disny_luvr
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Aug 7, 2008
Hi! I’m getting things in order for our trip to CA next summer. I have our hotels figured out in SF, SD, and Disneyland, but I’m stuck with figuring out where to stay in LA. I kind of have it narrowed down to these:
The Garland
InterContinental
Loew’s Hollywood
Le Parc at Melrose
Montrose
I think I want to stay in West Hollywood, but I like the InterContinental and Loew’s hotels more. What worries me about these two hotels though are the reports I keep reading about the homelessness and how downtown LA is not a nice area to be in. I like the Garland, too, and it’s the cheapest price, but I feel like I’m too away from things staying there. Being that I’ve never been to LA I just don’t know. I’ve put each of these hotel addresses into Google Maps and then typed in the places we want to visit to try to figure out time and distance from these hotels to different places. For reference we liked to see/do:
Chinese Theater
Walk of Fame
Hollywood sign
Griffith Observatory
The Grove/Farmer’s Market
Santa Monica Pier
Dodgers game
WB Studio Tour (we are still undecided on this)
I guess I’m looking for any insight or thoughts about any of these hotels. Do any make more sense than others with what we want to do? Any first hand experience you can share on any of these hotels? I hate to ask it because I’ve spent so much time researching, but are there hotels I’m overlooking?
For reference we will have a car, but aren’t opposed to using public transportation.
If you’re still reading my long post, thank you for any help.
The Garland
InterContinental
Loew’s Hollywood
Le Parc at Melrose
Montrose
I think I want to stay in West Hollywood, but I like the InterContinental and Loew’s hotels more. What worries me about these two hotels though are the reports I keep reading about the homelessness and how downtown LA is not a nice area to be in. I like the Garland, too, and it’s the cheapest price, but I feel like I’m too away from things staying there. Being that I’ve never been to LA I just don’t know. I’ve put each of these hotel addresses into Google Maps and then typed in the places we want to visit to try to figure out time and distance from these hotels to different places. For reference we liked to see/do:
Chinese Theater
Walk of Fame
Hollywood sign
Griffith Observatory
The Grove/Farmer’s Market
Santa Monica Pier
Dodgers game
WB Studio Tour (we are still undecided on this)
I guess I’m looking for any insight or thoughts about any of these hotels. Do any make more sense than others with what we want to do? Any first hand experience you can share on any of these hotels? I hate to ask it because I’ve spent so much time researching, but are there hotels I’m overlooking?
For reference we will have a car, but aren’t opposed to using public transportation.
If you’re still reading my long post, thank you for any help.