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US Airways Flights from Kona (KOA) to Los Angeles (LAX)
Orbitz is pleased to offer airline tickets on US Airways, which operates a daily non-stop flight from Kona (KOA) to Los Angeles (LAX) regularly scheduled to depart at 2:20pm and arrive at 9:36pm, and one additional non-stop flight regularly scheduled to depart at 9:50pm and arrive at 4:52am, Saturdays. Usually a Boeing 757-200 is flown for this route. Generally, a movie is offered on this route. The average travel time from Kona, HI to Los Angeles, CA is 5 hours and 9 minutes.*
* Some flights valid for this market only.
During your Los Angeles vacation, don't miss these great establishments and attractions:
Ocean Front Walk at Venice Beach
This has long been one of L.A.'s most colorful areas and a must-visit for any first-time tourist. Founded at the turn of the last century, Venice was a development inspired by its Italian namesake. Authentic gondolas plied miles of inland waterways lined with rococo palaces. In the 1950s, Venice became the stomping grounds of Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs, and other beats. In the 1960s, this was the epicenter of L.A.'s hippie scene.Today, Venice is still one of the world's most engaging bohemian locales. It's not an exaggeration to say that no visit to L.A. would be complete without a stroll along the famous paved beach path, an almost surreal assemblage of every L.A. stereotype -- and then some. Among stalls and stands selling cheap sunglasses, Mexican blankets, and "herbal ecstasy" pills swirls a carnival of humanity that includes bikini-clad in-line skaters, tattooed bikers, tan hunks pumping iron at Muscle Beach, panhandling vets, beautiful wannabes, and plenty of tourists and gawkers. On any given day, you're bound to come across all kinds of performers: mimes, break-dancers, seriously stoned drummers, chain-saw jugglers, talking parrots, and the occasional apocalyptic evangelist.
Petersen Automotive Museum
When the Petersen opened in 1994, many locals were surprised that it had taken this long for the city of freeways to salute its most important shaper. Indeed, this museum says more about the city than probably any other in L.A. Named for Robert Petersen, the publisher responsible for Hot Rod and Motor Trend magazines, the four-story museum displays more than 200 cars and motorcycles, from the historic to the futuristic. Cars on the first floor are exhibited chronologically in period settings. Other floors are devoted to frequently changing shows of race cars, early motorcycles, famous movie vehicles, and celebrity wheels such as Jack Benny's old Chrysler Imperial. On the third floor is the Discovery Center, a 6,500-square-foot interactive "hands-on" learning center that teaches kids and women the basic scientific principles of how a car works. Past shows have included a comprehensive exhibit of "woodies" and surf culture, Hollywood "star cars," and the world's fastest and most valuable cars.
Pacific Design Center
The bold architecture and overwhelming scale of the Pacific Design Center, designed by Argentinean architect Cesar Pelli, aroused controversy when it was erected in 1975. Sheathed in gently curving cobalt-blue glass, the seven-story building houses more than 750,000 square feet of wholesale interior-design showrooms and is known to locals as "the blue whale." When the property for the design center was acquired in the 1970s, almost all of the small businesses that lined this stretch of Melrose Avenue were demolished. Only Hugo's Plating, which still stands in front of the center, successfully resisted the wrecking ball. In 1988, a second boxlike structure, dressed in equally dramatic Kelly green, was added to the design center and surrounded by a protected outdoor plaza.
Make your reservations for discount hotel rooms in the
Los Angeles area, including:
St. Regis Los Angeles
The former tower of the Century Plaza has been transformed (for a mere $43 million) into one of L.A.'s finest hotels, easily a competitor for best overall in a very competitive luxury market. Everything is right on target here, from the richly paneled, Oriental-carpeted lobby to the oversize guest rooms with classic-goes-contemporary decor in creamy mustard, chocolate, and tobacco hues. The cutting-edge luxury includes extralong California king beds dressed in 300-count Frette linens, bedside controls for everything -- climate, lighting, the DO NOT DISTURB sign -- plus a 21st-century system that lets you reach almost anybody in one touch, a sitting area with sofa and ultraplush wool throw, an executive leather-top worktable with desk-level inputs, floor-to-ceiling windows with balconies, and gorgeous mahogany-and-marble bathrooms with deep soaking tubs and separate showers. State-of-the-art services include coffee or tea delivered with your wake-up call, plus "day before" check-in for red-eye flyers; Grand Luxe rooms also benefit from 24-hour butler service.The tone is sedate and effortlessly elegant, the crowd more Hugo Boss than Gap. Indoor/outdoor Encore is a stunning botanically inspired setting for sophisticated Provençal dining. High tea, light meals, and cocktails are served in the St. Regis Lounge, but the best spot for martinis is the richly paneled St. Regis Bar, presided over by a stunning Goya-inspired mural (a la New York's landmark King Cole Bar). The European-style spa offers an extensive treatment menu and a view-endowed, cutting-edge fitness center.Facilities: Restaurant; St. Regis Lounge for high tea and light meals; St. Regis Bar; outdoor heated pool and Jacuzzi; 6 outdoor tennis courts; state-of-the-art exercise room w/personal trainers; full-service spa w/steam and sauna; 24-hr. concierge; courtesy car within 5-mile radius; salon; 24-hr. room service; in-room massage; babysitting; laundry service; dry-cleaning service; executive-level rooms; butler-assisted unpacking/packing; early "day before" check-in.
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.
The Mosaic
I've seen hundreds of hotel renovations in my travels, but none have impressed me as much as this boutique Beverly Hills hotel. The new owners pumped $3 million into completely renovating the entire hotel (formerly the Beverly Hills Inn), and the result is spectacular. The lobby is a showcase of functional art, with gleaming tile mosaics, fabrics in deep, rich tones, and a profusion of artfully arranged orchids. Continuing a recent trend that I'm all for, a wall has been removed to allow direct access from the check-in desk to the bar and lounge, where guests are encouraged to sample the house special -- a Mosaic sake martini. The guest rooms are equally impressive, all done in soothing earth tones with 300-count Frette linens, goose-down comforters and piles of pillows, windows that open onto the quiet neighborhood street or garden courtyard, minibars stocked with Wolfgang Puck snacks and libations, and sparkling bathrooms with Bulgari bath products and huge Rain Forest showerheads. Other perks include free high-speed Internet access, poolside cabanas, CD players, DVD players in the suites, late room service from the hotel's small cafe, a fitness room, and covered parking. Tip: The corner deluxe rooms are worth the extra $15.
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