Los Angeles / Anaheim
 

I am from Australia and looking to travel with a tour group next year. while visiting Los Angeles the tour group recommends staying at Aneheim Ramada Inn instead of in the city of Los Angeles. Can anyone suggest a reason for this.<BR><BR>Thanks Allan

hi<BR>allan,<BR>I live in this area and the reason I think they are suggesting it is cost. Good hotels in LA are more costly than those about 40 minutes south in Anaheim. If you like nice hotels( tho I know nothing about this particular Ramada) I would beware!<BR>best of luck<BR>a.s.

You will have to drive every day into LA proper, are you renting a car? being bussed? It is a driving city, you need wheels! Anaheim is where Knotts Berry Farm & Disneyland are.Otherwise you want to be in LA, Malibu,Hollywood,Venice,the beaches,---

What is the purpose of your visit? Anaheim is convenient if you plan on going to amusement parks - Disneyland, California Adventure and Knott's Berry Farm. But if you plan on spending most of your time in the Los Angeles area, I would suggest that you stay there to avoid some of the traffic.

Hi Allan, Welcome to LA. <BR>Well frankly, I just stayed in Anaheim this past weekend (had to, for a wedding, Disneyland hotel BTW..$175.00 per night!Not a lot for your money IMHO) I certainly wouldn't recommend staying there unless you plan to do Disneyland all day everyday, which sounds kind of like the seventh level of hell to me...lol.<BR>The drive to and from all places of interest would be hideous... traffic is a nightmare, granted it was raining this past weekend, but our drive from Hollywood to Anaheim took nearly 3 hours.<BR>Santa Monica, the beaches, Hollywood, Universal City, The museum district, shopping district, 3rd street promenade etc, are all miles and hours away from Anaheim. <BR>And, no offence to the kind people of Anaheim, ......well Anaheim is not very... um esthetically appealing, at least not to me, very industrial, lots of strip malls, garish, pseudo-Disney theme hotels... <BR>I am always sort of sad when out of towners say they are staying near Disneyland... I think some of the bad rap LA gets is because this is the primary exposure of some people. <BR>There are many, IMHO more interesting and beautiful places to stay in Los Angeles.