Los Angeles Master Thread

[davidd75]

I've found that the traffic at LAX itself is pretty bad if you're  going ot an interior terminal especially. I'd add 5 minutes to get to the desired dropoff/parking lot on top of estimates to airport itself.

I was really asking the time from 4 points Sheraton near LAX to Pico minyan

[shulem92]

How much wud an uber be from pico to lax?

[Yehoshua]

How much wud an uber be from pico to lax?

Around $18-22 for UberX.

[shulem92]

Around $18-22 for UberX.

So, free with a new account. 30$ off

[Yehoshua]

So, free with a new account. 30$ off

That's one way to look at it. The other way is wasting $8-$12.

[shulem92]

That's one way to look at it. The other way is wasting $8-$12.

Lol

[monkey]

I would recommend the sheraton LAX (a bit far from Jewish area) pretty decent hotel. Parking is a fortune or you can park a block away for approx $14
Four points lax is also decent with expensive parking
Four points westside has free parking but I personally thought the hotel sucked big time!

Thanks!

Will look into the Sheraton LAX.

How about the Westin long beach?

[Yehoshua]

Thanks!

Will look into the Sheraton LAX.

How about the Westin long beach?

It's further from LA obviously. That's a tough drive in if you plan on doing it daily.

[shiframeir]

I would recommend the sheraton LAX (a bit far from Jewish area) pretty decent hotel. Parking is a fortune or you can park a block away for approx $14
Four points lax is also decent with expensive parking
Four points westside has free parking but I personally thought the hotel sucked big time!

I stayed at the Sheraton Gateway LA once on a cancellation. Huge hotel with decent pool area (nothing special) and with amenities the same as any sheraton u go to. Plus is if u have an SPG business card (or you're a plat) the lounge is decent during the week. was no surprises and fine for a family that needed some sleep and then a pool before getting on our flight.

[monkey]

I stayed at the Sheraton Gateway LA once on a cancellation. Huge hotel with decent pool area (nothing special) and with amenities the same as any sheraton u go to. Plus is if u have an SPG business card (or you're a plat) the lounge is decent during the week. was no surprises and fine for a family that needed some sleep and then a pool before getting on our flight.

Thanks.

Looks like they recently renovated/are still in middle of renovations.

[yitzyul]

Thanks.

Looks like they recently renovated/are still in middle of renovations.

While I have stayed in Sheraton gateway many times, and was always very clean and very accommodating staff for some reason the hotel always smelled from weed, but I guess in LA a lot of places do    Four point lax has a much larger pool but smaller rooms. Overall I guess Sheraton Gateway is the better choice. (if you have car park down the block)

[yitzyul]

While I have stayed in Sheraton gateway many times, and was always very clean and very accommodating staff for some reason the hotel always smelled from weed, but I guess in LA a lot of places do    Four point lax has a much larger pool but smaller rooms. Overall I guess Sheraton Gateway is the better choice. (if you have car park down the block)

If your gonna rent a car, Try Hertz by the Marriot LAX Vs Hertz Lax, much cheeper rates.

[monkey]

While I have stayed in Sheraton gateway many times, and was always very clean and very accommodating staff for some reason the hotel always smelled from weed, but I guess in LA a lot of places do    Four point lax has a much larger pool but smaller rooms. Overall I guess Sheraton Gateway is the better choice. (if you have car park down the block)

Thanks!

[Yitz]

If your gonna rent a car, Try Hertz by the Marriot LAX Vs Hertz Lax, much cheeper rates.

How would you get to Marriot LAX from the Airport?

[Yehoshua]

How would you get to Marriot LAX from the Airport?

Shuttle.

[efflpetzel]

Any suggestions what to do on a midday six hour stopover at lax with three little kids

[Dan]

Go out to eat?
S. Monica Pier?

[Yehoshua]

Go out to eat?
S. Monica Pier?

Today? The Pier will be extra crowded because it's Sunday. Why not go out to eat?

[r0xx0rz]

Can't help with hotel, was treated to the W Hollywood (as can be seen early in this thread not so recommended)
Regarding attractions; the ride down to San Diego was beautiful ( I would say drive late afternoon, so you get to drive along the coast during sunset) in San Diego you have sea world which is a full day and fun attraction, you have the zoo (which was nice but wouldn't run back) you have lots of small stuff like kayak rentals, segways and mini go carts rentals around the city. Kosher Food last summer there wasn't really any restaurants opened but in front of the shul there was a professional BBQ with great food! You also have Ralph's in la Jolla with 3 full kosher aisles and a kosher takeout, bakery and even a sushi chef!
In LA you have universal which was nice (a little pricey to take the Gate A passes but we'll worth it) we had a wonderful time at the Sony tour. The Hollywood home tours was really fun (if you know the celebrities they are referring to)
Food in LA is endless, but we hit up
La Gondola in Beverly hills and I would give it a 10/10
Jeff's sausages (might be a real man's place) but a 9/10
There's pats which is really nice and many many more!
Have a wonderful trip

Thank you so much for your advice and thank you Mendy from Lakewood, as well.

My kids voted not to go to San Diego. They don't really want to look at fish and we went the National Zoo in DC, so "been there, done that". When making my itinerary, I took into consideration that I will be the only driver and I would prefer not to drive more than an hour or so at a time. Also, the youngest child with us is 15. So here is my plan, what do you think?

We will land at LAX on Sunday at noon, rent a car (probably from Hotwire) and drive to Jewish area of LA to eat lunch/supper and buy food for the next day. If there is time, we might do a little touring - maybe The Grove or Rodeo Drive. Then we will drive down to Anaheim and stay at the Courtyard Anaheim Theme Park Entrance (paid with Chase Ultimate Rewards) in a balcony room with a view of the fireworks. This way we get to see the fireworks without having to buy a two day ticket.

Monday: we will do Disney AdventurePark. Then we will drive back to LA to SLS Beverly Hills. Since we already saw the fireworks, we can leave whenever we want.

Tuesday: we have tickets to watch Jeopardy (a game we play a lot on the Xbox) and then tour Sony. Not sure how long this will take, but after we will do LA tourist stuff - The Grove, Beverly Hills, Rodeo Drive, (if we didn't do it on Sunday), maybe take a tour of celebrity homes (not that we know who they are! At least, I might know the older ones, but not my kids.)

Wednesday: Universal Studios. Will try for the Gate A passes, but might not be able to manage them.

Thursday: Santa Monica and whatever "water" activities look interesting. Maybe whale watching. I hope to find more about these options at the hotel, or if someone here can help? We are flying back on the red-eye Thursday night, so I thought we can drive up to Tierra Sur for supper and leave for the airport straight from there. I assume the drive should take about an hour.

I looked through the wiki for restaurants and I have La Gondola, Shiloh's and Pat's on my list for suppers. Not sure about breakfast/lunch, but the Wiki lists quite a number. Any recommendations for someplace that will pack up food for us to eat at Disney? And where can we find a kosher grocery?

One thing that concerns me is the parking. I read that parking in LA is difficult so I thought I might leave the car at the hotel and take a bus? Any other suggestions? Please bear in mind that there are five of us.

Thanks in advance for your help.

[Yehoshua]

Thank you so much for your advice and thank you Mendy from Lakewood, as well.

My kids voted not to go to San Diego. They don't really want to look at fish and we went the National Zoo in DC, so "been there, done that". When making my itinerary, I took into consideration that I will be the only driver and I would prefer not to drive more than an hour or so at a time. Also, the youngest child with us is 15. So here is my plan, what do you think?

We will land at LAX on Sunday at noon, rent a car (probably from Hotwire) and drive to Jewish area of LA to eat lunch/supper and buy food for the next day. If there is time, we might do a little touring - maybe The Grove or Rodeo Drive. Then we will drive down to Anaheim and stay at the Courtyard Anaheim Theme Park Entrance (paid with Chase Ultimate Rewards) in a balcony room with a view of the fireworks. This way we get to see the fireworks without having to buy a two day ticket.

Monday: we will do Disney AdventurePark. Then we will drive back to LA to SLS Beverly Hills. Since we already saw the fireworks, we can leave whenever we want.

Tuesday: we have tickets to watch Jeopardy (a game we play a lot on the Xbox) and then tour Sony. Not sure how long this will take The filming should take 3 hours, as they film 3 episodes with a wardrobe change in between each. Allow an extra 30 minutes at least before they begin to arrive and check in., but after we will do LA tourist stuff - The Grove, Beverly Hills, Rodeo Drive, (if we didn't do it on Sunday), maybe take a tour of celebrity homes (not that we know who they are! At least, I might know the older ones, but not my kids.)

Wednesday: Universal Studios. Will try for the Gate A passes, but might not be able to manage them.

Thursday: Santa Monica and whatever "water" activities look interesting. Maybe whale watching. I hope to find more about these options at the hotel, or if someone here can help? We are flying back on the red-eye Thursday night, so I thought we can drive up to Tierra Sur for supper and leave for the airport straight from there. I assume the drive should take about an hour.
That really depends on the time of day. Allow 1.5 hours unless it's super late at night.

I looked through the wiki for restaurants and I have La Gondola, Shiloh's and Pat's on my list for suppers. Not sure about breakfast/lunch, but the Wiki lists quite a number. Any recommendations for someplace that will pack up food for us to eat at Disney? And where can we find a kosher grocery? Delice, CircaNY (in Schwartz's) and Pico Cafe are all very good.

One thing that concerns me is the parking. I read that parking in LA is difficult so I thought I might leave the car at the hotel and take a bus? Any other suggestions? Please bear in mind that there are five of us. Overnight parking on certain streets with permit parking is hard. Daytime parking isn't too bad. Public buses are not the most efficient way to get around. You're better of driving and paying for parking (all meters accept CC)

Thanks in advance for your help.

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