Vancity Cruiser Posted January 31, 2022 Report Share Posted January 31, 2022 Anyone have pre cruise hotel recomendations for LA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GatorCruiser Posted January 31, 2022 Report Share Posted January 31, 2022 Double tree Hilton San Pedro is where we plan to stay for navigator cruise in June , right at the port it appears. Vancity Cruiser and BeachGal 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fa-li Posted January 31, 2022 Report Share Posted January 31, 2022 If you’ll be spending more than a night and want to do some LA things, I love the Kimpton on Wilshire. Walkable to lots of places, including the Original Farmers Market, which has fabulous breakfast options. And the staff is delightful. Vancity Cruiser 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristiZ Posted February 1, 2022 Report Share Posted February 1, 2022 We flew in the night before kind of late, so we stayed very close to the airport at the Courtyard Marriott on Century Blvd. It was convenient and perfectly fine. Vancity Cruiser 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazingau Posted February 1, 2022 Report Share Posted February 1, 2022 @KristiZhow long was the ride from LA to the port? What car service did you use? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristiZ Posted February 1, 2022 Report Share Posted February 1, 2022 5 minutes ago, bazingau said: @KristiZhow long was the ride from LA to the port? What car service did you use? Thanks! We're old school and took a regular taxi. It took about 25 minutes. I don't remember the cost, but I do remember not being particularly surprised at it. bazingau 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted February 1, 2022 Report Share Posted February 1, 2022 Only 25 minutes from LAX to the port? That sounds like record time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristiZ Posted February 1, 2022 Report Share Posted February 1, 2022 12 minutes ago, smokeybandit said: Only 25 minutes from LAX to the port? That sounds like record time Well, it was 1p on a Friday, and he drove very quickly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurdueFlyer Posted February 2, 2022 Report Share Posted February 2, 2022 I have stayed in downtown Long Beach twice now (on Navigator as I type this). There is a Westin, Renaissance & Courtyard all basically around the corner from each other. I'm a Marriott guy but there are others also. downtown Long Beach has its problems like any other city, but it's a block from the beach where you can walk or bike on the paved path all the way down to Belmont Pier & beyond. plenty of places to eat and get libations. the residential areas in Belmont Shores are lovely and sprinkled with mom-and-pop accommodations if you don't want to stay downtown. You can't beat the ease of getting in and out of the Long Beach Airport compared to LAX, but its only served by a few airlines, the largest being Southwest. There's also Delta to SLC and American to PHX/DFW. I think Hawaiian flies there now also. full disclosure: I despise Uber, and I'm kind of a public transport nerd, so this might not be for everyone, but- There's a public bus operated by Long Beach Transit (LBT) from LGB Airport to downtown that cost $1.25. the Uber was $39. The next day I took another bus from downtown to San Pedro (drops off by the Crowne Plaza) and it's about a half mile walk to the pier. again, $1.25. @bazingau, after the last cruise, we flew back home from LAX, and the Uber from the Port to LAX airport was $65 and that was in light traffic. VirtKitty, Nutz79 and bazingau 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBCcruiser Posted February 2, 2022 Report Share Posted February 2, 2022 On 1/31/2022 at 1:57 PM, Vancity Cruiser said: Anyone have pre cruise hotel recomendations for LA? That depends on what you want to do as stated above. If you are staying a few days prior and want to beach it, then there are three great and safe beach cities in between LAX and San Pedro: Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach and Hermosa Beach, where I live. There are nice big beaches, lots of bars and restaurants in Hermosa and Manhattan. There are several hotels right on the Strand (a paved boardwalk on the beach for bikers and pedestrians). It takes about 20/25 min (without traffic) to get to the port from Hermosa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBCcruiser Posted February 2, 2022 Report Share Posted February 2, 2022 8 hours ago, smokeybandit said: Only 25 minutes from LAX to the port? That sounds like record time Yeh we are 20-25 min. from the port and 20 min. to LAX. Total is about 45 min LAX to the Port if little to no traffic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vancity Cruiser Posted February 2, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2022 4 hours ago, HBCcruiser said: That depends on what you want to do as stated above. If you are staying a few days prior and want to beach it, then there are three great and safe beach cities in between LAX and San Pedro: Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach and Hermosa Beach, where I live. There are nice big beaches, lots of bars and restaurants in Hermosa and Manhattan. There are several hotels right on the Strand (a paved boardwalk on the beach for bikers and pedestrians). It takes about 20/25 min (without traffic) to get to the port from Hermosa. Just staying 1 night so. Can use 1 test to fly from Vancouver and board. Looking for something with a nice pool and some good restaurants within walking distance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recogneyes Posted February 2, 2022 Report Share Posted February 2, 2022 If anyone can advise if there is testing at the cruise ship pier upon disembarkation, I would appreciate it. We will need Rapid PCR tests in order to return to Canada. The airline changed our flights from late afternoon to noon so not enough time to get testing at the airport in time to board our flight. We opted to change to a much later flight so that we will have time to be tested but ideally don't want to be stuck at the airport all day so if there is anywhere in an around the port or perhaps Long Beach, we could test and then enjoy the area for the day and then head to the airport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBCcruiser Posted February 2, 2022 Report Share Posted February 2, 2022 2 hours ago, recogneyes said: If anyone can advise if there is testing at the cruise ship pier upon disembarkation, I would appreciate it. We will need Rapid PCR tests in order to return to Canada. The airline changed our flights from late afternoon to noon so not enough time to get testing at the airport in time to board our flight. We opted to change to a much later flight so that we will have time to be tested but ideally don't want to be stuck at the airport all day so if there is anywhere in an around the port or perhaps Long Beach, we could test and then enjoy the area for the day and then head to the airport. In October/November 2021 there was a tent set up where you could get the PCR test. My husband needed it to fly later that day into Canada. It took about 30 minutes. This was when we sailed on Princess though. I am not sure what is currently there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recogneyes Posted February 2, 2022 Report Share Posted February 2, 2022 1 hour ago, HBCcruiser said: In October/November 2021 there was a tent set up where you could get the PCR test. My husband needed it to fly later that day into Canada. It took about 30 minutes. This was when we sailed on Princess though. I am not sure what is currently there. Ok thank you - perhaps that set up has continued. That would be terrific!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBCcruiser Posted February 3, 2022 Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 4 hours ago, recogneyes said: Ok thank you - perhaps that set up has continued. That would be terrific!! This is what the tent looks like. It is in between the 2 terminals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recogneyes Posted February 3, 2022 Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 Thank you so much!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zacharius Posted February 3, 2022 Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 On 2/1/2022 at 11:17 AM, KristiZ said: Well, it was 1p on a Friday, and he drove very quickly! I've seen some nasty traffic even at 1pm on a weekday. Once got stuck in traffic so bad a guy was full on painting a canvas in his car at like 11am on a Thursday in Norwalk. VirtKitty and KristiZ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBCcruiser Posted February 3, 2022 Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 On 2/1/2022 at 10:04 PM, Vancity Cruiser said: Looking for something with a nice pool It will depend upon when you are sailing. The weather is too cool for pools in the winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vancity Cruiser Posted February 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2022 On 2/3/2022 at 3:28 PM, HBCcruiser said: It will depend upon when you are sailing. The weather is too cool for pools in the winter. Will be there in April and again in October. Coming from Vancouver anything over 65 degrees is swimming weather for me. Nutz79 and HBCcruiser 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingNewb Posted February 17, 2022 Report Share Posted February 17, 2022 Just a semi-amusing aside.... I belonged to another forum for something completely unrelated to cruising where the topic was the exact title here: LA Hotel recommendations. The post had about 50 responses within two weeks until the OP clarified....LA as in Louisiana. My suggestion is to stay at an Air BNB. HBCcruiser 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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