tom

hi

planning to visit LA last week of march
wanted to know which area is nicer/safer
santa monica or man beach. would like to stay
at the marriotts also. Any input if these hotels are nice or if there are other comparable hotels in the area that may be nicer.

thanks

tom

san

just returned from a stay at the JW Marriott in Santa Monica. The area seemed perfectly safe, lots of nice walking on the beach & 3rd street promenade. The JW Marriott was o.k. if you can get it for a good rate. I was expecting more from it, though, because I paid for a premium room that felt like a nice 3 star hotel...

Teresa

San,
Are you referring to Le Merigot or another Marriott property? We're booked at Le Merigot in a couple of weeks and I haven't heard much about it. Hate to spend the $$$ if it's not worth it...

san

hi,
yes, we stayed at the LeMerigot which is a JW Marriott. We paid about $300 for a "deluxe ocean view" room. If I'd paid $100 for the room, it would've been fine, but for the price, I expected a spacious, well above average room with a view and it was not. Barely a 4 star hotel, nowhere near a 5 star as rated by expedia. Good location, comfortable bed, the hotel itself had a nice ambience that did not continue to our room. Basically room needed an overhaul! !

Teresa

San,
Thanks for the reply. We're paying $169 a night for a non-ocean view room. Would you (or anyone) have other hotel suggestions? They all looked pretty pricey to me so $169 wasn't bad.

tom

i also got a rate for $169. The marriott
at man beach. has to weekend rate of 114
with breakfast. I was wondering if this
area was safe also.

thanks
tom

san

The LeMerigot for $169 is fine. Just don't expect a 5 star! Oh, and our room service breakfast for 2 cost $87! (That was for 2 American breakfasts and 2 mimosas!) That seemed very steep to me !