Smart Los Angeles Tourist
In LA we see this all the time, Los
Angeles tourist who's make mistakes. They're
stuck in traffic, complaining about parking fees or paying too much for their
hotel room or paying for parking at the hotel. To help you be a smarter Los
Angeles tourist, enjoy your trip more and spend less of your hard-earned money
doing it, try these Los Angeles tourist tips:
Weather: Summer weather
can be quite warm in Los Angeles. However, it always cools off at the beach in
late afternoon, winter can be rainy and the "June gloom" marine layer
often obscures the sun for weeks at a time
Be even smarter and check the forecast
for the right spot: temperatures vary within just a few miles. When it's 72°F
in Santa Monica, it might be 80°F downtown and even hotter in Pasadena or
Anaheim.
Spend
Smart:
Discover some surprising ways to save money in
Los Angeles like how to save on transportation, attractions, tours and
hotels. Ask Hotel front desk for tips to
eat and see.
Pick
the Best Hotel for Your Trip: LA is a sprawling city and the best
place to stay depends on what you'll be doing. Do research to find out
about each LA metro area, with their pros and cons.
Keep in mind that tourist locations like
Hollywood, Santa Monica, Venice Beach, Downtown LA and Airport (LAX) are usually very
expensive and charge for parking.
If you are looking for affordable and
budget hotels then also look for convenient driving distance. Some of these hotels may be 60-80 miles away
from all tourist attractions.
Hotels or Motels like Sea Rock Inn
(www.SeaRockLA.com) or Long Beach Inn (www.Hotellbinn.com) are centrally located and are ideal for
budget travelers.
Know
the Geography:
The Los Angeles metropolitan area is a big place, encompassing five counties
and it can take almost all day to drive across it from north to south. You can
attack it in two ways: (1) Figure out what you want to do while you're here,
mark the locations on a map and visit them in groups, or (2) pick an area to
stay where driving distance to all tourist attractions is about 30-45 mins
(central location)
You
Have Options for Airports: While Los Angeles International Airport
(LAX) is the best-known and busiest airport in the area, it's also prone to
delays, busy and confusing. Consider flying into Burbank (BUR), Orange County's
John Wayne Airport (SNA) or Long Beach (LGB) instead.
Hollywood
and Beverly Hills: What you will find in Hollywood are museums
featuring memorabilia from Hollywood's past, the Walk of Fame
and the famous footprints at Grauman's Chinese Theater. Few movie stars live
here, or in Beverly Hills, and most of the studios moved out years ago. Skip
the overpriced movie star home tours and don't buy the maps you'll find sold on
the roadside either. Frankly, they're mostly fiction. If you really want to see
a star or two, the most reliable way to do it is to get tickets
to be in a Los Angeles studio audience.
Go
to the Beach:
Beaches typify Los Angeles and Southern California in many people's minds.
While the water's a little too cold for all the but the hardiest swimmers or
surfers in wetsuits, it doesn't keep people from flocking to the sand. Join the
locals to watch the beach volleyball games while you stroll along the beachside
sidewalks in Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach or Rendondo Beach, where you'll be
joined by rollerbladers, bicyclists and runners; visit Venice Beach
for a taste of the unusual, or head to Orange County's Newport Beach
or Huntington Beach for surfing and sand castles.
Sea Rock Inn - LA (http://www.SeaRockLA.com)
Long Beach Inn, Long Beach CA (http://www.HotelLBinn.com)
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