<p>Just informed out spring break plans have been changed…sigh</p>
<p>so anyone know of any decent not over expensive santa monica places to stay, hopefully with a pool</p>
<p>thanks</p>
<p>I sent you a PM.</p>
<p>How many of you traveling together, and for how many days? I may have some excellent leads (SM is my old hometown)</p>
<p>Jeez…we don’t have a pool. </p>
<p>CGM, PM me with your price range, how many rooms & bed configuration you need. Traveling with more than 2 makes it a wildly variable question.</p>
<p>2 girls, 2 moms, so one room, two double beds</p>
<p>between 100 and 200 a night, obviously, we would prefer cheaper, but…</p>
<p>Santa Monica will be our base while we check out some colleges and play</p>
<p>we aren’t fussy, but teen girls need a pool</p>
<p>don’t mind driving to beach, etc</p>
<p>thanks so much!!!</p>
<p>oh yeah, from april 8, thru april 11</p>
<p>Sunday through Wednesday night</p>
<p>cc is da bestest</p>
<p>Right across from the SM Pier is the Holiday Inn, not swank, but 5 or 6 stories tall, with a pool, clean and nice place that won’t break the bank (according to their website $219 p/n); they recently renovated the place. It’s also right by the 3rd Street Promenade (no car needed to get there, just some walking shoes), and of course Ocean Avenue, where you just don’t know who you might see pull up to The Ivy!</p>
<p>My best friend got married at this hotel, and we had 10 double rooms (2 double beds), and it was perfect.</p>
<p>It’s also freeway close (the interstate 10…just right for tooling around).</p>
<p>there is a Sheraton nearby that also has sweet sleeper beds…that is what we did last year on our trip…we tried to do Sheratons everywhere… the beds sold me… there is just something nice about a good nite’s sleep when on the road like you will be…it has been my experience that one should try to pick a brand that is fairly easy to find and book online… and over time you get the points for free nights… some chains also offer best rates for AAA so, if not a member, consider becoming a member, it can end up paying for itself with just a few nites stay…</p>
<p>we passed the Holiday Inn by the pier and it is a nice location…</p>
<p>Once on Expedia I got a really low rate at the Fairmont Miramar in Santa Monica. It was really great…</p>
<p>thanks to all, we booked at the Holiday Inn…got a could AAA rate</p>
<p>so we will share our adventures when we come back!!!</p>