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best place to stay in Los Angeles
We will be arriving from the north.
We have a half day (the day we get in) when we were looking at doing an overview tour of LA (suggestions if there is one? Or just do a Hollywood one?) Then next day at Universal Studios and then next day at Disneyland Next day driving to San Diego. We may or may not keep the hire car while in LA (international visitors so not sure on how we will deal with the road system!) or get another for the drive south (or even go on the train - departs from?) So the main question is, does anyone have a suggestion of the best area to stay that would either be central or provide easy public transport (5 people) or would we be best moving hotels? |
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best place to stay in Los Angeles
Shawn Hirn wrote:
In article , Matt wrote: We will be arriving from the north. We have a half day (the day we get in) when we were looking at doing an overview tour of LA (suggestions if there is one? Or just do a Hollywood one?) Then next day at Universal Studios and then next day at Disneyland Next day driving to San Diego. We may or may not keep the hire car while in LA (international visitors so not sure on how we will deal with the road system!) or get another for the drive south (or even go on the train - departs from?) So the main question is, does anyone have a suggestion of the best area to stay that would either be central or provide easy public transport (5 people) or would we be best moving hotels? Stay in Santa Monica or Venice Beach. Check http://www.expedia.com or one of the other travel related web sites to see what hotels look interesting to you. Is this because its nice by the ocean or ease of access/public transort etc? |
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best place to stay in Los Angeles
Public transportation in the greater LA area is not so hot. And the
places you have mentioned are really too far apart for taxi or public transit anyway. You will find the trip much easier if you rent your own vehicle or worst case scenario use a shuttle service. Many hotels will offer their private shuttle to and from LAX, as well as to close- by attractions. Recommendation above for the Venice area is not bad. Very entertaining for visitors. I personally would have opted for Hermosa or Manhattan Beach areas, but that's just personal preference. Those areas will be a bit more expensive, but far safer, especially for tourists. Also this would put you just a bit closer to San Diego for that day of your adventure. On Aug 11, 6:54 pm, Matt wrote: We will be arriving from the north. We have a half day (the day we get in) when we were looking at doing an overview tour of LA (suggestions if there is one? Or just do a Hollywood one?) Then next day at Universal Studios and then next day at Disneyland Next day driving to San Diego. We may or may not keep the hire car while in LA (international visitors so not sure on how we will deal with the road system!) or get another for the drive south (or even go on the train - departs from?) So the main question is, does anyone have a suggestion of the best area to stay that would either be central or provide easy public transport (5 people) or would we be best moving hotels? |
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best place to stay in Los Angeles
On Aug 11, 6:54*pm, Matt wrote:
We will be arriving from the north. We have a half day (the day we get in) when we were looking at doing an overview tour of LA (suggestions if there is one? Or just do a Hollywood one?) Then next day at Universal Studios and then next day at Disneyland Next day driving to San Diego. We may or may not keep the hire car while in LA (international visitors so not sure on how we will deal with the road system!) or get another for the drive south (or even go on the train - departs from?) So the main question is, does anyone have a suggestion of the best area to stay that would either be central or provide easy public transport (5 people) or would *we be best moving hotels? It's really difficult to get around on public transport in LA. It's a huge place with relatively poor public transport. If you are taking tours they'll probably pick you up at your hotel. I also second Santa Monica. But then I'd advise moving down to the Anaheim area after the first two days. It's a lot closer to Disneyland and also closer to San Diego. |
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"PeterL" wrote in message ... On Aug 11, 6:54 pm, Matt wrote: We will be arriving from the north. We have a half day (the day we get in) when we were looking at doing an overview tour of LA (suggestions if there is one? Or just do a Hollywood one?) Then next day at Universal Studios and then next day at Disneyland Next day driving to San Diego. We may or may not keep the hire car while in LA (international visitors so not sure on how we will deal with the road system!) or get another for the drive south (or even go on the train - departs from?) So the main question is, does anyone have a suggestion of the best area to stay that would either be central or provide easy public transport (5 people) or would we be best moving hotels? It's really difficult to get around on public transport in LA. It's a huge place with relatively poor public transport. If you are taking tours they'll probably pick you up at your hotel. I also second Santa Monica. But then I'd advise moving down to the Anaheim area after the first two days. It's a lot closer to Disneyland and also closer to San Diego. *************** And look for those motel coupon books. They - while usually for weekdays - offer good prices. Read carefully the terms. These books - one is green and the other yellow - can be found in those metal newpaper stands at rest stops or at common tourist places like fast food outlets and even street corners. Their websites - http://www.travelcouponguide.com/ http://www.travelerdiscountguide.com/ |
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best place to stay in Los Angeles
It seems to me I heard somewhere that Matt wrote in article
: We will be arriving from the north. We have a half day (the day we get in) when we were looking at doing an overview tour of LA (suggestions if there is one? Or just do a Hollywood one?) Then next day at Universal Studios and then next day at Disneyland Next day driving to San Diego. We may or may not keep the hire car while in LA (international visitors so not sure on how we will deal with the road system!) or get another for the drive south (or even go on the train - departs from?) So the main question is, does anyone have a suggestion of the best area to stay that would either be central or provide easy public transport (5 people) or would we be best moving hotels? I haven't seen any suggestions about Disneyland. Disneyland is roughly 25 or 30 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, which makes it around 40 miles from the Venice/Santa Monica area. If the OP plans to drive to Disneyland on the day of his visit he's crossing the downtown LA area sometime in the (early) morning and should figure on at least an hour of driving and probably quite a bit more. It would probably be much better to move to a hotel close to Disneyland the night before the visit - Disneyland itself will easily use up all the available time on that day. FWIW, driving on to San Diego is much easier than driving within the LA area. and FWIW, starting from the Disneyland area will shorten that trip by an hour or more as compared to starting from Venice/Santa Monica. -- Don Kirkman |
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On Aug 12, 12:07*pm, Don Kirkman wrote:
It seems to me I heard somewhere that Matt wrote in article : We will be arriving from the north. We have a half day (the day we get in) when we were looking at doing an overview tour of LA (suggestions if there is one? Or just do a Hollywood one?) Then next day at Universal Studios and then next day at Disneyland Next day driving to San Diego. We may or may not keep the hire car while in LA (international visitors so not sure on how we will deal with the road system!) or get another for the drive south (or even go on the train - departs from?) So the main question is, does anyone have a suggestion of the best area to stay that would either be central or provide easy public transport (5 people) or would *we be best moving hotels? I haven't seen any suggestions about Disneyland. *Disneyland is roughly 25 or 30 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, which makes it around 40 miles from the Venice/Santa Monica area. *If the OP plans to drive to Disneyland on the day of his visit he's crossing the downtown LA area sometime in the (early) morning and should figure on at least an hour of driving and probably quite a bit more. * It would probably be much better to move to a hotel close to Disneyland the night before the visit - Disneyland itself will easily use up all the available time on that day. FWIW, driving on to San Diego is much easier than driving within the LA area. *and FWIW, starting from the Disneyland area will shorten that trip by an hour or more as compared to starting from Venice/Santa Monica. -- Don Kirkman Don: Disneyland is southeast of Santa Monica and south of downtown LA. From Santa Monica to Disneyland there is not need to drive through downtown. Still it's not a short commute and getting a hotel closer to Disneyland the night before is good advice. |
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best place to stay in Los Angeles
It seems to me I heard somewhere that PeterL wrote in article
: On Aug 12, 12:07*pm, Don Kirkman wrote: It seems to me I heard somewhere that Matt wrote in article : We will be arriving from the north. We have a half day (the day we get in) when we were looking at doing an overview tour of LA (suggestions if there is one? Or just do a Hollywood one?) Then next day at Universal Studios and then next day at Disneyland Next day driving to San Diego. We may or may not keep the hire car while in LA (international visitors so not sure on how we will deal with the road system!) or get another for the drive south (or even go on the train - departs from?) So the main question is, does anyone have a suggestion of the best area to stay that would either be central or provide easy public transport (5 people) or would *we be best moving hotels? I haven't seen any suggestions about Disneyland. *Disneyland is roughly 25 or 30 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, which makes it around 40 miles from the Venice/Santa Monica area. *If the OP plans to drive to Disneyland on the day of his visit he's crossing the downtown LA area sometime in the (early) morning and should figure on at least an hour of driving and probably quite a bit more. * It would probably be much better to move to a hotel close to Disneyland the night before the visit - Disneyland itself will easily use up all the available time on that day. FWIW, driving on to San Diego is much easier than driving within the LA area. *and FWIW, starting from the Disneyland area will shorten that trip by an hour or more as compared to starting from Venice/Santa Monica. Don: Disneyland is southeast of Santa Monica and south of downtown LA. From Santa Monica to Disneyland there is not need to drive through downtown. Still it's not a short commute and getting a hotel closer to Disneyland the night before is good advice. I know; I live less than ten miles from Disneyland and commuted into the LA civic center for about 15 years. I guess we could quibble about "downtown" but the Santa Monica freeway does just south of and fairly near the civic and business center of LA, and the only other reasonable alternatives are the 105 at the level of LAX and the 91 (Artesia) which parallels the 105 a few miles farther south. The goal is to reach the I5, which passes east of downtown LA; Disneyland is located alongside the I5. IMO none of the three freeways between the Santa Monica area and their junctions to the I5 are apt to be light traffic during business hours. -- Don Kirkman |
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