Santa monica help

joebob

Everything booked for USA trip except for three nights in Santa Monica got a budget of £100 a night struggling to find anywhere decent prefer somewhere within walking distance of pier, also breakfast if possible, and on site parking. Any ideas

richardw

Which indecent ones have you ruled out?

joebob

richardw wrote: »

Which indecent ones have you ruled out?

Bayside
Casa del mar
Sea shore
Sheraton delfina
Doubletree
Oceana
Palm
Ramada marina del ray
Travelodge

All too expensive or wrong location

KarenG

We struggled to find somewhere not indecent for that budget in Santa Monica, and gave up in the end and found a different beach community near LA. I looked for nine months before admitting defeat...

jackieblack

joebob wrote: »

Everything booked for USA trip except for three nights in Santa Monica got a budget of £100 a night struggling to find anywhere decent prefer somewhere within walking distance of pier, also breakfast if possible, and on site parking. Any ideas

I'm not surprised you're struggling. SM is renowned for being pricey.

Only ideas I can suggest are:
Up your budget
or
Look in another area

joebob

Seen a Ramada at marina del ray for about £280 but was thinking its bait too far to walk upto pier area at night and don't think there's much at marina del ray

ferf1223

joebob wrote: »

Seen a Ramada at marina del ray for about £280 but was thinking its bait too far to walk upto pier area at night and don't think there's much at marina del ray

Isn't it a nearly 4 mile walk? That seems more than a bit too far to me, maybe I'm lazy.

We used Priceline for our one night in the area...we had booked Sea Shore where we had stayed before but in the end went with Priceline and cancelled Sea Shore...risky though as so many hotels in the area charge for parking - some at $25/night which would be on top of our bid price...but we did our research on hotels in the area - knew that some would have additional parking charges applied - and decided we would be happy with whatever we got within the * and area we chose.

Note that using Priceline should not be undertaken lightly and much research should be done as if your bid is accepted you're booked - there is no backing out after.

torbrex

You don't say what dates that you are going but I found Days Inn on Santa Monica Blvd at £104/night for a weekend stay in late August, free parking, Continental breakfast and about 2.5 miles from pier area

vegasvisitor

I'd also suggest researching priceline - look up https://www.betterbidding.com We used priceline and hotwire for hotels in the LA area on our trip last year. We stayed 2 nights at Culver City on arrival. It was near the interstate that leads to Santa Monica (so only 15 mins drive from there), and had a shopping mall across the street. That was our idea of evening entertainment though. Our final night before flying home (we were in Vegas the rest of the trip but had flown to LA as it was so much cheaper and a good side trip) was in Long Beach. I really liked Long Beach and we got the Westin on priceline or hotwire really cheap. I mean about £60 per night and a stunning hotel. About $20 parking fee, but still a great deal. B/fast at starbucks around the corner. As you are planning to drive, you could consider another area. It's only $1 an hour to park near Santa Monica. I know someone who stayed at Marina del Rey and liked it, however it's not quite Santa Monica if that's what you want.

C_Mababejive

I can recommend The Georgian though i have e no idea on their current rates

joebob

torbrex wrote: »

You don't say what dates that you are going but I found Days Inn on Santa Monica Blvd at £104/night for a weekend stay in late August, free parking, Continental breakfast and about 2.5 miles from pier area

Will be there between 2nd and 5th October