Locals- Have a chance to rent a very cute cottage on a residential street-Hilldale between Santa Monica Blvd %26amp; Sunset. Safe area for 2 females walking at night? Shopping %26amp; groceries close by? We much prefer the privacy of a rental to hotels. Opinions appreciated, thanks.
Rental location near Le Montrose %26amp; Valadon OK?
Very safe, very nice neighborhood for your vacation - lots of shops and restaurants within walking distance.
Rental location near Le Montrose %26amp; Valadon OK?
There is a large supermarket, Pavilions, near by, just be aware that Hilldale is on a bit of an upslope just ';below'; the Sunset Strip so walking to clubs and the aforementioned market will involve some physical exerton. (Of course, compared to some streets in San Francisco, it will seem like %26#39;child%26#39;s play%26#39;).
The other thing to remember is that homes on Hilldale that have ';even number addresses'; (address numbers ending in 0,2,4,6 or 8) are on the east side of the street. This means that they are ';back to back'; with the apartment and condos buildings on adjacent San Vicente Bl. This will result in a lack of privacy (since the windows of these tall buildings will be overlooking the rear yard of the cottage) and you might experience some noise from the evening revelers in these buildings or from the traffic along San Vicente. Remember, these cottages are on small lots so there is not much distance between them and the ones on either side as well as the buildings and street that is behind,
Thanks for the quick replies. The cottage is odd numbered, so we might not have that problem, right? Gotta make a decision soon before it%26#39;s booked The hotels we like are booked for a mid Aug. mother-soon to be college bound daughter trip . And you%26#39;re correct, walking around SF- our legs are used to a workout! We%26#39;re interested in working studio tours- not Universal, - which would you recommend? She also wants vintage, funky clothing shopping. Is that Melrose Ave? Could we walk from the rental?
I live a few blocks from this location and it is very safe. But, keep in mind that this is the heart of gay West Hollywood and not Hooterville!
On the weekends, this stretch of Santa Monica Boulevard is very crowded and lively!
There is a wide variety of dining options within walking distance.
You can walk to Melrose, but the part of Melrose in West Hollywood is geared towards interior design. But, you can easily walk to the first stop of the 10-Melrose bus ($1.25) which will take you to the funky fun part of Melrose in just a few minutes.
Odd number means west side of the street so you%26#39;re safe!
Warner Brothers is a popular tour but you%26#39;ll need to get to Burbank to do it. You can take a taxi (expensive) or rely on public transit. If you take public transit, the 8-mile ride will take an hour and require 3 buses in succession. Ugh!.
Check out MTA.NET for bus and ,metro rail schedules. If you put in your starting and ending points in the upper right corner of their home page, it will show you routes. (Instructions on entering this info is on their website in the upper right corner).
If you%26#39;re going to be using public transit, buy a $5 DAY PASS from the first bus driver of the day. (Exact change required -- a $10 for 2 passes is ok). Otherwise, each ride is $1.25
For Melrose, you want the stretch that is east of the intersection of Fairfax Av and west of La Brea Av -- about a 20-block stretch that%26#39;s easy to walk. The #10 bus which starts its route at the corner of San Vicente Blvd %26amp; Santa Monica Bl (close to your cottage) goes to Melrose and then rides on it. So you can take a bus to the corner of Melrose and Fairfax, walk west and then pick up the return bus at the corner of Melrose and La Brea.
Thanks all for your input. Decided on the Elan Hotel instead of the rental due to security deposit hassle ,etc. Does the $5.00 bus pass also work on the metro? I%26#39;m a teacher who teaches CA history and am curious to see Old Pueblo LA and the Tar Pits. My daughter has to indulge me if I spend days shopping with her !
Also noticed some hotels have packages with Wicked tix. Looking for tickets on E-bay, but any other ideas other than scalper type ticket brokers?
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