LA tips pls. (accomodation, area)

Hi all,

my wife and I will be visiting Los Angeles mid May. We are trying to
figure out where to stay for three nights.

We are looking for a hotel priced around 100-150 in an area, where one
could walk around a bit without getting mugged right away. I would
also like to be able to have dinner without driving there first.

I need to be able to park my car, get there from LAX without
complicated directions etc.

We were thinking about LongBeach downtown... Any other suggestions?


(things we want to do in LA include Universal studios, but we can
drive there and we'll have a car)

On 29 Apr 2004 15:43:29 -0700, Bernhard Mayer wrote:

Hi all,

my wife and I will be visiting Los Angeles mid May. We are trying to
figure out where to stay for three nights.

We are looking for a hotel priced around 100-150 in an area, where one
could walk around a bit without getting mugged right away. I would
also like to be able to have dinner without driving there first.

I need to be able to park my car, get there from LAX without
complicated directions etc.

We were thinking about LongBeach downtown... Any other suggestions?

How about downtown Santa Monica? Best Western on Ocean should fit your
budget and is within walking distance of Third Street Promonade and the
beach.

"Bernhard Mayer" wrote in message
om...
Hi all,

my wife and I will be visiting Los Angeles mid May. We are trying to
figure out where to stay for three nights.


Santa Monica.

We are looking for a hotel priced around 100-150 in an area, where one
could walk around a bit without getting mugged right away.

This is unfortunately an over exageration.

I would
also like to be able to have dinner without driving there first.


Plenty of restaurants between LAX an Santa Monica.

I need to be able to park my car, get there from LAX without
complicated directions etc.


I don't understand. You want to park your car where?

We were thinking about LongBeach downtown... Any other suggestions?


(things we want to do in LA include Universal studios, but we can
drive there and we'll have a car)

"Bernhard Mayer" wrote in message
om...
Hi all,

my wife and I will be visiting Los Angeles mid May. We are trying to
figure out where to stay for three nights.

We are looking for a hotel priced around 100-150 in an area, where one
could walk around a bit without getting mugged right away. I would
also like to be able to have dinner without driving there first.

Getting anywhere in LA without driving is difficult. Santa Monica is a
likely candidate. You won't be going anywhere in LA where you are likely to
get mugged.


I need to be able to park my car, get there from LAX without
complicated directions etc.

The problem with getting around in LA is inconsistent signs on the freeways,
e.g. some signs will identify it as the "5" others as the "Santa Ana
Freeway," and instead of giving directions, like 134 North, you'll have to
find 134 towards Ventura. Some freeways which are identified as running
north and south actually run east and west for stretches.


We were thinking about LongBeach downtown... Any other suggestions?

Yeah. Don't go to Long Beach. Long Beach isn't LA, nor is it particularly
close. To get to LA from Long Beach, you'll have to drive on the 405, which
has some of the worst traffic in the nation.


(things we want to do in LA include Universal studios,

Why? There are so many better things to do.

but we can
drive there and we'll have a car)

Stay the hell away from California unless you like fruits and nuts. It will
be the worst trip in your life. They kill people there as if they are unborn
baby. In fact especially if you are. Go to Florida instead. People there are
dumber than on the west coast. (CAN'T PUNCH A BALLOT WITHOUT A TUTOR). But
they are older than dirt and you could most likly beat them up.

"Bernhard Mayer" wrote in message
om...
Hi all,

my wife and I will be visiting Los Angeles mid May. We are trying to
figure out where to stay for three nights.

We are looking for a hotel priced around 100-150 in an area, where one
could walk around a bit without getting mugged right away. I would
also like to be able to have dinner without driving there first.

I need to be able to park my car, get there from LAX without
complicated directions etc.

We were thinking about LongBeach downtown... Any other suggestions?


(things we want to do in LA include Universal studios, but we can
drive there and we'll have a car)

(Bernhard Mayer) wrote:

A person with your attitude would be best off in Whittier or Compton.
Perhaps even better, never leaving your own house.

Hi all,

my wife and I will be visiting Los Angeles mid May. We are trying to
figure out where to stay for three nights.

We are looking for a hotel priced around 100-150 in an area, where one
could walk around a bit without getting mugged right away. I would
also like to be able to have dinner without driving there first.

I need to be able to park my car, get there from LAX without
complicated directions etc.

We were thinking about LongBeach downtown... Any other suggestions?


(things we want to do in LA include Universal studios, but we can
drive there and we'll have a car)

"PTRAVEL" wrote in message ...
"Bernhard Mayer" wrote in message
om...
Hi all,

my wife and I will be visiting Los Angeles mid May. We are trying to
figure out where to stay for three nights.

We are looking for a hotel priced around 100-150 in an area, where one
could walk around a bit without getting mugged right away. I would
also like to be able to have dinner without driving there first.

Getting anywhere in LA without driving is difficult. Santa Monica is a
likely candidate. You won't be going anywhere in LA where you are likely to
get mugged.


I need to be able to park my car, get there from LAX without
complicated directions etc.

The problem with getting around in LA is inconsistent signs on the freeways,
e.g. some signs will identify it as the "5" others as the "Santa Ana
Freeway,"

Typically, if it's a "named" freeway, there's also the number nearby.
The difficulty would be that the same numbered freeway will have
different names for different segments, and some freeway names will
"change" numbers. For example, I-10 is the Santa Monica freeway west
of downtown, but the San Bernardino freeway east of downtown. The
Hollywood freeway can refer to the portion of the (U.S.)101 north of
downtown, but also that part of the (CA)170 that splits off to the
north from the 101, while the 101 beyond the 170 split becomes the
Ventura freeway.

and instead of giving directions, like 134 North, you'll have to
find 134 towards Ventura.

Again, usually the sign will have both a direction and a
"destination," but finding the right direction may take some searching
of the sign. It's helpful if you are not familiar with the drive to
study a map ahead of time and to have a dependable navigator in the
passenger seat to tell you which lane you've got to get into well
BEFORE the roadway actually splits. The navigator is important
because even though the road on the map appears to require an exit to
the left, the ramp you need to get on to get to that road might be to
the right. The extra set of eyes to scan the signs while the driver
keeps his/her eyes on the road and mirrors could be helpful.

Some freeways which are identified as running
north and south actually run east and west for stretches.

Yes, but that's true all over.

We were thinking about LongBeach downtown... Any other suggestions?

Yeah. Don't go to Long Beach. Long Beach isn't LA, nor is it particularly
close. To get to LA from Long Beach, you'll have to drive on the 405, which
has some of the worst traffic in the nation.

I would not necessarily NOT stay in downtown Long Beach, but it would
not be my first choice. Personally, I'd prefer "downtown" (Old Town)
Pasadena. Lots of foot traffic, lots of choices for food, lots of
shops, and cleaner [and, imho, safer] than many of your alternatives.
Long Beach would probably be cheaper, however.

(things we want to do in LA include Universal studios,

As I always like to note, you can get to Universal Studios via the
subway. From Pasadena, you can take the gold line to Union Station,
then walk over to the red line tracks for the trip to Universal
Studios. It's not as quick as driving [mainly because the gold line
segment through South Pasadena slows to a crawl, but also because it's
not as direct, distance-wise], but it is pretty stress-free.

TK

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(Bernhard Mayer) wrote:

Hi all,

my wife and I will be visiting Los Angeles mid May. We are trying to
figure out where to stay for three nights.

We are looking for a hotel priced around 100-150 in an area, where one
could walk around a bit without getting mugged right away. I would
also like to be able to have dinner without driving there first.

I need to be able to park my car, get there from LAX without
complicated directions etc.

Santa Monica and Venice Beach will have hotels in your price range and
they are an easy drive from the airport. I like the Best Western Mansion
Inn in Venice Beach; its a brief walk to the beach and in a decent area.
Try looking on the travel web sites such as travelocity, expedia,
hotels.com, etc. to see what's available in those areas in your budget.

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"Boycott Canada" wrote:

Stay the hell away from California unless you like fruits and nuts. It will
be the worst trip in your life. They kill people there as if they are unborn
baby. In fact especially if you are. Go to Florida instead. People there are
dumber than on the west coast. (CAN'T PUNCH A BALLOT WITHOUT A TUTOR). But
they are older than dirt and you could most likly beat them up.

Every newsgroup has its idiots. All in all, rec.travel.usa-canada is
fairly low on the idiot quotient, but you're proof that some do exist
on this newsgroup.

In article ,
Shawn Hearn wrote:

Every newsgroup has its idiots.

He's not a complete idiot. He got you to respond to his posting.

--
Jon Bell Presbyterian College
Dept. of Physics and Computer Science Clinton, South Carolina USA