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by richardd3088
| 12 Jan 2007 | 100% |
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los angeles is a mix of naughty and nice, and everything in betwee, If u r starstruck, viit the hollywood tourist must sees, dance the night away in West Hollywood, explore the parks and then there are the eclectic folks at Venice Beach. Santa Monica is cool for shopping, movies and eateries as well. A lot to see in a laid back city where diverse people ad lives intertwine, giving it a surreal effect sometimes. |
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by dxyong
| 26 Jan 2007 | 60% |
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This is the second time I went to LA in 5 years time unfortunately nothing has changed, Hollywood, Universal Studio, Santa Monica, Venice and even Disney are more or less the same...one thing thought the tax has increased I think...it made LA more expensive than New York for Tourist I think, I don\'t think I will be coming back in near future :( |
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by dave
| 1 May 2007 | 60% |
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L.A. is a surreal place indeed, and one that isnt easy to get around, i think the reason for this is because fundmentally its built on a desert and is an urban sprawl,a car is a must here! its worth checking out its famous attractions such as rodeo drive for shopping, and of course hollywood itself to see if you can spot any of the stars, the boardwalk on Venice beach is a real eyeopener with plenty of crazy characters around!!! |
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by Elaine
| 1 May 2007 | 80% |
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I have visited LA 3 times now - 2003, 2004 and then also in 2006. I went twice on Holidays and then once to visit friends. I stayed in Hollywood, Santa Monica and Venice Beach on my visits there. It is vast, and difficult to get around unless you have a car. Public transport in my opinion is almost non existent. We were lucky enough to know people there who could drive us around. Highlights of my trips there were walking down Hollywood Blvd, seeing the stars homes, going to a show in the Chinese Theatre, Universal City,Muscle beach ( Venice) and the beautiful beaches in Santa Monica. Downside was that I was expecting something really magical about Hollywood Blvd. Instead it is mostly just really tacky. It is really worth a visit as there is a lot to see and do. You do need a car though! |
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by caren
| 11 May 2007 | 80% |
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I've been to LA twice, once in 2005 and again earlier this year. I agree with the other reviewers, you really do need a car, or better still a Jeep. We hired one for the week we were there and it was brilliant, being bigger than the cars and really high up meant you could get around really easy and we weren't as intimidated as we could have been, given we were driving on the other side of the car and the other side of the road! I liked LA. True its impossible to walk anywhere, its absoutely huge with no real centre, but some great places to visit. We drove down to Venice and Santa Monica Beach, and then on to Beverly Hills and down Rodeo drive...great for those 'Pretty Woman' flashbacks!! Then we drove the length of Sunset Boulevard, stopping off for a drink at the Voodoo Lounge... There is Disneyland (great for all ages), UNiversal Studios (really good) and KNotts Berry Farm (terrifying but brilliant)..You can also drive up to Newport and Laguna Beaches which are amazing..! Our hotel was on Hollywood Boulvard, just behind the Chinese Theater and we managed to get in a fair amount of star spotting as there were a couple of film premieres on when we were there. If you dont mind driving and plan your days in advance i think LA is well worth visiting, everything about it is big, dramatic and a little bizarre, but its definately exciting. |
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| 14 May 2007 | 60% |
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Los Angeles was a bit disappointing to be honest!! Everything is so spread out and it is very hard to get around. We were lucky that we knew people there who had a car and took us around the city. Public transport is very poor so you will definitely need a car to get around. The highlights of my holiday were walking down Hollywood blvd, Rodeo Drive, seeing the stars homes, Universal Studios and Santa Monica. There is a lot to do and see in LA but I expected more, it isn’t quite the tinseltown it is made out to be in the movies! |
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| 18 Jan 2007 | 80% |
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Very accessable transit system, the drivers where more helpful than any I've ever met, helping you route your trip. And cheap too! |
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by Gjorgji
| 26 Mar 2007 | 60% |
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You can see everything LA has to offer in one day with a tour bus. You don't have to stay to many days to see LA |
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by smellyca
| 2 Feb 2007 | 80% |
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If you want to sightseeing in L.A, you need a car. This city is really big. |
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by pokeef
| 15 Jan 2007 | 20% |
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I dont liek LA and I suppose this place didnt help me like it anymore. Had to be home by 6 before it got dark or it can be very unsafe for anyone. Dont count that as been on holiday |
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by burgeni
| 30 Dec 2006 | 40% |
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The shops were of course for the elite only, t-shirts for a couple hundred dollars and over-priced boutiques. You find your typical souvenir shops along the walk of fame, which I'm not sure how they afford the rent, it seemed like a walk thru Chinatown rather than what I had expected of Hollywood. Once we spent about 10 minutes in front of the Chinese Theater looking at hand and foot prints and a stroll through the mall, we were ready to go. The Hollywood sign could not really be seen to get a good enough picture from so far away. Overall the only impressive thing were the houses (on very small lots and close together) and how close everything was...we saw Malibu, Venice, Hollywood, Bel Air, Beverly Hills and Santa Monica all in a couple of days and it was easy to find your way around. It does get cold in LA in Dec/Jan so bring a coat! |
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by Kay9839
| 9 Apr 2007 | 20% |
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This is one expensive city to be in -- bring lots of cash or get outta town quick. |
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by curiouskiwi
| 17 Feb 2007 | 100% |
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The people are so much friendlier than I expected. Everybody wants to introduce you to somebody else. |
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by tenaciouskt
| 27 Jan 2007 | 80% |
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nice place, suprisingly large from the small exterior. v friendly staff, not bad facilities. Recommended for buget travel. |
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by hjjohan
| 17 Feb 2007 | 20% |
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I told you already....it sucks. Disneyland...arghhhh....no wonder they are not making money and finding it hard to keep things going. Universal Studios...must go...must not miss. I lost my leather jacket as I left it in the Taxi...I tried to call but...what can I say...cheap skate people...they have no conscience...they can live with things that don't belong to them. |
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by gregoh
| 8 Jan 2007 | 40% |
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I dont know why people go on about LA? Its just one big sprawl of concrete. And really, once you;ve done Hollywood and the beach there ain't a whole lot more to see. |
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by jazte
| 4 Jan 2007 | 80% |
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LA tours - our tour guide was terrible. Appeared to be bored and unintereseted in his job. |
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by sunshine5954
| 3 Feb 2007 | 80% |
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huge city. must have a car to get around. such an incredible difference between poor and rich people, disgusting to see people with such houses and enormously amounts of money, and next to them beggers. US should be able to help all of them, the money and resources are there, should only be shared. |
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by berlinerin
| 17 Feb 2007 | 100% |
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If you gonna spend your time in 1 of theme parks near to LA it's a really great place but... not much more than that. Or you can choose from a variety of tours to Las Vegas or along the West Coast. But if you want to find some sightseeings in LA itself... it really has very few to offer. |
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by tokmor
| 17 Jan 2007 | 100% |
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We rented a car to get us around LA and California and it is a great way to see all the sights! Really easy to find your way :) |
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by Hubert3207
| 31 Jan 2007 | 60% |
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this is a great place to stay, develop Los Angeles, meet all kind of personalities and enjoy good wether and relax |
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by mickan2514
| 11 Apr 2007 | 60% |
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We had kind of bad luck with the weather. windy all the time but overall the city itself was beautiful! i want to go there more times! definetly! |
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by agapant7743
| 16 Feb 2007 | 80% |
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hi well the whether was beautiful. Getting around is a little hard you really do need a car however i managed. A place you have to visit. great staff thanks |
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by feagriega
| 13 Mar 2007 | 80% |
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There is so much to do in this town if you enjoy the TV and movie industries, plenty of tours to do and hip parts of town to visit |
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by bronwyn6473
| 9 Apr 2007 | 40% |
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In our trip right acroos the US, L.A was the only place I didn't like- it seems like a whole other country to the rest of the States. Most people we saw were trying to rip us off, and the ones that didn't want to rip us off didn't want to be helpful either. I could see how those obsessed with celebs would like it- we saw a few, but other than that and a nice coast- there is nothing to this place. |
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| 12 Mar 2007 | 80% |
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takes a lot a of time to get around in LA, if you're under 21 you can't go out to party, the food is pretty greasy unless you turn to international food. |
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| 12 Mar 2007 | 80% |
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Pretty scattered if you're looking for two days of sightseeing. Lots of driving involved. |
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by colm
| 7 Jun 2007 | 60% |
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This is the only city that i've ever been to that I didn't really like after hearing bad things about it. There are good theme parks, but Hollywood Blvd is a real disappointment. Venice Beach is an eye-opener as there are some crazy people there. Still, glad to say I was there. |
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by bionic
| 7 Aug 2007 | 40% |
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First things first - RENT A CAR!!! If you don't have a driving license and cannot rent a car then I would not recommend LA. It's sooo spread out that a car is a must. After that - I wasn't that impressed at all. Venice Beach was the highlight for me. We played a bit of 'ball vs a couple of local lads that were very friendly (like most people we met there), and it has a nice relaxed vibe. The walk of fame - downtown Hollywood - is a bit of a dump to be honest. Lots of strange people walking around trying to get discovered. It a funny mix of there ... lots of "beautiful people" who are presumably already working as models etc and then the others trying to get noticed. I didn't like the vibe there and it's a similar story on nights out. Most girls we started chatting to were just looking for $$$, so once they realised we were tourists we got the heave ho! Disney World was a good laugh ... and it's worth doing one of the tours of LA just to see all that there is to see. I really didn't think much of the nightlife, bars close at 2, but people just start leaving at 1.30. Downtown LA stays open until 4 or 5, but you'll obviously pay a lot more to stay downtown. We were in Anaheim which was a good 40 mins drive from downtown. |
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by meagzusa8515
| 9 Nov 2007 | 100% |
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It was a really great hostel. The best I\'ve stayed at. It was really great for meeting people and partying. Also a great location for celeb spotting! lol |
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| 12 Nov 2007 | 40% |
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Thought there would be internet, but no. Rest OK. very near and approachable to LAX airport. Have free shuutle if you wait a bit. |
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by olgaa3086
| 24 Dec 2007 | 80% |
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LA is really big, having a car definitely helps. Hollywood is flashy and cheap-thrillish, I thought, but that\'s just me. Downtown LA is not among my favorite US city centers. |
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by robert4578
| 10 Sep 2007 | 80% |
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The private room had our own little TV. Great bus service to Venice, SantaMonica, Culver City and, yes, even the rest of LA... just remember distances are huge so it takes longer than it does in other cities to use Mass Transit. Wireless worked well when it worked, which was about 70% of the time. |
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| 15 Dec 2007 | 120% |
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Los Angeles will soon be my new home. It is such an amazing city with great character. It is best to know someone who lives here or knows the city who can drive you around because the place is SO spread out. I will be on couchsurfing.com as soon as I get a place out there so look me up. Overall, there is so much to see and do. Staying west of downtown (santa monica, hollywood, etc) is pretty essential as this is where most of the sites and nightlife is. |
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by MissKara
| 24 Oct 2007 | 200% |
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It used to be an actual house and then a stay house for a couple families, but the elder woman who stays in the main bottom room has lived there raised kids there and told me about how the main desk area used to be her baby\'s nursery. She was so sweet. It was very nice to hear those stories |
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by MissKara
| 25 Oct 2007 | 200% |
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Was totally cool, though the desk chick that first greeted me was kind of snobbish and didnt want to honor my reservation made through hostel world at the pric I reserved it for. We had to call the owner toget approval. It was the first and only time I have ever ad trouble with a hostel honoring hostelworld reservations. She had not even heard of the site so I hope they inform their staff better in the future. |
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| 14 Jun 2007 | 200% |
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I love LA but this place was so bad! Ok, where do i begin! This hostel is the worst ever! The room was jam packed with bunk beds, no room do move, so storage lockers in the room. the window where i was sleeping was patched up with ply wood (not that secure) and the A/C was so ancient and loud! The bathroom had no locks on it. There was only one toilet and shower for around 20 people. The staff were so rude and not helpfull at all. Oh also they offer a free pick up service from LAX. You get picked up in a old run down piece of shit, the sliding doors dont close so they have to use straps to hold it together. From the word go this hostel was shit! do not waste your money! |
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