Best advice for Santa Monica accommodation?

Hi I'll be traveling to LA in two weeks with my boyfriend and we were hoping to stay in Santa Monica for two nights. Our budget is small - max $100 per night, and would like to be as close to the beach as possible. What are our options?


ThanxBest advice for Santa Monica accommodation?
visit the hotel booking sites such as hotline, orbitz, and travelocity and check out the average price for the kind of hotel you want in the area. keeping that general price in mind, go to priceline.com, and go to the ';name your own price'; option. put in a price less than that average price on the other sites (not ridiculously less, but say, it is listed at $110, name your price at $85).





your best option is to stay sometime in the middle of the week, that way, you don't have to deal with exuberant weekend prices. and sorry to say, don't expect a beachfront hotel with all the tourists around now.





i suggest trying something like the Doubletree, or Holiday Inn, or Le Merigot (Marriott). maybe The Georgian (beachfront) or Sheraton (2 blocks from the beach) if it's a slow week.





good luck, and enjoy your stay!