• These condos are 1.5 blocks from Hermosa beach, and 2 miles from both Fisherman's Wharf and Redondo Beach.
• Condos have balconies or patios, and kitchens with microwaves, refrigerators, stoves, dishwashers, and cooking utensils.
• Angels Flight Heavenly Beach Condos offers washers and dryers, and complimentary wireless Internet access.

What to expect: Close to the Hermosa Beach Pier, this Quality Inn hotel offers its mostly business guests clean and large rooms, and numerous complimentary amenities. There is some street noise from the passing traffic and nearby businesses, but the hotel also offers convenience to numerous comforts and the beach. Complimentary parking is an added plus.

Amenity highlights: A sunny first-floor breakfast room serves a daily complimentary breakfast with make-your-own waffles and fresh fruit, and complimentary newspapers are also provided. An outdoor spa tub and sundeck offer private sunbathing, and an exercise room gives guests an ocean view while they work out. Wireless Internet access is complimentary throughout.

Insider tip: A stroll along The Strand yields some interesting local history: The Sea Sprite Motel, at 10th and The Strand, was a holiday retreat for such jazz greats as Dizzy Gillespie and opera diva Beverly Sills. At 13th and The Strand, Frank Champagne’s Bath House allegedly had a secret room used for a bookmaking operation; and famed orator William Jennings Bryan spent time at 2008 The Strand.