), but it's not my area of expertise, so I'm hoping our very eco-aware membership can give me some ideas.
As always, many, many thanks!
C

Could someone please send me a link to a site which tells me how to see the major sites in LA using public transportation in one day? A suggested itinerary could help. I propose to be in LA on a Saturday in May 2008. Thanks

Hi Everyone,
My daughter and I are going to be in LA for two day and don't know where to stay. we were thinking about staying somewhere in Hollywood, just because it seems fairly close to other attractions. Since we only have two days we figured we would do the Hollywood thing and Sunset Blvd the next day. I've been reading within the forum that certain areas are safer than others. So that's what we need help with. Our hotel preference would be someplace nice but not ritzy. And it would be nice if there is a shuttle to the airport. We can go as high as about 150.00 if we have too. Would love to go less but we're figuring if we pay more it might put us in a nice area. Don't know!
Can anyone help with suggestions?
Thank You All!!!

Are you not allowed to take photographs on this tour at all?

HI there,

Can anyone tell me how much departure tax is from LA for international flights (coming back to New Zealand?)

Thanks in advance :o)

PS: You dont have to pay departure tax for being in transit, eh?

Me and my bro are planning on our first trip to LA as part of a recon to come out and stay for an extended period of time in the near future; travelling from England. Planning on spending 10 days there and are looking for the safest/best areas to get hotel accommodation. We have a reasonably healthy budget and don't want it to be a complete tourist experience but one where we can connect with the locals and get a flavour of what living out there would be like. Any suggestions to stay? I heard West LA/UCLA...Thanks

Hi!! I'm going to LA for one week in July, I'd like to know of some places to visit, I'm taking my mom.

I've heard of the 3rd street promenade in Santa Monica, is it nice? and what about Robertson Blvd? any other recommendations for shopping places?

What places are a must-see? we'll skip the parks.
Thanks in advance.