We are currently looking at a 3 centre holiday in the US for June, 14 nights are coming in at around 2.5K for 2 including flights from Aberdeen so I am quite happy with that.
The hotels Virgin are offering are the Handlery in San Fran, Circus Circus in Vegas and the Holiday Inn Buena Park near LA. I am happy enough with the San Fran hotel. Having been to Vegas before I am aware of Circus Circus, (I would have preferred a better one but hey, it's only 4 nights). The only doubt I have is for the LA hotel.
I know it is near the Knotts berry park and Disney but as we are 2 adults travellling alone these won't really be of interest. More looking at the Universal Studios, trips to Hollywood etc. Not really wanting to drive so we need to be somewhere we can get a shuttle bus or public transport to the places we want to visit.
Any views on this hotel?
I should also ask what you would advise us to take with regard spending money for 14 nights in these locations. I thought around £1500?
Stayed at this Holiday Inn 12 months ago. Good mid range hotel but on the wrong side of town for Universal and Hollywood. It is situated adjacent to a freeway so make sure you get rooms overlooking the pool or on the other side of the hotel. Public transport is not really an option from what I remember. Traffic in Los Angeles was manic so don't expect to get across town in a hurry. In fact don't expect to get anywhere in a hurry at peak times! Though, with more than one person in the car, you could use the "pool car" lanes which tend to be slightly less congested.
I'd spend a little bit more and ask Virgin to quote on the next level of hotels up.
Circus Circus is a little tired and for a few ££ more you can book better.
Holiday Inn Buena Park is fine, but again pay a little more and stay in Anaheim.
Circus Circus is a little tired and for a few ££ more you can book better.
Holiday Inn Buena Park is fine, but again pay a little more and stay in Anaheim.
I would ask how much less it would cost you to drop Circus Circus, then look at the offers in the Las Vegas Hotels topic on here and see if you can get a better hotel for the cost of the difference.
That said, a lot of Brits are happy enough with CC. It's just the Americans who slate the place.
luci
That said, a lot of Brits are happy enough with CC. It's just the Americans who slate the place.
luci
IIRC Anaheim is quite a distance from Universal and Hollywood. Hollywood was quite seedy when I last visited and not a place to be after dark. This was a year or two ago; things may have changed.
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