Location: 5400 West Century Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90045
Dates: 5/23-24/2007
Price: $80/night (on priceline.com)
Rating: 
The first hotel we stayed at during our trip to LA and San Diego was the Westin at LAX airport. I felt this was a good value hotel. The location around the hotel was not great and there weren’t many places to eat but that was probably the biggest downside of this place. The hotel itself was quite nice. We got a room with two queen beds that overlooked Century Blvd. No problems there. And they heavenly beds were as advertised (VERY heavenly)!
Check-in proceeded very smoothly an they gave me no problems over my request for a room with two beds even though I booked the hotel on priceline. The room probably has seen better days but it was certainly clean enough and the bathroom looked to be remodeled at some point not too long ago. The lobby and general areas were very nice. Parking was $15/day, which is probably not bad for the LA area. And internet was $10/day, although I opted out of that option.
The location wasn’t bad if you wanted to be between the beaches and Hollywood/Beverly Hills. It took us about 20 minutes to get to the Farmers Market in off-peak traffic. And Santa Monica was an easy 15 minutes or so away. We ate at a place in Manhattan Beach, which was just south of the airport so that seemed to be a good location for shopping and eating.
Overall, I would say that it’s a fine base in the LA area if you want to be somewhat centrally located and save a few bucks in the process. Just keep in mind that it is only a place to sleep – you won’t want to spend much more time there than that.
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