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Los Angeles, CA 90071
About Gateway to L.A.
Discover world-class accommodations, fine dining, great shopping and unique meeting
sites just moments from the runway. It’s all here. The Gateway to L.A. Close to the city’s
beautiful beaches and most popular entertainment venues, this key part of the city is the
perfect setting for group meetings or events. See for yourself! Enjoy your stay in L.A.!
About Gateway to LA.
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West facing view of Century Boulevard.
Paparazzi Restaurant in the Sheraton Gateway
Hotel. Lobby of the Radisson Hotel. The
Westin Los Angeles Airport lobby. East facing
view of Century Boulevard. Courtyard Marriott
entrance. View of Century Boulevard hotels.
Crowne Plaza hotel.
Gateway to L.A. is a property-based Business Improvement District that features 12.3 million
square feet of hotel, office, parking, retail and restaurant space immediately adjacent to
Los Angeles International Airport. Located on Century Boulevard between Sepulveda and
La Cienega Boulevards, Gateway to L.A. represents the largest concentration of hotel
rooms in the City of Los Angeles and is strategically located to serve travelers visiting the
city’s best-known centers for business, entertainment and leisure. Known for its
architectural pylons that artfully light the night, Gateway to L.A. annually welcomes more
than 60 million visitors to Los Angeles from across the country and around the world. It
is our mission to economically and aesthetically revitalize the properties and businesses
within the boundaries of the district. Additionally, we are working with Green Seal to ensure
a greener production and purchasing chain, from material extraction and manufacturing
through recycling and disposal. This is all part of our vision to create a meaningful and
recognizable “Gateway” to the City of Los Angeles.
Gateway to a Greener L.A.
Clean, green and sensitive to the environment,
Gateway to L.A. makes it easy for meeting
planners to make eco-friendly lodging
choices. Through participation in the Green
Lodging program, a long list of Gateway
hotels—including the Westin, Radisson,
Sheraton, Hilton, Marriott and Crowne Plaza
Hotel-LAX—have increased recycling,
reduced water consumption and dramatically
lowered carbon emissions. These hotels are
currently pursuing Green Seal® certification,
including that they promote environmentally
responsible products and practices.
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Manhattan Beach facing south, seagulls on
Manhattan Beach Pier, Radisson Hotel,
Crowne Plaza Hotel-LAX lobby, Hilton LAX
lobby and a natural gas hotel shuttle, .
While for many years individual hotel
shuttles operated independently, Gateway
hotels have banded together to provide a
unified shuttle that has reduced thousands
of vehicle trips to the airport, along with
their resulting carbon emissions.
Additionally, Gateway to L.A.’s Ocean
Express trolleys are running cleaner thanks
to an exhaust filtering device, which
simultaneously reduces particulate matter
at least 85% and NOx by a minimum of
25%. In fact, the county’s Air Pollution
Control District has rated the Ocean
Express as effective “Green Transit”
because through its last year of service,
Ocean Express has eliminated 82,125
vehicle trips and a total of more than
666,000 miles!
At Gateway, we’re passionate about
protecting the environment. In fact, we
were leaders in the green movement long
before it was popular, and we continue to
make our green community a hallmark of
the Gateway to L.A.
Outdoor & Sports
L.A.’s legendary weather is the perfect
reason to get out and get active. Take
the Ocean Express trolley and hop off at
Manhattan Beach where there are plenty
of things to do. Rent a bike from Funn
Bunn’s Beach Rentals. Or take a jog. Don’t
forget to bring your camera along so you
can share the beautiful sights with those
at home. Take a quick dip in the ocean to
cool off. End your day at the Manhattan
Beach Pier to enjoy the ocean breeze and
a leisurely sunset stroll.
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View from the Trump National Golf Club in
Rancho Palos Verdes. Sail away in Redondo
Beach. Locals enjoy some fun activities at the
beach, including kayaking and surfing.
Hang ten in one of the beach cities within
minutes of your hotel. Enjoy a round of golf at
the Lakes at El Segundo Golf Course. Show
off your athletic skills in a fun game of beach
volleyball. Rent a bike from Fun Bunn’s and
go for a ride on the Manhattan Beach pier.
If a land adventure is more of what
you had in mind, then hit the greens at
several of the golf courses around Los
Angeles. Minutes from your hotel is the
Lakes at El Segundo Golf Course. The
10,000-squarefoot natural grass putting
green has become one of the best 9-hole
golf and practice facilities in the country.
For ocean views, play the Trump National
Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes. The Pete
Dye designed course has been recognized
for its eco-friendly practices and initiatives.
Travel south to King Harbor and the Redondo
Beach Marina to charter your sport fishing
trip for a carefree day of fishing and thrilling
marine life sightings! For a closer look at
the fascinating ocean creatures, take a
peek under the sea in a glass bottom boat
or simply take in the sunset on a romantic
gondola ride.
No matter what you enjoy, you’ll find the best
of everything just minutes from your hotel.
Shopping
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Grab some shoes at Skechers in Downtown
Manhattan Beach. Treat yourselves to a day of
shopping at: Plaza El Segundo’s Anthropologie
and BCBGMaxAzria; Manhattan Village Mall’s
fine collection of retail shops and restaurants;
Downtown Manhattan Beach’s boutiques and
European style town square, Metlox.
In downtown Manhattan Beach, you will
find a variety of irresistible shops from
cute bikinis at Diane’s Beachwear to trendy
jeans at True Religion and Lucky Brand
Dungarees. Stop by envie for the must-have
styles to add to your closet. Accessorize
outfits with beautiful vintage pieces from
Lulu’s and cute shoes from Sketchers. For
the little ones, visit Baby A. Treat your home
to gorgeous pieces from Maison Luxe and
art from John Post Gallery. Put your best
face and body forward with exotic beauty
and fragrance products available at Tabula
Rasa Essentials. And stay fit with the latest
gear and equipment from Udderly Perfect,
Island Sport and Manhattan Surf & Sports.
Take the Ocean Express Trolley and stop at
the Manhattan Beach Village Mall. Inside
this retail paradise is something for the
entire family, including Ann Taylor Loft,
the Apple Store, Armani, Coach, Chico’s,
Fry’s Electronics, Gap, Gymboree, Macy’s,
Pottery Barn and Williams-Sonoma .
Los Angeles is famous for setting and
making the next big fashion trends. Grab
the latest styles only minutes from your
hotel or event.
Hop back on the Ocean Express Trolley
and get off at the last stop, the Plaza at
El Segundo. There, you can discover
a wide variety of upscale shops and
brands, including Anthropologie, Aniqua,
BCBGMAXAZRIA, bebe, Claudia Milan,
lululemon athletica, M. Fredric, MAC
Cosmetics and Temptress.
For every style, you can find your own
fashion runway look not too far from the
runways of LAX themselves.
Dining & Nightlife
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Enjoy live jazz music at the Crowne Plaza
Hotel-LAX. Toasting to a fine meal. Rock‘N
Fish, the premier seafood and steakhouse
restaurant in downtown Manhattan Beach.
Savor California cuisine in The Brasserie,
inside the Crowne Plaza Hotel-LAX. Sample
Wine Country fare at Tin Roof Café, a casual
dining eatery in Manhattan Beach Village.
The Gateway to LA and surrounding
beach communities offer so many fun
evening activities, your only problem will
be choosing between them! Start your
evening off on a delicious note at one of
the Gateway’s enticing restaurants. Enjoy
the delectable flavors of Northern Italy at
Andiamo in the Hilton Los Angeles Airport.
Explore a variety of different cuisines at
Share, a relaxing small plates bistro at
Radisson Hotel Los Angeles Airport. Take a
seat near the exhibition kitchen and watch
master chefs in action at J.W.’s Steakhouse
in the Los Angeles Airport Marriott. Taste
the coastal cuisine of Palm Grill in the
Four Points Sheraton. Enjoy an elegant
Italian entree at Paparazzi in the Sheraton
Gateway. For classic American food, visit
Daily Grill at the Westin Los Angeles Airport.
In downtown Manhattan Beach, try the
unique, contemporary cuisine of Café
Pierre, Coco Noche, Octopus and Pomodoro
or enjoy local favorites such as Fonz’s Steak
& Seafood, Rock‘N Fish and The Kettle.
Then stop off for a nightcap with friends
old or new at a popular nightspot like the
Manhattan Beach Brewing Company or
Hennessey’s Tavern.
If you’re looking for casual dining,
Manhattan Beach Village offers Islands Fine
Burgers & Drinks, Joey’s Smokin’ BBQ and
the Tin Roof Café. At the El Segundo Plaza
you’ll find Salt Creek Grille, La Sirena Grill
& Cantina and Marmalade Café.
It’s all here, just a quick trolley or cab ride
from the Gateway Hotel Collection.
Sightseeing
During some downtime from your event
or meeting, check out what the city has to
offer. The Flight Path Museum showcases
artifacts highlighting the history of aviation in
Southern California.
The Automobile Driving Museum in El Segundo
allows visitors to sit inside restored antique cars
and experience what it was like to drive them.
At the end of the Manhattan Pier is the
Roundhouse Marine Studies Lab and
Aquarium, which houses tide pool animals
common to Southern California, as well as
exotic fish and vertebrates.
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The Casino Building, which is the main venue
for the annual Catalina Island Jazz Trax
Festival. Cruising around the many great sites
around Los Angeles. The Automobile Driving
Museum is a fun and educational venue for
car aficionados. Point Vicente lighthouse.
Watts Tower in South Los Angeles is a National
Historic Landmark and popular culture
icon. The world-famous Hollywood Sign in
Hollywood. Manhattan Beach Pier. Beautiful
Wayfarers Chapel offers spectacular views of
the Pacific Ocean and Catalina Island.
In South Los Angeles you can visit one of
the city’s architectural treasures, the Watts
Towers. This national historic landmark has a
collection of 17 interconnected structures.
Tucked away in the lush hills of Palos Verdes,
the Wayfarers Chapel is the perfect setting
for a wedding or mini-getaway.
The Page Museum in West Los Angeles has one
of the world’s most famous fossil collections.
This unique museum at Rancho La Brea Tar Pits
features the largest and most diverse assemblage
of extinct Ice Age plants and animals in the world.
Music fans will love the GRAMMY® Museum at
L.A. LIVE in Downtown Los Angeles. Visitors
can enjoy four floors of fun, interactive exhibits
which explore a variety of musical genres.
And for stunning views and spectacular art,
head up to Malibu and discover the newly
renovated Getty Villa’s collection of Greek,
Roman and Etruscan antiquities.
Whatever your pleasure, you’ll find endless
entertainment options just moments from the
Gateway Hotel Collection.
Cultural Venues
The cultural arts scene is so rich and
diverse in Los Angeles that you will have
so many interesting options to choose from
during your stay in L.A. Inside the Getty
Museum is a vast collection of Western
art from the Middle Ages to the present,
including paintings by masters such as
Renoir, Monet and van Gogh. Step outside
where you can admire living works of art
in the tranquil garden, which features an
ever-changing canvas of more than 500
varieties of plants and flora.
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View from the Getty Center garden. Gaze
at the stars at the Griffith Observatory. Los
Angeles County Museum of Art. The Getty
Villa. Outdoor sculptre at the new Broad
Contemporary Art Museum at the Los Angeles
County Museum of Art. The world-renowned
Music Center is the heart of cultural entertainment in Los Angeles. The iconic Hollywood
Bowl is the largest outdoor amphitheater in
the United States.
What better place to find entertainment
than in the world capital itself? Pack a
picnic, a warm blanket big enough for two
and head to the Hollywood Bowl to enjoy
an open-air concert. Cuddle up under the
romantic, starlit sky as you listen to some
of the world’s greatest musicians, including
the L.A. Philharmonic.
To watch some of the city’s finest
productions of dance and theatre, head
to The Music Center in Downtown Los
Angeles, home to several acclaimed
companies, including the Dorothy Chandler
Pavilion; the Ahmanson Theater; the Mark
Taper Forum; and Walt Disney Concert Hall.
For star sightings of the celestial kind,
visit the Griffith Observatory. Located on
the southern slope of Mount Hollywood
in Griffith Park, the newly renovated and
expanded observatory offers breathtaking
views of the cosmos. Take a closer look
at the stars through the world-renowned
telescopes, or sit back, relax and enjoy one
of the amazing planetarium shows.
Transportation
There are several convenient ways to
get around Los Angeles. The L.A. Ocean
Express Trolley is a community-based
transit system which offers easy access
to the restaurants, shops and shoreline of
Manhattan Beach and El Segundo. Catch a
ride every half hour from 9 a.m. to 10:45
p.m. June through September, and 9 a.m.
to 8:45 p.m. from October through May.
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The Ocean Express provides easy access
to nearby beach cities and shopping. The
trolley stops at six convenient locations on
Century Blvd. and three locations in nearby
Manhattan Beach and El Segundo. Sunset
view from a lifeguard tower on Manhattan
Beach. Family fun on Manhattan Beach. VIP
Tours offers a variety of services for your
transportation needs. Century Blvd. at night.
Recently rated as effective Green Transit by
the APCD, the trolley helps reduce on-road
congestion and harmful emissions. Over
the past year, the trolley eliminated more
than 82,000 auto trips and 66,000 miles.
That represents the removal of 56 cars
from the road! Tickets can be purchased
at Gateway to L.A. member hotels.
You can also make arrangements with your
hotel. Many properties provide courtesy
shuttles to and from the airport. Stops are
located on the Lower/Arrival Level islands
directly in front of each terminal under the
red “Hotel & Parking Lot Shuttles” sign.
For private transportation, treat yourself or
your entourage to the red carpet treatment
with VIP Tours. Whether you need hotel pickup, charter services or sightseeing tours for
small or large groups, VIP Tours can take
care of your needs. Choose from a deluxe
fleet that includes late-model, 14-passenger
vans, 24- to 28-passenger mini-buses
and 47- to 58-passenger motor coaches.
New model vehicles are air-conditioned;
mini-buses and deluxe motor coaches are
equipped with CD/DVD video/television
systems; deluxe motor coaches have
restrooms. Visit www.viptoursandcharters.
com for more information.
No matter your destination, you will enjoy
cruising around LA.
points of interest
Westside/Santa Monica
Downtown:
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1 LA Zoo and Botanical Gardens
2 Dodger Stadium
3 Chinatown
4 Cathedral of the Angels
5 Walt Disney Concert Hall
6 Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)
7 STAPLES Center
8 L.A. LIVE
9 Fashion District
10 Little Tokyo
11 USC
The Getty Villa
The Getty Center
UCLA
Rodeo Drive
3rd Street Promenade, Santa Monica
Pacific Park, Santa Monica
Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica
Main Street, Santa Monica
Hollywood/Mid-Wilshire:
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Universal Studios HollywoodSM
Sunset Boulevard
Hollywood Bowl
Grauman’s Chinese Theatre
Hollywood & Highland Center
Hollywood Walk of Fame
Ripley’s Believe It or Not
Guinness World of Records Exhibition
Griffith Observatory and Park
Greek Theatre
Farmers Market
The Grove
Los Angeles Contemporary Museum of Art (LACMA)
La Brea Tar Pits
Beaches:
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Venice Boardwalk, Venice Beach Hollywood Park & Hollywood Park Casino
Manhattan Pier, Manhattan Beach
Pier Avenue, Hermosa Beach
Home Depot Center
Point Vicente Interpretive Center and Lighthouse
Wayfarers Chapel
Trump National Golf Club
Korean Bell of Friendship and Bell Pavilion
Point Fermin Lighthouse Historic Site and Museum