myb821's August road trip Denver-LA and back

[LAXtraveler]

any opinions on nice hotels with loyalty programs in la. Any that are  highly recommended

Hyatt Regency Century Plaza
Intercontinental Century City

Both down the street from each other... Nice hotels, generally not too cheap.

There is a Sheraton in Santa Monica that is apparently OK. The Fairmont in SM I find quite nice.

[myb821]

any opinions on hotels at the grand canyon

[Dan]

any opinions on hotels at the grand canyon

If you want to stay in the national park the only options is http://www.xanterra.com

[myb821]

If you want to stay in the national park the only options is http://www.xanterra.com

thats what i was afraid of it is all sold out for the days i want to go

[myb821]

all right looking for some new ideas doesnt seem like grand canyon will work cause its all sold out. i cant leave denver before wednesday so should i just do like 7 hrs of driving on wed and thurs so i can make it to la for shabbos or does anyone have any ideas of a nice place somewhat along the way to stay for shabbos

[Dan]

Zion or Bryce national parks?

[Yaalili]

or Death Valley, CA?

[myb821]

has anyone stayed in any of these places ive never even looked into travel into these areas so its a totally new ballgame for me

[Yaalili]

has anyone stayed in any of these places ive never even looked into travel into these areas so its a totally new ballgame for me.

Death Valley is the largest park in the US, at 3.4 million acres. I'm not sure if august is the best time to go there, it could reach upto 135 degress there in the summer. In the park is the lowest elevation points in the US at 282 feet below sea level. For more check http://wikitravel.org/en/Death_Valley

[myb821]

Death Valley is the largest park in the US, at 3.4 million acres. I'm not sure if august is the best time to go there, it could reach upto 135 degress there in the summer. In the park is the lowest elevation points in the US at 282 feet below sea level. For more check http://wikitravel.org/en/Death_Valley

not sure i want to stay there lol

[Dan]

Lol...you can skip death valley but both bryce and zion are said to be stunning.  They're on my bucket list at least.

[Yaalili]

not sure i want to stay there lol

Sure? Death is a once in a lifetime experience

[myb821]

bryce's lodging is also sold out 

[Yaalili]

bryce's lodging is also sold out 

What about Yosemite or Kings Canyon in CA? They are both really great national parks.

[Ergel]

you will have a tough time with any lodging inside any of the park. they literally book a year in advance (see if you can find something next summer)

[myb821]

the issue is i dont want to do that much driving on wed and thursday i want this to be a relaxed trip and i dont think doing 17 hrs of driving between wed and friday would be so relaxing and ontop of that i dont like having alot of driving to do on fridays so most of it would be on wed and thurs

[Yaalili]

the issue is i dont want to do that much driving on wed and thursday i want this to be a relaxed trip and i dont think doing 17 hrs of driving between wed and friday would be so relaxing and ontop of that i dont like having alot of driving to do on fridays so most of it would be on wed and thurs

Well than Zion NP will be perfect, it is situated halfway between Denver & LA. Do they have lodging?

[myb821]

Well than Zion NP will be perfect, it is situated halfway between Denver & LA. Do they have lodging?

im trying to figure that out and havent been able to figure it out yet

EDit just found zion lodge also all sold out i will need to call some tom and see if any chance of stuff opening up

[Dan]

You can always stay outside the park: http://www.zionpark.com/Hotels.htm

[Yaalili]

You can always stay outside the park: http://www.zionpark.com/Hotels.htm

For that u could probably stay outside of grand canyon too.