When planning your trip to L.A. you want to make sure you get the most for your money right? So why pay the big bucks for a hotel or car rental that claims to be "better than any other"? There are many slightly smaller, yet just as luxurious hotels and rental companies which are ready and willing to offer you exceptional service and quality, all for a better price! Don't consider it a cheap car rental or cheap hotel room consider it as a wiser investment. This way you'll have more money left over to spend on the attractions and places you want to visit! With the money you save on your cheap car rental and cheap accommodations, you may even be able to stay a couple extra days in sunny and sexy L.A.!!
Some economy accommodations include: Hotels, Hostels, and Bed and Breakfasts. Here are a few examples of some discounted rooms available at each:
HOTELS
Quality Hotel Airport
With rates starting as low as $67 US, the Quality Hotel Airport is a catch! Drive your cheap rental car the short two miles from LAX, and see what the Quality has to share. The Hotel Airport offers it's guests spacious comfortable rooms, an outdoor pool, a restaurant, guest laundry facilities, a game room with air hockey, pool tables, and arcade games; and a complementary airport shuttle. Quality Hotel Airport offers standard rooms with single or double beds, and deluxe rooms with one or two beds. Each of the 270 rooms features video-game consoles, complimentary premium channels, and coffeemakers. Microwaves and refrigerators are available upon request as are bigger suites.
Claremont Inn Hotel and Conference Centre
With rooms starting even lower, at $65 US, the Claremont Inn offers a lot of hotel for a little money! The hotel and conference center is composed of 12,000 square feet of meeting and banquet space on site as well as 200 guestrooms in three separate buildings. The hotel has an outdoor pool, spa tub, and a fitness center. The on-site restaurant serves breakfast every day and dinner most nights and parking for your cheap car rental is complimentary. Most rooms (but not all) have balconies, patios, or verandahs. All rooms provide satellite TV, coffeemakers, and dial-up Internet access. The Los Angeles Times is delivered on weekdays. Refrigerators are also available on request, for a small fee.
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HOSTELS
Venice Beach Cotel Hostel
Hostels operate their rates a little differently. With prices ranging from $18 - $35 US
PER PERSON, the Venice Beach Cotel Hostel is ideal for larger groups of people looking to stay in the same room. Offering double, twin and dorm layouts, the Hostel offers rooms with ready-made beds, towels and soaps, free Internet access and 24-hour security. So park your cheap rental car and enjoy a day of boogie boarding or tennis (the hostel offers free boogie boards and paddle tennis), along with a lounge that offers free coffee and tea. ALL GUESTS ARE REQUIRED TO PRESENT A VALID PASSPORT WHEN CHECKING IN!!
Orbit Hotel and Hostel
The Orbit offers only two kinds of rooms, a 6 person mixed dorm at $18.89 US a person ($113.34 total), or private rooms. The Orbit has 32 newly renovated rooms. Each private room features a queen sized bed and TV, while some selected rooms also have balconies. Dorms fit 4-6 people comfortably all with closets, shelves and their own private bathroom with shower. All rooms are furnished to give you the feel of being in a high-class hotel. The lounge offers a relaxing place to sit and talk to fellow travelers. The Cafe offers a hot meal at a good price and a social dining area with frequent parties and gatherings including weekly free barbeques during the summer and free drinks every Saturday night!
BED AND BREAKFASTS
Sanborn GuestHouse
With rooms available for $89 US, the Sanborn is a beautiful retreat providing you with a feeling of home. The rooms include one furnished bedroom, one bath, colour TV, VCR, cable television, central air conditioning, ceiling fan and a direct phone line with voice mail capabilities. Free parking is also available for your cheap car rental. Smoking is not allowed in the rooms, but guests are encouraged to take to the grounds and porches surrounding the GuestHouse if they feel the need to light up. The Sanborn also offers a fully equipped kitchen with refrigerator, stove, microwave, dishes, pots and pans and a sink. All you need is the ingredients and you are ready to prepare a scrumptious meal!
Dockside Boat and Bed
This is a very exciting twist to the traditional bed and breakfast theme! A small fleet of luxury sailing yachts, offers guests the chance to live on a boat instead of the usual landlocked homes. Guests have a choice of 50-foot vessels with names such as Archangel and decorative themes hinting at China. Each boat features a kitchenette and all the comforts of a regular hotel room, fresh salt air and the fulfilled fantasy (at least for a night) of owning your own yacht! Rates are differentiated according to the size of the boat, but range from $230 -$250 US per couple. This is an experience you won't soon forget, so park your cheap car rental, and splurge a little on a new twist on the traditional "home away from home"!!
