taking my mom in law and wife to check out LA this weekend, my experience in LA is limited, since i alwasy stayed with a relative before.

we are looking to book hotels, but i have no idea what neighborhoods are good, other than pasadena is safe because thats where i stayed at before.

so..reqiurements:

1. safe neiborhood, even at night

2. not too far from universal studios (less than 30 mins driving in normal traffic)

thats it any suggestions please let me know...

b

 

theres a hotel right next to universal studios... **** i forget the name i think its a raddisson? (sp)

 

that place is expensive. We stayed a couple blocks down further and saved over 300 bucks for two nights. I forgot the name of the place were we stayed at. That area is pretty same around there though.

 

we arent looking for something super fancy, under 100 bucks a night a room from hotels.com is fine, we dont mind a slight drive...

but the main thing is, looking at hte listings, i hvae no idea what neiborhood to choose, like is thousand oaks good? i know downtown isnt great, or ontario? hows that etc etc..

like if you can list a few safe locations, that owuld be best, my wife and her mom is driving down by themselves on thurdsay night, so i wanna make sure they dont go wondering into a bad neighborhood

b

 

Compton... fer sure...

 

I recommend South Central Los Angeles. It has to be the safest area in S. cali.

 

I'd stay in Pasadena or try Northridge. The hotel at Universal is the Sherton Universal. AAA rates are not bad, but over $100 for sure.

Ontario is becoming industrial and about 1 hour from the studios.

Studio City hotels are not cheap and kind of seedy. Woodland Hills and Thousand Oaks are nice. You might find a holiday inn or a hampton inn for a decent price. I would be open on that kind of thing.

South Central is the only real danget zone....too many yacht clubs and martini bars.

 

if you go to pasadena again, my best friends parents own a best western out there. let me know if you need a room

 

thanks guys! just booked Easy Motel/Massage in compton, oh it should be great! cant wait to take a nice relaxing stroll through the quiet neiborhood lol





i said i didnt know LA well, lol, but i am not a FOB lol, not that fobby anyway

i think i am going to stock to pasadena, i will check out northridge as well

 

lol. you can always count on our wonderful socal my350 members to be helpful

 

South Central has nice areas, all around USC. Just stay near USC!!!. Avoid eye contact. Avoid looking around like you are a tourist. Avoid walking the streets at night. Other than that enjoy the time in SC.

 

come to my hood i show my crips.

stay close the the beach and u will be safe

 

comptons really not as bad as everyone thinks...ghettos in other states are MUCH MUCH worse...yes, I am from palos verdes (opposite of compton) but my friend's gf lives in compton and it's totally peaceful...I mean ya she had a kid shot outside of her house, but he had it coming to him as she put it haha

 

head to east LA ..................jk

 

Bing, in all seriousness, I will be at Dom's house this weekend. We have tentative plans for dinner. Will you be close to there?

 

Glendale, Pasadena, East Los

 

koreatown... besides the POS car alarms, old korean ppl driving, old mexican ppl driving, and crap roads, it's not that bad. Oh, and if your looking for a good hotel, some of the hotels there have some "great" hospitality.

 

there's a hilton in glendale, check that out. not far from universal studios.
burbank
pasadena
west hollywood
hollywood in general.. there's a best western on franklin that's got the best diner in town. if you stay west of western you should be fine.. you sound super concerned about "safety" so i wouldn't stray too far east if i were you, the bums might scare you.
downtown's not that bad, just don't accidentally wander into skid row. downtown's going through a bit of a renaissance period.. nightlife is getting good, great clubs and bars and late-night dining. there are GREAT hotels in downtown.. from hip boutique hotels like the standard to world-famous, historic, movie-set hotels like the millenium biltmore, the bonaventure, and wilshire grand.

good luck.. hope you enjoy your stay here

 

Santa Monica, West-LA, Beverly Hills, Brentwood or Westwood -all safe (safest areas in metro LA) and all within 30 minute drive to Hollywood. It's that simple And all these areas have great areas to walk around/shop/dine, safe at night, etc.

 

yeah but he's not going to find hotels for <$100 in those areas