meeting facts in downtown/la metro

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MEETING FACTS IN DOWNTOWN/L.A. METRO
Downtown, the Heart of L.A.
Planning meetings and events in Downtown L.A. means access
to world-class museums, entertainment venues, hotels in
every size and price point, concert halls, theatres, and
several acclaimed restaurants. With rapidly expanding public
transit options, new hotels on the way, a new central park, new
supermarkets, a thriving nightlife and art scene, and countless
new shops and boutiques, Downtown has led L.A.’s growth
into a true metropolis. The endless entertainment, shopping,
dining and culture will ensure your attendees come away
relaxed and inspired.
Wilshire Grand Hotel, walking distance from the Convention
Center, expected to be ready in 2017. JW Marriott at L.A.
LIVE is expanding to create an additional 755 rooms by 2018.
The hip and artsy Ace Hotel is the newest addition to
Downtown and features a 1,600 seat ornate Theatre venue.
• 25 hotels
• 7,965 guestrooms
• 258 meeting rooms
• 5 ballrooms over 10,000 sq. ft.
Dining – Downtown Restaurants
The Los Angeles Convention Center in Downtown (LACC)
is one of the most environmentally friendly (LEED certified)
and technologically advanced convention and exhibition
facilities in the world. It houses a total of 720,000 sq. ft. of
exhibition, and 64 meeting rooms totaling 147,000 sq. ft., a
299-seat theater and on-site parking for 5,600 vehicles.
LACC shares the L.A. LIVE sports and entertainment campus
with the JW Marriott Los Angeles at L.A. LIVE and The RitzCarlton, Los Angeles at L.A. LIVE, two of Southern California’s
finest hotels.
Downtown visitors can sample food from around the globe
and around the corner, with more than 200 restaurants, bars
and nightclubs within eight blocks of the Convention Center.
Scores of restaurants range from intimate and outrageous,
to avant-garde and elegant white tablecloth to world street
food. To learn more visit discoverlosangeles.com/blog/
definitive-guide-downtown-los-angeles
L.A. LIVE has 12 distinct event venues, including the 106,000 sq.
ft. Event Deck with a 42,000 sq. ft. tent able to accommodate
5,000 people. L.A. LIVE is also home to the Microsoft Theater,
home of the Primetime Emmy® Awards and other awards
shows, and STAPLES Center, home of the Los Angeles Lakers
and Clippers basketball, and L.A. Kings hockey. Currently, the
City is working on expanding the LACC’s contiguous space.
To learn more, visit discoverlosangeles.com/explore/regions/
downtown
Downtown L.A. is home to meeting and event venues of all
sizes, including many spaces that are very large, and those
that are utterly unique, to ensure you find the venue that is
the perfect fit for your event.
Inventory – Downtown Hotels/L.A. Metro
The Downtown / L.A. Metro hotels are some of the largest
and most elegant hotels in the region. The inventory is
growing fast, with several new hotels under construction
and in planning including the $1 billion, 73-story, 900 room
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Alternative Meeting Venues – Style Meets
Function on the Westside
• 82 meeting venues
• 36 venues available for buyout for large groups or events
Attractions
Downtown is evolving into the true epicenter of Southern
California’s entertainment and attractions. L.A. LIVE,
STAPLES Center, Dodger Stadium and Chinatown are
just a short sampler of old- and new-school entertainment
venues that keep Downtown hopping.
• L.A. LIVE – lalive.com
• California Science Center & Space Shuttle Endeavour –
californiasciencecenter.org
• Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels –
olacathedral.org
• Dodger Stadium – losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com
• Little Tokyo – littletokyola.org
• Chinatown – www.chinatownla.com
discoverLosAngeles.com/meetLA
Arts & Culture
The feast for the senses that Downtown provides with simply a
stroll or drive through the area continues indoors with some of the
best collections of curated art, examples of modern architecture
and stable of performing artists that the world has to offer.
• Walt Disney Concert Hall – laphil.com
• Performing Arts Center – musiccenter.org
• The GRAMMY Museum® – grammymuseum.org
• MOCA Grand Avenue – moca.org
• Japanese American National Museum – janm.org
• Natural History Museum – nhm.org/site
• Microsoft Theater – microsofttheater.com
• Music Center – musiccenter.org
• Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising
– fidm.edu
• La Plaza de Cultura y Artes – lapca.org
• The Broad Museum – thebroad.org
DOWNTOWN HOTELS
1. The Ritz-Carlton, Los Angeles
900 W. Olympic Blvd., CA 90015
213.765.8600
www.ritzcarlton.com/en/Properties/
LosAngeles/Default.htm
11. Vagabond Inn Los Angeles USC
3101 S. Figueroa St., CA 90007
213.746.1531
www.vagabondinn.com/Hotels/Los-Angelesat-USC-CA/Overview/307
2. The Standard Downtown LA
550 S. Flower St., CA 90071
213.892.8080
www.standardhotel.com
3. Crowne Plaza Hotel at Commerce Casino
6121 E. Telegraph Rd., CA 90040
(323) 728-3600
www.cpccla.com/
Shopping
L.A. has an eclectic variety of ethnic and specialty shopping
districts that are attractions in their own right, including garment
district, flower and jewelry districts. Figat7th rounds it off with
a recently renovated shopping mall atop a Metro Red Line
subway station.
• Grand Central Market – grandcentralmarket.com
• Olvera Street – olvera-street.com
• Fig at 7th – figat7th.com
• L.A. Flower District – laflowerdistrict.com
• Santee Alley – thesanteealley.com
• Jewelry District – jewelry-los-angeles.com
Transportation
• Metro Red Line Subway, Blue Line, Gold Line,
Exposition Line – metro.net
• Metro Bus – metro.net
• Metrolink Train – metrolinktrains.com
• DASH Bus – adottransit.com/dash
• Prime Time Airport Shuttle – primetimeshuttle.com
• SuperShuttle Airport Service – supershuttle.com
• Limousine service – http://tiny.cc/Limos
21. The Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites
404 S. Figueroa St., CA 90071
213.624.1000
www.westin.com/bonaventure
24. Figueroa Hotel
939 S. Figueroa St., CA 90015
213.627.8971
www.figueroahotel.com
12. Kawada Hotel
200 S. Hill St., CA 90012
213.621.4455
www.kawadahotel.com
22. DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel
Los Angeles Downtown
120 S. Los Angeles St., CA 90012
213.629.1200
losangelesdowntown.doubletree.com
25. Howard Johnson Los Angeles
603 S. New Hampshire Ave., CA 90005
213.385.4444
www.hojo.com
13. JW Marriott Hotel Los Angeles L.A. LIVE
900 W. Olympic Blvd., CA 90015
213.765.8600
www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/laxjw-jwmarriott-los-angeles-la-live/
23. Millennium Biltmore Hotel
506 S. Grand Ave., CA 90071
213.624.1011
www.millenniumhotels.com/
millenniumlosangeles/index.html
4. Radisson Hotel Los Angeles Midtown at USC
3540 S. Figueroa St., CA 90007
14. The Cecil Hotel
213.748.4141
640 S. Main St., CA 90014
www.radisson.com/hotels/cafiguer
213.624.4545
www.thececilhotel.com
5. O Hotel Los Angeles
819 S. Flower St., CA 90017
15. Luxe City Center Hotel
213.623.9904
1020 S. Figueroa St., CA 90015
www.ohotelgroup.com
213.748.1291
www.luxecitycenter.com
6. Miyako Hotel Los Angeles
328 E. First St., CA 90012
16. Stay on Main Hotel
213.617.2000
636 S. Main St., CA 90014
www.miyakola.com
213.213.7829
www.stayonmain.com
7. The Los Angeles Athletic Club
431 W. Seventh St., CA 90014-1691
17. The L.A. Hotel Downtown
213.625.2211
333 S. Figueroa St., CA 90071
www.laac.com
213.617.1133
www.thelahotel.com
8. Sheraton Los Angeles Downtown Hotel
711 S. Hope St., CA 90017
18. Hilton Checkers Los Angeles
213.488.3500
535 S. Grand Ave., CA 90071
www.sheraton.com/losangeles
213.624.0000
www.hiltoncheckers.com
9. Best Western Dragon Gate Inn
818 N. Hill St., CA 90012
19. Omni Los Angeles Hotel
213.617.3077
251 S. Olive St., CA 90012
www.dragongateinn.com
213.617.3300
www.omnilosangeles.com
10. Ritz Milner Hotel
813 S. Flower St., CA 90017
20. Ramada Los Angeles Convention Center
213.627.6981
1901 W. Olympic Blvd., CA 90006
www.milner-hotels.com
213.385.7141
www.the.ramada.com/34093