Hey, I am am SOOO envious of you Manda!!!!! lol, not really, I'm happy and excited for you!! I lived in the L.A. area for 3 years, about 3 years ago, so I've experienced quite a bit! Let's see...as far as hotels, I'm blank since we never stayed in hotels, lol...haha I'm not sure what to say about rentals...but there are definitely a lot of attractions. I always liked Disneyland (lol!), Universal Studios, Six Flags Magic Mountain (a little farther north) and of course the beach is AWESOME!! (And shopping in downtown L.A. too) If I think of anything else significant, I'll post or PM you again. I'd love to go back there and travel again though...it's such a beautiful state! (but beware, the people are kind of strange... and the traffic is TERRIBLE!!! You've never seen traffic 'til you've been to L.A.)