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Marina del Rey Marriott
Marina del Rey Marriott is located 5 miles from Los Angeles Airport and 15 minutes’ walk from Venice Beach and Boardwalk. It offers a chic outdoor lounge, pool, and spa. There is also an on-site fitness center. Rooms and suites feature 32″ HDTVs and Plug & Play technology. They include luxurious designer duvets and an evening turn-down service. Each room offers a marble bathroom with a lighted mirror. Rooms also come equipped with a coffee maker, an iron with ironing facilities, and bottled water. The Marina del Rey Marriott offers on-site dining at Sinder. The restaurant offers shareable SoCal food influenced by Hispanic street food and food trucks. The Marriott Marina del Rey is 15.4 miles from the Staples Center.
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Hotel Marina del Rey
Located less than a mile from the Pacific Coast Highway, this Marina del Rey hotel offers guest rooms with free WiFi. A heated outdoor swimming pool is located on site. A small fridge and coffee-making facilities are included in every room at the 100% nonsmoking Hotel MDR – a DoubleTree by Hilton. A seating area with flat-screen cable TV and work desk are also provided. Barbianca, located on site, is open daily. A breakfast buffet is offered, and the restaurant serves California cuisine for lunch and dinner. A fitness and business center are available for guest use. Hotel MDR – a DoubleTree by Hilton offers a bicycle rental. Venice City Beach is 5 minutes’ drive away. Los Angeles International Airport and Santa Monica Beach Pier are 10 minutes’ drive away.
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2 Bedroom Apartments
Located in Los Angeles, within a 12-minute walk of Marina Del Rey Beach and 1.2 miles of Venice Beach, 12 Big 2 bedroom apartment in Marina offers accommodations with free WiFi, air conditioning and a fitness center. This apartment is 7 miles from Petersen Automotive Museum and 7 miles from Los Angeles County Museum Of Art (LACMA). The apartment is equipped with 2 bedrooms, a TV and a fully equipped kitchen that provides guests with a dishwasher, a microwave, a washing machine, a fridge and an oven. Towels and bed linen are offered in this accommodation. Dockweiler State Beach is 1.5 miles from the apartment, while Getty Center is 7 miles from the property. The nearest airport is Los Angeles International Airport, 3.7 miles from 12 Big 2 bedroom apartment in Marina.
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Encore Motel
This Marina Del Rey motel is less than 20 minutes’ drive from Los Angeles International Airport. Guest rooms feature a 42” flat-screen cable TV. Free Wi-Fi is available. The brightly furnished guest rooms at the Encore Motel provide a small fridge, microwave, and tea and coffee-making facilities. A work desk and ironing facilities are also included. Venice Beach is 2 miles from Motel Encore and Santa Monica Beach is 10 minutes’ drive away. Loyola Marymount University is 2.5 miles from the property.
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Jolly Roger Hotel
Venice Beach is just 1 mi away from this nonsmoking Marina del Rey hotel, which offers an outdoor pool and hot tub. It provides spacious rooms with free WiFi and expanded cable TV. A refrigerator and a coffee machine featuring Wolfgang Puck Gourmet Coffee are included in every room at Jolly Roger Hotel. The traditionally decorated rooms also have a work desk and ironing facilities. A free charging station for electric vehicles is available to guests of the property. Laundry facilities and a business center are located on site. Los Angeles International Airport is 5 mi away from Hotel Jolly Roger. Penmar Golf Course and the Santa Monica Pier are within 3 mi of this hotel.
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IHOP
Savor a breakfast haven at 4070 Lincoln Blvd in Marina Del Rey CA. Delight in fluffy pancakes, omelets, and sizzling bacon. Enjoy IHOP Classics or seasonal specials in a cozy ambiance. With friendly service and extended hours, it’s the perfect spot for comforting flavors, comfort food, and exceptional hospitality. 4070 Lincoln Blvd, Marina Del Rey CA, 90292 – (310) 301-9200
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Larry Norman
Dedicated to a pioneer that helped make Marina del Rey a reality (Editors Note: This letter is from the late Larry Norman’s daughter and in her words gives a brief history of Mr. Norman and Marina del Rey.) Larry Norman My father, Larry Norman, came to the Venice area in 1919 from Edmonton, Alberta and had been active and prominent in affairs relating to the development of the harbor and the beaches until his death. He was born in Canby, Minnesota on January 9, 1899 and at the age of eight he was sent with his sister to live in a convent in Inmesfail, Alberta after an intruder murdered his father. His mother, Mary, was a nurse in the Yukon Territory and flew from one Eskimo village to another providing medical treatment to the Eskimos. She was the only medical person at that time treating all the Eskimos in the territory. After arriving in Venice, he worked at the Venice pier. He later became a newsreel cameraman for Pathe News. His first business connection in Venice was with the Harry C. Lieber Realty Co. Larry later worked for Harrison Brush Chevrolet Company as a branch manager in Venice. In 1929,…
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The History of Marina del Rey
Marina Del Rey is the largest man-made harbor in the United States. As one of Southern California’s most prized recreational areas, Marina del Rey is the realization of a dream that spans more than 100 years. What began as the vision of a 19th century real estate speculator has endured bankruptcy, unsympathetic government reports, two world wars and mother nature, to become a popular destination for day visitors, tourists, water sports enthusiasts and business travelers. It all began in 1887 when real estate developer, M. C. Wicks envisioned turning the Playa del Rey estuary into a major commercial harbor. Working under the auspices of the Santa Fe railroad, Wicks’ Ballona Development Co. invested $300,000 to develop the area but went bankrupt three years later. A visitor to the estuary in those days would have found no sailors, but plenty of duck hunters. A quarter of a century later, nothing much had changed. In 1916, the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers reported that it was impractical to develop the Playa del Rey inlet and basin as a major harbor. Marina proponents had another go at it in 1936, when Congress authorized reconsideration of the previous negative report, and a year…
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Official Guide To Marina del Rey, California
