Los Angeles Venue and Travel details

Unless otherwise indicated, the venue to classes will be:

Bunker Hill Towers

800 W 1st St. 

Los Angeles, CA 90012

Classes will be held in the meeting room. Free parking is available in the building parking facility.

Travel by air:

There are three airports that serve the Los Angeles metropolitan area; however, the only airport within reasonable distance of the venue is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

Taxis are available on the Arrivals level of all terminals. Travel time to/from downtown Los Angeles is 25-50 minutes depending on traffic. Only licensed LA taxis can pick up from LAX airport. They have a fixed fare of $46.50 plus gratuities for trips between the airport and downtown Los Angeles.

Several companies provide 24 hour shared van service between LAX airport and surrounding areas. They cost around $20-25 to downtown LA. Here is a listing of just two of the services available:

Prime Time Shuttle: 800-473-3743 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting
SuperShuttle: 310-782-6600 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting

Additional information is available at http://www.airwise.com/airports/us/los_angeles/transport.html

Accommodations

General Notes

Prices vary according to the time of year. The prices listed below, which were checked in October 2010 are for the lowest priced room and does not include tax. It pays to call several places and shop around. Most of the options will require taking a bus or taxi to the class site if you are not a good walker. You can go to www.google.com maps to determine the distance from accommodations to the venue.

Be aware that better prices can usually be had by booking as far in advance as possible and using special booking sites. You can always cancel the reservation if something better comes along unless you use a non-refundable option. Please communicate with the class organizer before booking a non-refundable rate. Most hotels have discount rates for AAA and some have discounts on the Internet. It is best to call the hotel directly before booking on the internet to compare prices.

Hotels:

Cecil Hotel (1.3 miles from venue)

640 S. Main

Los Angeles, CA 90014

Rates: $60.00

Bus route 55/202/355/60

Stay Hotel (1.4 miles from venue)

636 Main Street

Los, Angeles, CA 90017

213-624-4545

Rates: $75.00 per night

Bus route 55/202/355/60

Milner Hotel (1.1 miles from venue)

813 South Flower Street

Los Angeles, CA 90017

213-627-6981

Rates: $80.00 per night

Bus route 445

Kawada Hotel (.3 miles from venue)

200 S. Hill Street

Los Angeles, CA

213-621-4455

Rates: $110 per night

Miyako Hotel (1.1 miles from venue)

328 E. First Street

Los Angeles, CA 90012

Rates: $120.00 per night

213-617-2000

O Hotel (.08 miles from venue)

819 S. Flower Street

Los Angeles, CA

Rates: $140.00 per night

213-623-9904

The Standard Hotel (.5 miles from venue)

550 S. Flower Street

Los Angeles, CA 90071

Rate: $150.00 per night

213-892-8080

Omni Hotel (.3 miles from venue)

251 S. Olive Street

Los Angeles, CA 90012

Rates: $200 per night

213-617-3300

For all hotel listings in the local area, enter the following in www.google.com maps:

800 W 1st St, Los Angeles, CA 90012 hotels

The google maps link will show the location of the hotel, the distance to the venue, the routes for driving/walking/public transportation as well as customer ratings for the hotel.

Grocery and restaurants:

There's a grocery store in the building of the venue and plenty of restaurants in walking distance with the beautiful courtyards of the Disney Hall and LA Philharmonic across the street for lunch time outings.