LA where you can spend your days in the warm sand and your nights in a hot tubs or beach side that is not to expensive I have heard good things about Santa Barbara or that beach town where the Hearst Castele is do you have any recnmendation of places of where i can stay like nice hotels that are cool
2007-04-03 20:38:02 · 10 answers · asked by notpaid 2 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Los Angeles
These questions crack me up... on the beach, but not too expensive. Right.
OK, here we go again. Anyplace on the beach in California is going to be expensive. San Diego, Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, Santa Monica, Santa Barbara, Monterey, Santa Cruz, San Francisco, ALL are expensive. That's just the way it is.
SF to LA is a rather large chunk of real estate, I was hoping you would be a bit more specific. Just so you know, the further south you go, the warmer it is. So LA beaches will generally be warmer than SF beaches.
As for the person who wasn't impressed with Santa Barbara or anything else, I'm wondering what will impress her. SB is an excellent place, with LOTS of shops and restaurants. There are a number of nice hotels right across the street from the beach in SB, like Fess Parker's DoubleTree Resort. SB is a great town that cares for the environment, so you can walk, ride a bike, or take an electric trolley up State Street, which is where everything is. I was just there this weekend, though, and they seem to be doing a lot of construction, so be aware.
San Simeon (by Hearst Castle) is also an excellent choice. There are a number of relatively inexpensive hotels there, some right by the water. However, the area has a lot more rocky coves than beaches, so if you are looking for long stretches of beach like in SoCal, you might be disappointed. Just south of San Simeon is Cambria, which is a very cute little town.
Santa Monica, near LA, is also a good place to check out. Lowe's is a good hotel there on the beach.
San Luis Obispo is a very nice town, with relatively inexpensive hotels, but it's not on the beach. Madonna Inn is an interesting place to stay, but my favorite hotel in SLO is the Quality Inn on Monterey Ave.
Pismo Beach has some nice hotels, right on the beach, and some even have hot tubs right outside the rooms. I've seen them as I walk down the boardwalk. Pismo is a nice small town, known for its pier, surfing, and clam chowder.
Hope this helps!
2007-04-04 07:17:05 · answer #1 · answered by Capt. Obvious 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
From San Francisco south, The first Beach Town would be Princeton by the Sea. Next find HMB, Half-moon Bay. The next town for a real beach scene would be Santa Cruz. Aptos has a lot to offer the beach go-er. Last stop before a hard drive on Hwy 1 would be Carmel.
From San Francisco north. Across the GG bridge take the Mill Valley, Stinson exit. You'll find a great beach town at Stinson and north to Bolines. After this it's Bodega Bay.
2007-04-05 11:32:42 · answer #2 · answered by Big Kat 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
For San Francisco, the closest stereotypical "sunny California" beach town is Santa Cruz. It's very laid-back and not too expensive. Take US 101/SR 17 South to get there.
Many of the other beaches (Stinson, Rodeo, Muir, Half Moon Bay, Monterey) around San Francisco are beautiful, but far too rocky and cold for most water sports. Half Moon Bay and Monterey are also classy and costly.
L.A. has warmer beaches that are well suited for activity. However, the most popular ones, Santa Monica and Venice, can get extremely crowded (Honolulu style). Malibu is very nice and less congested. Further afield from L.A., Santa Barbara and Laguna Beach are great.
Unfortunately, most of the nice beaches around L.A. are quite expensive. Less expensive is the oil-rigged port of Long Beach, as well as the 'forgotten' Redondo and Manhattan beaches.
2007-04-04 04:12:13 · answer #3 · answered by SFdude 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Pacifica is the nearest beach town south of San Francisco. It is not laid back. The water is cold. It is merely a suburb on the coast, down the hill from Daly City. It is about 1/2 hour south. There are no tropical beaches in Northern California with warm clean water. You have to go down to Santa Barbara and southward from there to find that.
2016-05-17 04:06:12 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try Pismo Beach, Morro Bay, Cambria, San Simeon (hearst castle)....further north try Santa Cruz.
In So. Cal....try Catalina Island
2007-04-06 16:26:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Muir Beach, Half Moon Bay, Carmel Beach, Rodeo Beach
2007-04-06 20:15:41 · answer #6 · answered by TantraGoddess 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Santa Barbara isn't even half way to San Francisco... I'd reccomend Santa Cruz or Monterey... They are fairly close to the Bay Area, I know it only takes an hour or so to get to SF from Santa Cruz...
2007-04-04 06:44:22 · answer #7 · answered by Boston 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Santa Barbara is WAY TOO SMALL to do anything. I went there. I wasnt impressed but whatever. Hearst Castle rules! Try staying at El Morro Masterpiece Motel.. that place ROCKS. here is the website http://www.masterpiecemotel.com/
Pretty much all beaches in San Luis Obispo are good. you can camp out there.
You can also check out Madonna hotel but it is really old. Every room is different. I took my mom and her friends there, I wasnt impressed.
from Herst castle to morro bay is 16 minutes. it is worth it ...
check this site .. it has everything you need to know
http://www.centralcoast.com
Good luck!
2007-04-03 20:51:06 · answer #8 · answered by megaherzfan 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
SF Dude--- We have not forgotten about Manhattan and Rodondo Beaches, there are just some quieter "in-town" places we like to keep to ourselves, Hush now.....LOL
2007-04-04 07:49:13 · answer #9 · answered by Paris Hilton 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
MONTERY BAY
VERY FUN AND LOTS OF THINGS TO DO NOT TOO FAR FROM SAN FRAN
MAYBE 2 HOURS AT THE MOST
2007-04-03 22:39:48 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋