by WannaB » Tue May 30, 2006 9:36 am
It's a ways off from LAX. My suggestion is that you plan on a rental car. But if the idea of driving around the crazy Los Angeles streets while having to relearn which side of the road to drive on is too much...
...then I suggest you take a cab to a hotel that's relatively close to a metro station. You could then take the subway down to East Hollywood, as there's a station only a couple of blocks from where the JCC is located.
My suggestion though... find a hotel that isn't anywhere near the JCC. The hotels in that area are run down pieces of crap and are in questionable areas. Anything West of the JCC is good, but don't go too far West otherwise you end up in West Hollywood and that place can be gayer than San Francisco at Halloween (dead serious). Since it's the Hollywood area expect to be paying a lot for a room.
I used to stay at the Holiday Inn off of Vineland (I think) in the North Hollywood/Studio City area (just off the 101 freeway). It was a nice place, but if you plan on the metro & not a rental car, keep in mind that the nearest metro station is a good mile away. But there are other places in the area. You have plenty of time to plan so don't worry too much.