Flight booked

[Croft]

Coming to Longbeach in Jan. screw the Polar Vortex . Have contemplated for a couple of years. Tickets were cheap so pulled the trigger.

Anyone have info on good local hotels ?

[TCT]

I usually stay at the hotel that the convention center is connected to, The Hyatt, it is usually maybe $10 or so more expensive but the convenience of it is well worth it!

[jsheridan]

if you're not booked in a hotel 5 hours after the notification email.. good luck!

I stay at the Pike, great place if you can get a room.

The hyatt is nice as it's next to the convention center and has a really nice bar area.

[Croft]

if you're not booked in a hotel 5 hours after the notification email.. good luck!

I stay at the Pike, great place if you can get a room.

The hyatt is nice as it's next to the convention center and has a really nice bar area.

Holy crap $270 a night you must be printing lots of gold foil

[trebor]

You can priceline a room less than10 miles away for $85 or so...

[TCT]

Um, ya, 10 miles away you can be in Compton. Found that out the hard way the first year:o

The Howard Johnson is also a popular place within walking distance. Forgot what the other two are. The Queen Mary is usually cheaper, but after the first 2 hrs. It looses its appeal and the paper thin walls are also a negative. Especially when you are watching Dirty Jobs and all of a sudden you have what seems like a front row seat of couple in the room next door getting to know each other in the biblical sense....

Splurge and stay at the Hyatt, great Sunday morning breakfast!

I'm bringing some of the crew this year so I need to find somewhere a little friendlier on the pocket book.

Also I'm pretty sure they run a free bus to all the hotels on a regular schedule.

[Prosperi-Tees]

You can literally go 2 miles away and be in the hood! That's what happened to us a few years ago. So yeah splurge and stay close.

[jsheridan]

Holy crap $270 a night you must be printing lots of gold foil

my rate is about half that 

helps to know people

FYI.. long beach is not a nice town and 3 blocks away from the convention center is deep in the hood. Stay at a hotel miles away at your own risk.

Sunday morning breakfast at Rosco's for Chicken an Waffles.

[Underbase37]

Sunday morning breakfast at Rosco's for Chicken an Waffles.

Mmmmm. But be ready to wait for getting in the door...... Worth the wait.....sit in the bar & drink mimosas.

Murphy37

[jsheridan]

Mmmmm. But be ready to wait for getting in the door...... Worth the wait.....sit in the bar & drink mimosas.

Murphy37

nope.. last few times there no line at 8am

[Underbase37]

nope.. last few times there no line at 8am

Nice, last time I was there it was out the door.

Murphy37

[Frog]

Being cheap and living within a budget, we can really only afford the motels about six blocks south near what I guess you guys call the hood. During the day, a very nice walk past coffee joints and sidewalk-tabled bistros.
Last year we even walked another six or so blocks further south Saturday night to meet up with friends and didn't feel threatened.
In fact, I find every year a little nicer.
Nothing like I was lead to believe ten years ago.

I can't ever find mid priced stuff.
I see a jump from about $70 to $170 (or more) with nothing in-between, Still looking though.

[jsheridan]

Being cheap and living within a budget, we can really only afford the motels about six blocks south near what I guess you guys call the hood. During the

going south/east along ocean blvd is pretty nice, it's when you go north of broadway that things start to get a little shady.

Went to my first LB show back in 2001.. back when the pike was nothing but a huge dirt parking lot and you didn't dare walk more than two blocks up pine ave.

[Croft]

Looks like the bestwetern for us , good info so far, Will be asking about restaurants local attractions a little closer to the date.

[Frog]

Keep early Friday evening open for our usual TSB dinner