ShanaMouse
Mouseketeer
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- Feb 6, 2012
We had a family member stay there and her complaint was 1. The fireworks happen above the hotel so if you are trying to sleep it's impossible (sounds like that won't be an issue for you) and 2. There were shady people EVERY night in front of the motel. Drinking or hanging out. There is a liquor or convenience store next door apparently. 3. It's deceptively far so you cannot walk it. She didn't know if the ART was available but if you have to drive and park that adds $20 to each day.
Hope that helps.
Also, I used to live in LA and worked at Warner Bros studios and I cannot stress how bad the traffic will be from 4pm to 7pm to Santa Monica. You may want to take one of the canyons instead of the freeway so you at least have a gorgeous view of all those homes but it will probably take you 2+ hours to get there.
Thanks for the feedback on the hotel, it's much appreciated. Yeah, the fireworks won't be an issue and I don't anticipate driving and parking at the parks, as I'd rather walk the 15 to 20 minutes than pay $20 each day. From the countless reviews I read from different sources, it seems like walking wasn't a big issue and the preferred method. Let's hope those shady people are gone by the time we get there .
We scrapped those Santa Monica plans and are only doing DLR, which takes care of avoiding that horrible traffic.