LAX- long layover
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LAX- long layover
we have a 7 hour layover at LAX on our way to New Zealand. Any suggestions as to how to pass the time? do we have time to go into LA, and if so, any recommendations? Thanks
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With a 7 hour layover, I caught the bus to Santa Monica, ate at Border Grill and browsed the Promenade. Then caught the bus back. I think I shopped a little at the mall across the Promenade, too, but a mall is a mall is a mall.
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i take it back...
http://losangeles.citysearch.com/pro...ley_hotel.html
this wasn't the only site that had not-so-good reviews of the new restraurant the Penthouse. pics shows more swank environment compared to toppers (mexican food).
Well, there’s always the santa monica pier...
http://losangeles.citysearch.com/pro...ley_hotel.html
this wasn't the only site that had not-so-good reviews of the new restraurant the Penthouse. pics shows more swank environment compared to toppers (mexican food).
Well, there’s always the santa monica pier...
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May I suggest you rent a "day" room at one of the nearby hotels where you can nap and take a shower. You don't mention your originating city, but if you've had a long flight to LA and then have a long flight to New Zealand you might need the rest.
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I second Santa Monica. Go to the pier, see the beach, and eat at one of the restaurants there. easy 15-20 min cab ride from LAX. 7 hours is not a lot of time with the roundtrip to/from the airport and security lines, so that should pretty much cover it.
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The went to the one off Mullholland Drive in Brentwood (I'm not aware of one in the Valley). If the OP has 7 hours they should be able to do that turnaround. It will take longer to get to the one in Malibu aka Getty Villa, and you need a reservation.
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Manhattan Beach is a 10 minute cab ride. www.downtownmanhattanbeach.com
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Definitely not the Valley. It's on the south side of the 405. And not more than 15 miles from the airport.
It may not be in what YOU think of as Brentwood, but both the Department of Neighborhoods and the City Planning Department locate the boundaries of the Brentwood community to include the Getty Museum.
It may not be in what YOU think of as Brentwood, but both the Department of Neighborhoods and the City Planning Department locate the boundaries of the Brentwood community to include the Getty Museum.
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My main point was that it's on the 405 almost at the crossing point with the 101 valley freeway, so you are basically parked in that area of the 405 most days of the week. 15 miles in that traffic is a good hour.
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It depends really. I find that the stretch of the 405 from Westwood to LAX is particularly horrible during most hours, except the wee hours of the night. I average 1 hour on weekdays and about 45 minutes on weekends going Southbound toward LAX.
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I agree. mlgb, you must not take that part of the freeway often. It's definitely not an exaggeration. Saturday and Sundays in the past 3 years have gotten just as bad, I wonder where everybody is going...but they are.
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Whatever you decide to do with your layover, congratulations on your plans to go to New Zealand. It's a gorgeous country with very friendly people (or Kiwis, as they call themselves). Have a great time!