Transportation in Santa Monica

Santa Monica city runs its own bus service called the Big Blue Bu. It also serves much of West Los Angeles and the UCLA or University of California in Los Angeles. For a clearer picture, there was a Big Blue Bus featured in the movie Speed.

The Bus Lines of Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority also serves the city of Santa Monica.

Airport and Ports

The city operates and owns a general aviation airport called the Santa Monica Airport which has been the site of numerous significant aviation achievements. Commercial flights for residents are also available at the Los Angeles International Airport which is several miles south of Santa Monica. Like other Los Angeles County's cities, Santa Monica is dependent upon Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach for international ship cargo.

Discount and Deals-Santa Monica Hotels

Hotel Casa Del Mar is a 4-star hotel providing elegant guestrooms, on-site restaurant and facilities for meeting and conference. The hotel is 2 blocks away from convention center and the Santa Monica Pier while Third Street Promenade's shops and restaurants are within 5 blocks away. The Los Angeles International Airport is within 7 kilometers away.

The property features exquisite Renaissance-Revival public rooms, an oceanfront lounge and a restaurant as well as a luxurious lobby. It also features Spa services with facial and body treatments, a DVD library, business center and a well-stocked gift shop. Other hotel amenities include an outdoor swimming pool, terrace garden, a fitness center, steam room and a sauna. High-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary throughout the hotel.

Although smoke-free, guest smokers can use the outdoor area. This fully restored 1920s hotel offers about 129 spacious guestrooms furnished with large chaises and hand-painted armories, wooden Venetian blinds and long-flowing drapes. Most guestrooms contain marble baths with glass-enclosed showers, pedestal sinks and deep jetted tubs. Other room amenities include cable televisions, CD and DVD players, mini bars, refrigerators, multi-lie phones and wireless Internet access. The hotel offers specials and packages including an Advance Purchase which is available from September 1st through October 31st, Third Night Fee and Fall Suite Special both are both available on September 1st through December 30th.

The complete address of this hotel is 1910 Ocean Front Walk in Santa Monica, California. For more information, call them at 310-581-5533 or fax them at 310-581-5503. Best Western Gateway Hotel Santa Monica is a 3-star hotel across from 2 major hospitals. The hotel is on the eastside of Santa Monica which is about a mile away from the Santa Monica Convention Center and Third Street Promenade's variety of restaurants, entertainment as well as shops. Its location provides an easy access to California's Pacific Coast Highway. The hotel provides complimentary newspapers in the lobby, a business center, airport transportation and high-speed wireless Internet access. Other hotel amenities include banquet facilities, conference rooms, a 24-hour front desk, multilingual staff, dry cleaning or laundry service and on-site car rental. It has 123 spacious guestrooms in a 4-storey property. Rooms feature compact refrigerators, pillow top mattresses, Wolfgang Puck Coffee and bathrooms with makeup or shaving mirrors and granite countertops. Other room amenities include complimentary high-speed wireless Internet connections, flat-panel televisions with pay movies and premium cable channels, desks, hair dryers, clock radios and free local calls under 30 minutes. The hotel's complete address is 1920 Santa Monica Boulevard in Santa Monica, California. For more information about deals and discounts, call them at (310) 829-9100 or fax them at (310) 829-9211.