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does anyone know any good places to stay. im flying in from NY. never been to cali

Depends how much you want to spend. Downtown Los Angeles is your best spot or Hollywood. If you're flying in the LAX is not that bad. As for service im a Sheraton guy. I do hate the westin not worth it. I haven't tried the Hilton since im a loyal Sheraton customer.

You could also rent a house for the weekend near the beach or a suite man. One thing is for sure, if distance is your thing, try downtown. Not saying it will save you time because it gets really crowded during the weekend. I've stayed at the Westin Bonaventure, it's not worth it man. It took 1 hour and 20 minutes for the valete people to bring me my vehicle... plus the rooms weren' t that nice. The views were amazing and the hotel itself is amazing but not worth paying 200-300 bucks per night for a room. Just hit me up man, I can help ya out with this.

I usually go for close distance rather than quality when looking for a hotel for an event, I'm usually only in the room for a few hours, most of which are spent sleeping. There's a Radisson .2 miles away from the Shrine, I'm shooting to get a room there.

Radisson Hotel Los Angeles Midtown at USC
3540 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles California 90007,
Reservations: 1-800-395-7046 US/Canada Toll-free
Telephone: (213) 748-4141 Fax: (213) 746-3255

or

http://vagabondinn-los-angeles-hotel.com/

both located near the shrine

theres tons of shitty motels everywhere for like 50 bucks a night

Yep, the LAX has amazing hotels some are even 3-4 stars for like 80 bucks or less. No problem with the planes flying. But like i said it all depends on what you want. Do you want to save money or do you want to save money and stay at a decent hotel or even very nice hotel for like 70-100 bucks?

It all depends if the hotels have special promos going on.

@PLUR honestly, expedia that shit. they give good deals. i got a flight, hotel room, and a car for 3 days up in San Fran for $350 in October (Lovevolution, birthday party!). Do that shit now.

@Christina

Hey, you're going to Lovevolution too, did you hear about them canceling the official afterparty? I'm pretty bummed, but I think I'm still gonna go for the parade.

I live in Downtown LA and i know a few places. The Standard in Downtown is a really cool place and they have great pool parties.

http://www.standardhotels.com/los-angeles/

If you have the money stay at the new JW Mariott next to La Live... its SUEPR nice!!!

If you are working on a budget there are plenty of hotels around... try using google or yelp.

PS

If anyone wants to meet up let me know. I am down to show you around the city and take you to a few places Roscoes Chicken & Waffles :D

Also if anyone needs some help or has questions feel free to hit me up.

4 of us from vancity are hitting the vagabond usc......good price,stumbling distance!

whats the closest roscoe's to the shrine?

@canucks

anything that's downtown or hollywood.

I've been booking hotels for a while now. I want to share some useful information to you guys.

The best website for reviews and to compare prices between companies like; Expedia, Hotels, Orbit, Priceline and ect... is

http://www.tripadvisor.com/

READ THE REVIEWS BEFORE YOU BOOK.

I would also want to let you guys know some Hotels have self or valet parking but charge a fee, I recommend self parking, it's cheaper. Plus if the valet crashes your vehicle they are only liable for a portion of the damages done, not worth it.

If you want to cheap hotels, try to stay out of Hollywood or Downtown. I've found great hotels at the LAX and it's only a few mins away from the Shrine. If money is not the issue and want to save time then Hollywood and Downtown is your place.

I also want to let you know to look into the hotel's website not only the expedia or priceline websites. Sometimes these hotels have special promotions going on and you can book a 300 - 400 dollar per night room for only 100-150 bucks per night and if you're lucky you might even get free valet or self parking included. (Save yourself $14-24 dollars)

Just snoop around before you book, you never know the other hotel might have a better deal than the one you're about to book.

Hope this helps.

@Will

He might be able to help you guys out more than I. I'm not a California resident, I just travel to California a lot.

@Nitsuj YES! im so sad about that. but i dont think it had anything to do with the EDC/ETD Pop fallout. I think the civic center where they have it at is closed that weekend and they couldnt find another suitable venue close enough to the parade and stuff.

@Josh

I dont know everything but i know a few good spots. I used to live in an old PBR brewery and i have friends that still live there. There is a bar there and one of the guys is in that band Eastern Conference Champions.. They had a track in that new Twilight movie.

Its a pretty cool place to check out if you have never been there before and its close to the venue.

Also i highly recommend this to everyone.

http://www.wurstkucherestaurant.com/

That place is one of my top 5. It can be expensive but totally worth it especially if you like good beer.

@will place sounds sick. thanks

exotic grilled sausages! nice!

Its sooo good! The Rattlesnake & Rabbit is awsome with onion and peppers and a good wheat beer to wash it down with!

*Mouth is watering*

Meal For a King:
-Steak & Lobster
-Mashed Potatoes w/cheese & Bacon
-Garlic Bread
-CocaCola W/ Jack Daniels
-Lots of Lemon on the Side

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@KcNekro @Will

Amen! I might stay in L.A. for 4 days. We should do something guys, may be you can show me around.

LA is not really my area, but I know a few cool places

@KcNekro

ah, hey man as long as you get me out of my hotel to a restaurant with bomb food and show me the cool things around L.A.

@Josh LA = bomb ass food everywhere and cool shit to do everywhere. youll have no problem staying out haha

I am down for a little meet up. If you really wanted we could do a different thing each day you are out here. We can take you to China town in downtown LA and grab some cheap chinese food...

Head over to Olvera street (http://www.olvera-street.com/index.html) for some bomb Mexican food... Its a very cool thing to check out if you have never been. Very cultural and fun and you might find something you want at the market (like a bloody beatroots mask, they have them)

Bossa Nova is great for late night eating http://www.yelp.com/biz/bossa-nova-brazilian-cuisine-los-angeles-3

So is the famous Tommy Burger which is open 24/7 located at the corner of Rampart & Beverly

This is where i went when i lived there
http://www.yelp.com/biz/barbara-west-catering-los-angeles#query:Barbara%20brewery

@Will Overa Street is AWESOME!!! those taquito's are killer!!

but we definitely need to hit up Amoeba's

I usually spend a few hours there. and Parking is free if you buy shit from them.

Go crate diving? HaHa nothing like the 50 cent box.

@Will

Awesome, I've use yelp on my iPhone to scope out near by restaurants. hahaha

I'm sure up to go visit these places to taste amazing food and see what cultural differences Los Angeles has. Aside from the ones I observe just by driving around Los Angeles. ha ha!

hey guys whats up looking forward to this upcoming fest HHM!!! anyways if anyone is interested im looking for a couple people to help throw in on a hotel room. as of now i only have one of my buddies coming with me to the fest but itd still b better to split the cost in four if possible the rate i got the hotel for was $89 so split in 4 is like 25 a night with tax we can also provide a ride to the fest and back to the hotel if need be. we are both very laid back guys 420 friendly and if u do anythng else thats totally up to u we wont mind at at anyways get back if interested

I just want to add that if anyone is going to be around the orange county area and you want something different in the way of eating out then check out this place:

http://www.yelp.com/biz/daimon-japanese-restaurant-huntington-beach?rpp=40&sort_by=relevance_desc&start=40

Its pretty much an x rated sushi/japanese place. Dont listen to the bad reviews its a great place... you just have to know what its about before going. they can be really dirty but its a pretty fun experience.