Los Angeles Master Thread

[lunatic]

Welcome to DDF. You can use UR to stay at the Intercontinental or Hyatt in Century City which is walkable on shabbos. Otherwise the Crown Plaza and Residence Inn will be your best bet for paying cash. both are within a 5 minute walk to shuls, markets, and restaurants. Mr. C is nicer than both, but really expensive, so it probably won't work for you.

Also, plenty of time to get a new credit card

[joe999]

Welcome to DDF. You can use UR to stay at the Intercontinental or Hyatt in Century City which is walkable on shabbos. Otherwise the Crown Plaza and Residence Inn will be your best bet for paying cash. both are within a 5 minute walk to shuls, markets, and restaurants. Mr. C is nicer than both, but really expensive, so it probably won't work for you.

Thanks Yehoshua. Does using UR to book at Intercontinental or Hyatt have any benefit vs. just getting cash for my UR and paying the hotel with that? And yeah Mr. C. is definitely out of my price range. I was also trying to do priceline and reached $100 on my bid in the area around pico for a 3.5 star with no luck. There's an express deal for $145 a night for a 3.5 star that I'm thinking of taking...

[joe999]

Also, plenty of time to get a new credit card

Any ideas?

[Super Speed]

Any ideas?

Move over to the Credit Card for Beginners thread and I can try to help you.

[Yehoshua]

Welcome to DDF. You can use UR to stay at the Intercontinental or Hyatt in Century City which is walkable on shabbos. Otherwise the Crown Plaza and Residence Inn will be your best bet for paying cash. both are within a 5 minute walk to shuls, markets, and restaurants. Mr. C is nicer than both, but really expensive, so it probably won't work for you.

Dan just wrote a whole post on DDMS about what UR are worth. If the room costs more than $0.175 x nightly rate than UR is cheaper than cashing out for $0.01/point.

[Jetes64]

The AAA link didn't work for me. Says I need to register with AAA.

Any other ideas to get Universal tickets for cheaper?

And going on Friday- is the Front of Line Pass worth it?

[ar]

The AAA link didn't work for me. Says I need to register with AAA.

Any other ideas to get Universal tickets for cheaper?

And going on Friday- is the Front of Line Pass worth it?

Def worth doing Front Line Pass!! You can complete the park in 6 hours without any lines. I was there in the beginning of July and these Front Passes were a life saver from these crazy lines. I paid just $139 per ticket. Just google around and you'll find a good deal!

[Jetes64]

Thanks!

Any info on minyanim near the herzog winery? Need mincha and/or Mariv around dinner time. Please help. Couldn't find on Google or go daven

[MC]

Thanks!

Any info on minyanim near the herzog winery? Need mincha and/or Mariv around dinner time. Please help. Couldn't find on Google or go daven

There's one at the winery but it's at 2 pm -closer to lunch time. Your best bet might be to catch an early mincha and a late maariv back in LA.

[Yehoshua]

Thanks!

Any info on minyanim near the herzog winery? Need mincha and/or Mariv around dinner time. Please help. Couldn't find on Google or go daven

There are some minyanim in Calabasas and Agoura which are both on the way off the 101.

[joe999]

Dan just wrote a whole post on DDMS about what UR are worth. If the room costs more than $0.175 x nightly rate than UR is cheaper than cashing out for $0.01/point.

If it is the post that I saw, that's only if you have a card with a yearly fee. Then you can transfer your points and get a bonus that way. Unfortunately my UR are through a regular Chase Freedom so I can't transfer, so I think they are essentially cash. I found a 4 star hotel on Hotwire, which I'm pretty sure is the Intercontinental hotel (by narrowing it down based on amenities offered) for $197 a night. Do you think that's a good deal? How far away is it from the restaurants/shuls?

Which hotels are realistically within walking distance of the frum neighborhood? Mr. C, Crowne Plaza, Residence Inn, Best Western...what's missing? Thanks again!

[Yehoshua]

If it is the post that I saw, that's only if you have a card with a yearly fee. Then you can transfer your points and get a bonus that way. Unfortunately my UR are through a regular Chase Freedom so I can't transfer, so I think they are essentially cash. I found a 4 star hotel on Hotwire, which I'm pretty sure is the Intercontinental hotel (by narrowing it down based on amenities offered) for $197 a night. Do you think that's a good deal? How far away is it from the restaurants/shuls?

Which hotels are realistically within walking distance of the frum neighborhood? Mr. C, Crowne Plaza, Residence Inn, Best Western...what's missing? Thanks again!

$197/night is not bad for the Intercontinental, although people have gotten it on Priceline for $150. The hotel is about 1 mile from shuls, a bit further to restaurants if you don't count the coffee bean in the Century City mall down the street.  One thing take into account with the Intercontinental is the lack of free parking there.

"Within walking distance" is relative, but I'd add the Hyatt and Intercontinental in Century City, hotels in downtown BH (like the Montage, Beverly Wilshire, Luxe, etc.) and the Four Seasons and L'Ermitage in BH (not downtown).

[joe999]

Is there a good site with a list of priceline hotels for each star range/location? I went on betterbidding.com, but it seems outdated. Do you think I'm safe (distance wise) bidding on the "Beverly Hills-Century City" area? I've currently bid up to $135 on priceline for a 3.5 star hotel, but no luck. There is an express deal for $146 for a 3.5 star, but I don't think I'm interested because I think it's the Crescent hotel which seems really new agey/not my speed.

[Yehoshua]

Is there a good site with a list of priceline hotels for each star range/location? I went on betterbidding.com, but it seems outdated. Do you think I'm safe (distance wise) bidding on the "Beverly Hills-Century City" area? I've currently bid up to $135 on priceline for a 3.5 star hotel, but no luck. There is an express deal for $146 for a 3.5 star, but I don't think I'm interested because I think it's the Crescent hotel which seems really new agey/not my speed.

You'll be within a mile of a shul pretty much anywhere in that area, but I can't vouch you'll like all 3.5*s. You should do 4*, and it really depends on the season.

[joe999]

Does anyone know anything about the Sirtaj hotel? It's listed as a 4 star on Priceline and got pretty good reviews- http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g32070-d4181509-Reviews-Sirtaj_Hotel-Beverly_Hills_California.html

Seems pretty close to the frum neighborhood and it's pretty cheap (under $200 a night albeit for a smaller Queen room). Any thoughts would be appreciated.

[Yehoshua]

Does anyone know anything about the Sirtaj hotel? It's listed as a 4 star on Priceline and got pretty good reviews- http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g32070-d4181509-Reviews-Sirtaj_Hotel-Beverly_Hills_California.html

Seems pretty close to the frum neighborhood and it's pretty cheap (under $200 a night albeit for a smaller Queen room). Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Never heard of it, but it's on a residential street (which is weird). It's a little far from most of the shuls, although Nessah (eidut hamizrach) is only a few blocks away.

[thaber]

Never heard of it, but it's on a residential street (which is weird). It's a little far from most of the shuls, although Nessah (eidut hamizrach) is only a few blocks away.

It's pretty close to Magen David, which is a much frummer shul (comparatively, they don't have an open parking lot) on Burton Way and foothill. https://www.google.com/maps/dir/120+S+Reeves+Dr,+Beverly+Hills,+CA+90212/322+Foothill+Rd,+Beverly+Hills,+CA+90210/@34.0696839,-118.3993454,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x80c2bbfebed3675f:0x17196e185ce6dd83!2m2!1d-118.3976934!2d34.066398!1m5!1m1!1s0x80c2bc005649be27:0xbe5d4348c81e212f!2m2!1d-118.395765!2d34.072982!3e2

[springles]

Al taam v'reiach...

My wife and I didnt care for the trafficking cocktail either.  We liked the 6th borough a lot though

[Sport]

My wife and I didnt care for the trafficking cocktail either.  We liked the 6th borough a lot though

I actually don't have an opinion on it yet, didn't get a chance to go to Ditmas on my last trip. I was just pointing out that there's majority rules when it comes to taste preferences. 

[Jetes64]

Heading to winery tonight. Any suggestions as to what to do on way? Davening at chabad in Aguerola Hills. Dinner not till 8