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Spirit Airlines Flights from Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Los Angeles (LAX)
Orbitz is pleased to offer airline tickets on Spirit Airlines, which operates a daily non-stop flight from Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Los Angeles (LAX) regularly scheduled to depart at 8:00pm and arrive at 10:45pm. Usually an Airbus A319 is flown for this route. The average travel time from Fort Lauderdale, FL to Los Angeles, CA is 5 hours and 45 minutes.
During your Los Angeles vacation, don't miss these great establishments and attractions:
Watts Towers & Art Center
Watts became notorious as the site of riots in the summer of 1965, during which 34 people were killed and more than 1,000 were injured. Today, a visit to Watts is a lesson in inner-city life. It's a high-density land of gray strip malls, well-guarded check-cashing shops, and fast-food restaurants; but it's also a neighborhood of hardworking families struggling to survive in the midst of gangland. Although there's not much for the casual tourist here, the Watts Towers are truly a unique attraction, and the adjoining art gallery illustrates the fierce determination of area residents to maintain cultural integrity.The Towers -- the largest piece of folk art created by a single person -- are colorful, 99-foot-tall cement and steel sculptures ornamented with mosaics of bottles, seashells, cups, plates, pottery, and ceramic tiles. They were completed in 1955 by folk artist Simon Rodia, an immigrant Italian tile-setter who worked on them for 33 years in his spare time. True fans of decorative ceramics will enjoy the fact that Rodia's day job was at the legendary Malibu Potteries (are those fragments of valuable Malibu tile encrusting the Towers?). Closed since 1994 due to earthquake damage, the towers were triumphantly reopened in 2001 and now attract 20,000 visitors annually. Tours are offered every half-hour on a first-come, first-served basis.Note: Next to these designated Cultural Landmarks is the Art Center, which has an interesting collection of ethnic musical instruments as well as several visiting art exhibits throughout the year.
UCLA Hammer Museum
Created by the former chairman and CEO of Occidental Petroleum, the Hammer Museum has had a hard time winning the respect of critics and the public. Barbs are aimed at both the museum's relatively flat collection and its patron's tremendous ego. The Hammer is ensconced in a two-story Carrara marble building attached to the oil company's offices. It's better known for its high-profile and often provocative visiting exhibits, such as the opulent prerevolution treasures of Russian ruler Catherine the Great. In conjunction with UCLA's Wight Gallery, a feisty gallery with a reputation for championing contemporary political and experimental art, the Hammer continues to present often daring and usually popular special exhibits, and it's definitely worth calling ahead to find out what will be there during your visit to L.A. The permanent collection (Armand Hammer's personal collection) consists mostly of traditional western European and Anglo-American art, and contains noteworthy paintings by Toulouse-Lautrec, Rembrandt, Degas, and van Gogh. A $25 million renovation and expansion -- including four new galleries, a restaurant, and a 288-seat theater -- should be completed by the time you're reading this.
Pacific Asia Museum
The most striking aspect of this museum is the building itself. Designed in the 1920s in Chinese Imperial Palace style, it's rivaled in flamboyance only by Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. Rotating exhibits of 14,000 rare Asian and Pacific Islands art and artifacts span the centuries, from 100 B.C. to the current day. This manageably-sized museum is worth a visit, particularly if you're an adherent of Buddhism.
Make your reservations for discount hotel rooms in the
Los Angeles area, including:
Days Inn Hollywood/Universal Studios
While it's east of the prime Sunset Strip action, this freshly renovated motel is safe and convenient, and extras like free underground parking and continental breakfast make it an especially good value. Double/doubles are large enough for families. Some rooms have microwaves, fridges, and coffeemakers; if yours doesn't have a hair dryer or an iron, they're available at the front desk. It's usually easy to snare an under-$100 rate; for maximum bang for your buck, ask for a room overlooking the pool.
Peninsula Beverly Hills
The Peninsula is one of L.A.'s two or three finest hotels (a group that includes the Hotel Bel-Air and the Beverly Hills Hotel). This stellar hotel -- like its sister Peninsula properties in exotic locales like Hong Kong, Beijing, and Bangkok -- has risen above the rest by making ultra service its hallmark. Set at Beverly Hills's main crossroads, this gardenlike oasis is impeccable in every respect (although laid-back types will surely consider it too formal).The refined air begins the moment you enter the marbled lobby and continues through the gardenlike grounds. Special features in the large, lavish, European-styled guest rooms include controls for everything -- lighting, climate, DO NOT DISTURB sign -- beside the luxurious Frette-made bed, an extralarge work desk, an oversize marble bathroom with soaking tub and separate shower, and round-the-clock personal valets; the 16 private villa suites, ensconced within lush gardens, also boast gas fireplaces, kitchens, CD players, and individual security systems. Sure, rooms are ultraexpensive, but a unique 24-hour check-in/check-out policy -- which allows you to keep your room for a full 24 hours, no matter what time you check in -- means you get your money's worth.Belvedere is L.A.'s premier hotel dining room; breakfast is a tradition among CAA agents (whose office is across the street) and their thespian clients (insiders order the nowhere-on-the-menu banana-stuffed Brioche French Toast), and Sunday brunch is the best in town. The mahogany-paneled bar is also popular among the power suits, while the English Garden-style Living Room pours L.A.'s best high tea. The cutting-edge Peninsula Spa is a day-spa-worthy of a visit even if you don't stay at the hotel.Facilities: Restaurant; The Roof Garden cafe for casual dining; The Club Bar lounge; rooftop heated lap pool and Jacuzzi; state-of-the-art fitness center; terrific full-service spa w/hydrotherapy features; concierge; courtesy Rolls Royce within 5-mile radius; business center; salon; 24-hr. room service; in-room massage; laundry service; dry-cleaning service; 24-hr. check-in/check-out.
Le Meridien
It took deep pockets to hire renowned French architect Pierre Yves Rochon to orchestrate a multimillion-dollar renovation, but the result is a visual masterpiece of color, form, and function. Whereas the lobby, bar, and other public areas are replete with futuristic furnishings, busy patterns, and saturated colors, the rooms are given a contemporary European look that's both warm and relaxing. Thanks to amenities such as in-room fax machines, three two-line phones, and large counter/desk space, the rooms function equally well as sleeping quarters and work spaces. All things electrical (lights, TV, climate control) are operated by a bedside remote, and the subdued black marble bathrooms hold elegant Hermès products; after a long day on the job, the huge soaking tubs are perfect for unwinding. Even if you're not staying here, you might want to drop by to admire Pierre's talent.
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