Another LA location question

toffeeman0 · 13 Apr 20, 04:02 AM

Hi all, I am in the middle of a late booking plan for California hopefully October, iam travelling with my wife and 2 grown children, boy 21 and daughter 24 I’m really struggling with affordable accommodation in safe areas of LA & SF. I want to do 5 nights in LA visiting Disney/ Universal and LA sights and 3 in SF. I will have a car. Can anyone suggest please

Princess Alison · 13 Apr 20, 06:55 AM

We've stayed in Anaheim for visiting Disney and Santa Monica for sights and universal

jdouds · 13 Apr 20, 07:34 AM

Have you looked at Airbnb or home away.

toffeeman0 · 13 Apr 20, 05:34 PM

Yes ive looked at Airbnb, I may have found possibilities in LA but nothing in SF Are the outskirts of SF ok to look at?

jdouds · 13 Apr 20, 07:58 PM

Answer yes , we stayed in great one on chestnut st. Great area and close to min attractions

Bad Pink Tink · 13 Apr 20, 08:30 PM

Originally Posted by toffeeman0

Hi all, I am in the middle of a late booking plan for California hopefully October, iam travelling with my wife and 2 grown children, boy 21 and daughter 24 I’m really struggling with affordable accommodation in safe areas of LA & SF. I want to do 5 nights in LA visiting Disney/ Universal and LA sights and 3 in SF. I will have a car. Can anyone suggest please

Disney and Universal are not near each other. Its about a 90 minute drive between the two , depending on traffic and time of day.

For Universal and general LA sights like Santa Monica, Hollywood sign the studio tours, Hollywood Walk of Fame, Movie Stars Homes tour etc etc you are better off staying in LA area / Hollywood / Burbank

For Disneyland you are better staying in Anaheim, many offsite hotels are within 15 minutes walking distance of the bag check security. Many people go to Knotts Berry Farm and beach towns like Huntington Beach, Long Beach and Newport Beach from their Anaheim base.

For San Francisco Fishermans Wharf is the main tourist area, walking distance to Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz and Pier 39 shopping.

The other downtown area of San Francisco is Union Square are but you need to be very careful and reach intensely as the big no go area of San Francisco, The Tenderloin is beside Union Square

toffeeman0 · 18 Apr 20, 02:18 PM

is the cowhollow area ok for SF