Quick answer Quick picks: where to stay in Los Angeles with kids Budget · we stayed hereBest Western Westminster Inn – our base for eight nights in Orange County. Free hot breakfast, an outdoor pool…
Quick verdict After a week in Westminster, we moved up to downtown Los Angeles for the second half of the trip, and we booked the Millennium Biltmore — now officially The Biltmore Los Angeles since…
Quick answer We stayed in Westminster because it was affordable and central for Orange County, and we did not fully understand where we were staying until we got there. Westminster is the heart of Little…
Laguna Beach Day Trip: Treasure Island, the Tidepools and Starfish Quick answer The best-kept secret in Laguna Beach is that the beach in front of its most expensive hotel is completely public. Treasure Island Beach…
Quick answer We found this by accident, walking back from Seal Beach, and it changed how we ate for the rest of the trip. Eating out in America with children is harder than it looks.…
Quick answer Our kids were at a Los Angeles Lakers camp for the week, which left the two of us with six hours a day and a car. If you have ever done a sports…
Camp Lakers is not in Los Angeles, and the venue moves. The 2026 edition was at the AIM Sportsplex in Seal Beach. When our boys went in July 2024 the venue changed before the camp…
We had never eaten at In-N-Out before. We live in Barcelona, and In-N-Out is one of those American things you hear about long before you ever see one — the queue, the Double-Double, the people…
Quick answer We booked a whale watching trip in Newport Beach and did not see a single whale. Two and a half hours on the water, and nothing. What we did see was dolphins —…
We booked the Best Western Westminster Inn because our boys had places at Camp Lakers — which is not, despite the name, in Los Angeles. In our year it was not even where we were…
Traveling from Europe to the United States is always an adventure, but finding the right airline to make that long journey comfortable and affordable can be a challenge. Recently, we had the opportunity to fly…