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ulysses5019
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by ulysses5019 » Sun Mar 02, 2014 11:09 am
christie1111 wrote:I am pretty sure you are friends with Uly on EFB (Evil Facebook). You should PM him also. I am sure he would also have some great advice for you.
Yes, send me a pm or even email me...
danavila@sprintmail.com
I'm your guide for the USC campus, the museums of Exposition Park (including the space shuttle Endeavour) and downtown LA. I can't really help you with hotel prices just opinions about their locations.
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Bob78164
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by Bob78164 » Sun Mar 02, 2014 12:24 pm
Bob Juch wrote:Bob78164 wrote:Bob Juch wrote:
I spent many hours in the LDS genealogy library there; it is a safe area but why stay there? It's somewhat close to Rodeo Drive, but otherwise remote.
For the price. It's close to Westwood and Beverly Hills and not that far from the beach. I think it's also inexpensive, and it's only a couple of miles from the freeways. --Bob
If it's the Azul Inn, it's $129 a night and looks like a dump.
It is the Azul Inn. As I said, I can't vouch for the facility -- BiT will have to do his own due diligence on that score. --Bob
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bazodee
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by bazodee » Sun Mar 02, 2014 2:18 pm
I've stayed at this motel many times. It's on Little Santa Monica near Overland. It's closer to Westwood than Beverly Hills.
It was formerly a Rodeway Inn.
The accommodations are very basic. I found it clean and safe. That stated, my standards require a bed and a shower, reasonable quietude and a good price and not much more.
It just all depends on how important accommodations are for you. This motel has location and price going for it.
I was not aware that it unbranded itself from Rodeway and evidently now is an independent motel.
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Bob Juch
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by Bob Juch » Sun Mar 02, 2014 5:34 pm
bazodee wrote:I've stayed at this motel many times. It's on Little Santa Monica near Overland. It's closer to Westwood than Beverly Hills.
It was formerly a Rodeway Inn.
The accommodations are very basic. I found it clean and safe. That stated, my standards require a bed and a shower, reasonable quietude and a good price and not much more.
It just all depends on how important accommodations are for you. This motel has location and price going for it.
I was not aware that it unbranded itself from Rodeway and evidently now is an independent motel.
Are you sure it wasn't a Travelodge? It may be a good place but is it better than others in the tourist areas?
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.
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Si fractum non sit, noli id reficere.
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by Bob Juch » Sun Mar 02, 2014 5:39 pm
littlebeast13 wrote:Bob Juch wrote:Remember I used to live in L.A. so don't bitch about me Googling.
Would it be OK if anyone bitched about the fact that you've pretty much dumped on the helpful suggestions provided in this thread by everyone else who's lived or stayed in the LA area? I'd be willing to bet you aren't even in the Top 25 of people on this Bored who could provide practical and useful information on the LA area for someone who is going to visit there... but that's not going to stop you from being the official end-all on everything SoCal....
An ass is an ass is an ass.....
lb13
Yep, you're proving that. There aren't even 25 people active on the Bored nowadays because of people like you making it an unpleasant place. Why don't you just shut up and worry about your own shit?
I recommended hotels I've actually stayed in in areas where I figure a tourist would like to stay. Others have picked ones in terrible locations for a tourist.
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.
- Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
Si fractum non sit, noli id reficere.
Teach a child to be polite and courteous in the home and, when he grows up, he'll never be able to drive in New Jersey.
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by bazodee » Sun Mar 02, 2014 8:08 pm
Are you sure it wasn't a Travelodge? It may be a good place but is it better than others in the tourist areas?[/quote]
I'm sorry... you are correct. It was the Travelodge.
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SportsFan68
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by SportsFan68 » Mon Mar 03, 2014 12:59 am
My ex and I decided at the last minute to visit Hearst Castle and got in without reservations. However, they have four tours, and we ended up on the one we would have put at the bottom of the list.
I loved the area -- it's unique in my experience.
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by Bob Juch » Mon Mar 03, 2014 7:45 am
SportsFan68 wrote:My ex and I decided at the last minute to visit Hearst Castle and got in without reservations. However, they have four tours, and we ended up on the one we would have put at the bottom of the list.
I loved the area -- it's unique in my experience.
I had tried to get in three times before so on my trip I took with part of my BAM winnings I made reservations (the same for the D&S RR and a bunch of other things).
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.
- Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
Si fractum non sit, noli id reficere.
Teach a child to be polite and courteous in the home and, when he grows up, he'll never be able to drive in New Jersey.
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by MarleysGh0st » Mon Mar 03, 2014 7:54 am
SportsFan68 wrote:My ex and I decided at the last minute to visit Hearst Castle and got in without reservations. However, they have four tours, and we ended up on the one we would have put at the bottom of the list.
That's what happened when MarleysMom and I went there, some years ago. We got to see the guest house and the swimming pools, which were fantastic enough, but everyone wants the tour of the main house.
