WanderlustNZ
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- Oct 13, 2012
How exciting! I would totally recommend a car too. It's so eay to drive there and we bought a GPS at Target which was awesome as we take it with us whenever we go and ir can download heaps of maps from other countries too. I would maybe stay in Anaheim, we don't like the Hollywood area of LA much. It's pretty grotty. That said, we are spending a week in LA this trip as we always seem to whiz through it going somewhere else. But we have booked an apartment in Santa Monica, and I am looking forward to exploring LA in itself a bit. I can't comment on universal (went last time about 15 years ago...) but those passes sound amazing. When our children are older we will take them but they are too little for many of the rides yet. I would just buy the passes, as you may never do it again and it seems to maximise your experience.
Thanks viaggiamo. All the advice I'm getting is so useful and I think I've now completely steered away from the idea of staying in Hollywood. We will hire a car and drive to Universal instead.
Have fun in Santa Monica. Despite feeling a bit depressed by all the homeless people in the area, I really enjoyed staying there many years ago. Lot's of shops and restaurants and we enjoyed the walk along the waterfront and pier. It's a fun place to people watch.