Originally Posted by
vrbaba
Sightseeing, and good food mostly.
Ideal plan would be to cover the following:
1. In-n-out burger Friday night on the way to the hotel. Are they open late?
2. Visit the beach area or go to beachside restaurant for good brunch.
3. Spend couple hours at a famous shopping district/mall to keep the wife happy. (which one?)
4. See some famous Hollywood related place. Isn't there a place with people's hand prints?
5. Dinner at a nice trendy restaurant.
6. Hang out at a good Bar.
7. Anything else that I can fit in couple hours around noon time or earlier on Sunday before heading to the airport.
8. Is there anything worthwhile in downtown? Did not see anyone mention it as a destination to swing by.
I see that there are Holiday Inns all over the place. IC in Century City, and Beverly Hilton. I will probably try and use the free nights from Priority Club or HHonors.
Appreciate all the help. I am a total newb to the west coast.
1. In-N-Out is open til 1:00AM and 1:30AM on Fri/Sat. Shouldn't be hard to pass by one, they're everywhere.
2. If you happen to be have a chance to drive to Malibu, there's a great place on the beach called Paradise Cove. Malibu is about 30-45 mins from Santa Monica.
3. Try the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica or the Grove at 3rd/Fairfax
4. Go to the Hollywood and Highland intersection on Hollywood Blvd, a lot of shopping/tourist attractions and the Walk of Fame
5. Depends what you're looking to spend and looking to eat, but Yelp is helpful, just type in your address and look nearby
6. Good bars everywhere, Yelp it depending on what scene you're looking for
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8. I enjoy visiting the Westin Bonaventure Hotel (cool glass elevator with great view of Downtown LA), and Standard Hotel downtown (right near Westin Bonaventure, rooftop is a great view in the middle of the financial district).