Los Angeles - best area to stay?

[jojj]

and it was just minutes away from The Grove which is a big shopping centre with a cheesecake factory!

[daytonababe]

Originally Posted by abiknox

We have booked a Hilton in Long Beach for this trip. We are paying £133 a night which is the most reasonable price I have found.

Last time we stayed at the Hilton Universal City which was magnificent, but probably not worth the money if you;re not doing Universal.

I know I wouldn't want to stay nr Hollywood Blvd, its not a nice place imo.

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Enjoy long beach I'll look forward to reading your trip report :-)

I wanted to stay at the Hilton or Sheraton universal this year but it's over £200 per night .. I thought £179 last year was expensive enough ..

[abiknox]

Originally Posted by daytonababe

Enjoy long beach I'll look forward to reading your trip report :-)

I wanted to stay at the Hilton or Sheraton universal this year but it's over £200 per night .. I thought £179 last year was expensive enough ..

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Yep, it was £220 for our date and we needed 2 rooms! No chance

[nickyjw]

Thanks everyone lots of places to look at.

[tonymc]

Originally Posted by birdiesX4

We couldn't find somewhere we liked and was a decent price in LA so have changed our mind and are now staying in Santa Monica. I think we are thinking we only need a day in LA and we will get the train in for ease. A friend has advised this would be a less stressful option and then work out the driving to the other places we want to see.

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Originally Posted by meboo

We stayed in Marina del Rey.

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This is what we are planning to do in September. Arriving on a Thursday, so Friday by the pool/beach, then the weekend to visit Warner Bros/Hollywood and possibly the bus tour around LA, then another two days enjoying the beach around Santa Monica/Venice Beach/Marina del Ray.

[jdouds]

Hi have a look at airbnb we used this last year on west coast last year for 4 places and very good

[georgemac]

I would agree with recommendations for Santa Monica/Marina Del Rey. We stayed in Manhattan Beach for 3 nights last year - loved it - but Marina Del Rey would have been better - and Cheescake Factory there.
I almost booked an AirBnB apartment in Marina Del Rey - wish I had. That end of the bach better than Venice Beach pier end IMHO.
Also really liked the look of Santa Monica.

[FloridaFi]

We stay at a lovely hotel called The Grafton on Sunset. In the thick of Hollywood blvd we usually pick The Roosevelt.

The Fairmont in Santa Monica is a lovely hotel.