Where to stay in Los Angeles?

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Family of 4--2 adults, 2 10 yr. old kids. August 2007. Something pretty nice, like a 4 star--NOTHING excessive like over $500/night for a plain, standard room! Something cool, good location, friendly staff--to assist in booking tours and tickets for attractions. Hyatt Century City? Beverly Hilton? W Hotel LA--Westwood? Shutters on the Beach? Loews? Casa Del Mar? Any of these OR anything else?????????

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The advantage of the Beverly Hilton is it is centrally located to most things you will want to see and do. A double bed regular non smoking room is $392 per day and has a lot of parking and real good concierge service, so they can help you get to where you want to go....It is at the intersection of Wilshire and Santa Monica Blvd...Have Fun....Oh, and it has a great pool for the kids....BTW, it is owned by Merv Griffin and has a Trader Vic's restaurant in it....Check on line for discount codes and coupons...With a 2 year old I don't think you will qualify for AARP, but you can try AAA codes....here are some things to do there:
TRY THESE THINGS TO SEE IN L.A.

1.EAT AT PINKS OR IN AND OUT BURGER
2.FARMERS MARKET AT THE GROVE
(@ FAIRFAX AND W. 3RD)
3.GRAUMINâS CHINESE, MANNâS
4.GRIFFITH OBSERVATORY, HOLLYWOOD SIGN PICS
5.GETTY MUSEUM IN TOWN OFF 405
6.GETTY VILLA MALIBU
7.NORTON SIMON MUSEUM
8.HOLLYWOOD BOWL CONCERTS
9.WALK OF STARS
10.RODEO DRIVE,
11.TOUR OF STAR HOMES
12.IVY, KITSON (ON N. ROBERTSON) , HOTEL MARMONT, SPAGO
13.SANTA MONICA PIER AND PROMANADE, RIDE FERRIS WHEELand Kiddieland, Ivy by the Seaâ¦
14.VENICE BEACH,
15.CATALINA ISLAND ( CONCERTS) (CATAMARAN TO AVALON) out of Long Beach or Newport Beach..THE CASINO.
16.STUDIO TOUR (UNIVERSAL/CITY WALK OR WARNER BROS.)
17.CHECK OUT DISNEY, DREAMWORKS, PARAMOUNT, NBC
18. DODGER STADIUM BASEBALL GAME
19.DOWNTOWN L.A.-LUMMIS HOUSE, ANGELS FLIGHT
20.CLUB AT HYDE OR AREA
21.BEVERLY HILTON, TRADER VICS
22.BEVERLY HILLS CITY HALL
23.COFFEE BEAN AND TEA LEAF
24.HUNTINGTON BEACH SURFING AND SURF MUSEUM
25. DISNEYLAND
26.KNOTTS BERRY FARM, MAGIC MOUNTAIN
27.LEBREA TAR PITS AND PAGE MUSEUM ON WILSHIRE
28.LAKERS BASKETBALL,
29.L.A. OPEN AT RIVIERA COUNTRY CLUB
30.L.A. EQUESTRIAN CENTER
31.BIG BEAR SKIING
32.PALM SPRINGS GOLF AND TRAM RIDE
33.RIVER WALK AND L.A. RIVER GARDENS
34.EAT AT MR. CHOWâS OR KOI OR YAMASHIRO
35.VISIT ZUMA BEACH, PIER AT MALIBU AND PARADISE COVE
36.FOOSE DESIGN AND HUNTINGTON BEACH BOARDWALK
37.AQUARIUM OF THE PACIFIC (LONG BEACH) AND QUEEN MARY II
38.LOS ANGELES ZOO
39.GENE AUTREY WESTERN MUSEUM
40.HIKE UP MT. LEE AND VISIT BRONSON (BATMAN) CAVES
41.U.S.C. / U.C.L.A. FOOTBALL, LA COLUSIUM OR ROSE BOWL
42.PETERSEN AUTO MUSEUM
43.HOLLYWOOD PARK RACE TRACK
44.DANA POINT WHALE WATCHING (75 MILLES SOUTH)
45.SAN SIMEON (250 MILES NORTH)
46.HUNTINTON LIBRARY AND GARDENS (San Marino)
47.HOLLYWOOD WAX MUSEUM AND KODAK THEATER TOUR
48.DRIVE MULLHOLLAND DRIVE
49.RIPLEYâS BELIEVE IT OR NOT MUSEUM
50.COMMERCE CASINO CLUB, COMMERCE, CALIâ¦.
51.SANTA ANITA RACE TRACK, ARCADIA, CALIâ¦.
52.FRED SEGAL
53.REDONDO BEACH PIER
54.BEVERLY HILLS HOTEL
55.BICYCLE CLUB CASINO
56.MT. WILSON OBSERVATORY

Travel to LA questions?

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I'm flying into LA from Australia with 2 teenagers. We will arrive on a Friday morning and leave late on Sunday night for our onward trip. The kids are 14 & 16. What should we do in that amount of time? I need to know possibilities without a car too, as I have not yet decided whether to rent one.
Also, I have been looking hotels. I need something for under $80/night. There is a Travelodge in Hollywood- any opinions? Some others I have found are in Reseda and Pico Rivera - are these safe areas? I know they are not central, but if I have to rent a car, I will.
Any advice on travel to LA would be very much appreciated. (Also, which areas should we stay out of?)
EDIT* I've already found several hotels in LA for under $80. Most of them have good reviews and seem to be in safe areas, I'm looking for the opinion of people who are familiar with the area. Thanks
EDIT#2*

OK, do you feel that we may be better off staying in Anaheim (where accommodation seems more reasonably priced anyway) and then renting a car for a day to see the sights like Hollywood walk of fame, santa monica etc.

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The area around LA is pretty bad. Coastal cities are safest, LAX is coastal but right at the airport inside its limits is what you need. Get the car too. Dont go outside of home base which is the airport for hotels. Spend more if you need too.
Pay for the insurance also on the rental car. Try renting from Enterprise, they run a weekend special on the car, its a friday to monday rental, just park the car safe on sunday. Lock the keys in the car with the paperwork and then call Enterprise and let them know that the keys are under the seat.
Do you want to see our beaches with shopping areas? (cheapest option)
Do you want to see Hollywood and go to Universal Studios for thier movie theme park?
(more expensive)
Are you wanting to go to Disneyland and then beach and shop it?
Ok heres some itenerarys to make driving and timing good for you ok.
FRIDAY ITENERARY
Go to Santa Monica Pier. Drive PCH HWY1 north and eventually you will find the Pier, it has a ferris wheel. Park and relax, explore. Then right down the road is what is called the Prominade. Its a street where no driving is allowed and theres fun shops all along it. It is a few blocks n and east over, anyone at the pier will tell you the best place to park or how to walk over its so close.
Now you can just stay and PCH HWY1 and go up to Venice Beach too which isnt that far north of where Santa Monica Pier is, and you all will enjoy that also. All 3 can be done in one day or any combination. Its all generally non freeway driving and makes it very easy to return to your hotel at the airport.

FULL DAY Itenerary.
Go to Hollywood Blvd, and go to say Ripleys Believe it or Not Museum. Then travel on and go to Universal studios. Hollywood Blvd is basically a road to drive down. You will see places like Ripleys and others to stop at or stores etc. Then your simply traveling to an amusement park that is interesting and fun. It is not as huge as disneyland, so its something you can enjoy without rushing trying to take it all in.
SUNDAY
Would you all enjoy a few hours at a museum? The La Brea Tar Pits is a nice one to go to, its smaller, all about dinosaurs and there are tar pit displays where they pull the bones out of, not pricy and not a full day adventure either. You could then go to Rodeo Dr and oogle all the designers stores, where the stars shop. Its just one or two small blocks, but its neat seeing like a pair of gloves for 5000.00 and laugh at the prices, and oogle the beautiful clothes!
The cities you listed are unrealistic for a safe family stay. The prices are great, they will be drug infested area, not safe to park or have your family in for the most part. Driving through gang areas is very dangerous and its too hard to explain where the ghetto and gangs are, they have as much of the area of LA if not more than the safer areas. I am a parent would like you to not even have to see those areas, its not even safe to stop and ask directions, so staying along the coast line and then having itenerary like I suggested, keeps you out of harms way.
Our beach areas are the main focus around LAX and the fun shopping areas are the only places near by.
Renting a car is cheaper than a taxi with all the traffic seriously.
IF you have no money for a car and need to taxi to a hotel with something to do at the hotel, the only place I can think of to go is to the Venice or Santa Monica Pier area and you must stay on main roads. You can rent bicycles and ride down the beach walk way for miles, sun bathe, shop and be ok staying in those areas. Look on a map and get hotels at the beach, not just the city of Santa Monica. I hope this helps.

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