What Is Pilot Season? Where Do I Stay? How Do I Get Around? Rental Cars How Will I Stay in...

Hollywood loves a sequel, and after the popularity of Back Stage West's complete guide for the newly arrived actor, "Welcome to L.A.," last August, we at the office thought it might be a good idea to offer a similar primer to that special breed of performer and temporary L.A. resident, the Pilot Season Hopeful. Every year, our East Coast and Midwestern brethren land in droves, trying to land the next big network show. While the chances are slim, at the very least it's a good chance to escape the snow for a couple of months.

—Pamela Bock

—Laura Weinert

Bally's Total Fitness

(800) 695-8111

www.ballyfitness.com

Bodies in Motion

2730 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica,

(310) 264-0777

1950 Century Park East, Century City,

(310) 789-1111

17031 Ventura Blvd., Encino, (818) 995-7700

900 S. Arroyo Pkwy., Pasadena, (626) 577-2211

Crunch

8000 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood,

(323) 654-4550

Gold's Gym

1016 N. Cole Ave., Hollywood, (323) 462-7012

360 Hampton Dr., Venice, (310) 392-6004

Action Cellular Rent-A-Phone

(800) RENT-PHONE

Travelers Telecom

15760 Ventura Blvd., Ste. 1201

Encino, CA 91346

(818) 325-2820

USA Phone Rental

(800) 964-2468

@Coffee

www.atcoffee.com

7200 Melrose Ave.

Los Angeles, CA 90046

Phone: (323) 930-1122

E-mail: info@atcoffee.com

Price/hour: $ 7

Business Anywhere

5711 W. Century Blvd.

Los Angeles, CA 90045

Phone: (949) 250-4752

Fax: (949) 250-4757

Email: businessanywhere@yahoo.com

CyberBuzz

2897 W. Olympic Blvd., #201

Los Angeles, CA 90028 USA

Phone: (213) 480-6653

E-mail: nwsong@yahoo.com

Price/Hour: $2/hr. (for members), $3/hr. (for non-members), Membership $10, One Day Pass $20

Hours: Sun.-Thurs.: 12-noon-6 a.m., Fri.-Sat.: open 24 hours

Cyber Java

www.cyberjava.com

7080 Hollywood Blvd.

Los Angeles, CA 90028

Phone: (323) 466-5600

Fax: (310) 388-1313

E-mail: mail@cyberjava.com

Price/Hour: $2.50 for every 15 minutes or $9 for every hour

Hours: Mon.-Fri.: 7 a.m.-12 a.m.; Sat.-Sun.: 8 a.m.-12 a.m.

Angels Flight Railway

351 S. Hill St., L.A.

6:30 a.m. - 10 p.m. continuous.

Bradbury Building

304 S. Broadway, L.A., (213) 626-1893

Grand Central Market

317 S. Broadway, L.A., (213) 624-2378

Los Angeles Conservancy Tours

523 W. 6th St., Ste. 1216, L.A., (213) 623-2489

Olvera Street

Between Cesar Chavez and Alameda St., L.A.

Ocean Front Walk between Washington and Rose, Venice

Escondido Falls, Winding Way and Pacific Coast Hwy., Malibu

Al's Bar

305 S. Hewitt, Downtown, (213) 625-9703

Beauty Bar

1638 N. Cahuenga Blvd., L.A., (323) 464-7676

Thurs.-Fri., opens at 6 p.m., Sat.-Wed. opens at 8 p.m.

Birds

5925 Franklin Ave., L.A., (323) 465-0175

Boardner's Bar

1652 N. Cherokee Ave., Hollywood, (323) 462-9621

Bourgeois Pigg

5931 Franklin Ave., L.A., (323) 962-9366

Cat & Fiddle

6530 W. Sunset Blvd., L.A., (323) 468-7202

Daily 11:30 a.m.-2 a.m.

Chateau Marmont

8221 W. Sunset Blvd., Beverly Hills

Conga Room

5364 Wilshire Blvd., L.A., (323) 938-4212

Wed-Sat., 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m.

The Derby

4500 Los Feliz Blvd., L.A., (323) 663-8979

Daily 5 p.m.-2 a.m.

Dresden Room

1760 N. Vermont Ave., L.A., (323) 665-4292

Mon.-Sat., 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m. and 4:30-11 p.m., Sun., 4-10 p.m.

The Garden of Eden

7080 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, (323) 465-3363

La Poubelle

5909 Franklin Ave., L.A., (323) 462-6441

Lulu's

13203 Ventura Blvd., Studio City, (818) 986-2233

The Standard Hotel

8300 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, (323) 650-9090

Daily 9 a.m.-1:30 a.m.

360

6290 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood

Sat-Thurs., 6 p.m.-2 a.m., Fri. 4 p.m.-2 a.m.(323) 871-2995

Ye Coach & Horses

7617 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, (323) 876-6900

Mon.-Sat., 11 a.m.-2 a.m., Sun. 5 p.m.-2 a.m.

Canter's

419 Fairfax Ave., L.A., (323) 651-2030

24 hours a day

Doughboys

8136 W. 3rd St., L.A., (323) 651-4202

Daily 7 a.m.-10 p.m.

El Cholo

1121 S Western Ave., L.A., (323) 734-2733

Mon.-Thurs., 11 a.m.-10 p.m., Fri.-Sat., 11 a.m.-11 p.m., Sun., 11 a.m.-9 p.m.

El Coyote

7312 Beverly Blvd., L.A. (323) 939-2255

Sun.-Thurs., 11 a.m.-10 p.m., Sat.-Sun., 11 a.m.-11 p.m.

Farmers Market

6332 W. 3rd St. and Fairfax Ave., L.A., (323) 933-9211

Summer hours (June-Sept.) Mon.-Sat., 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Sun., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Winter Hours (Oct.-May) Mon.-Sat., 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Sun., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Gladstones 4 Fish

17300 Pacific Coast Hwy., Pacific Palisades, (310) 454-3474

Mon.-Thurs., 11 a.m.-11 p.m., Sat., 7 a.m.-midnight, Sun., 7 a.m.-11 p.m.

Granita

23725 W. Malibu Rd., Malibu, (310) 456-0488

Mon.-Fri., 6-10 p.m., Sat.-Sun., 5:30-10 p.m.

House of Pies

1869 N. Vermont Ave., Los Feliz, (323) 666-9961

Mon.-Fri., 6:30 a.m.-1 a.m., Sat.-Sun., 6:30 a.m.-2 a.m.

Hugo's

8401 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, (323) 654-3993

The Original Pantry

877 S. Figueroa, Downtown, (213) 972-9279

24 hours a day

Pink's

709 N. La Brea, L.A.

Sun.-Thurs., 7 a.m.-2 a.m., Fri.-Sat., 9 a.m.-3 a.m.

Real Food Daily

514 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica, (310) 451-7544

Daily, 11:30 a.m.-11 p.m.

Beverly Center

Corner of Beverly Blvd. and La Cienega Ave., West Hollywood

Burbank Media Center

San Fernando Rd. and Magnolia Blvd., Burbank

Century City Shopping Center

10250 Little Santa Monica Blvd., Century City

Chinatown

Hill St., Downtown L.A.

Glendale Galleria

Colorado and Brand Blvds., Glendale, (818) 240-9481

Little India

Pioneer Blvd. between 183rd and 187th streets, Artesia

Melrose

Between Fairfax and La Brea Aves., Los Angeles

Old Town Pasadena

Colorado Blvd., Pasadena

Silverlake

Sunset Blvd. between Virgil and Alvarado

Los Feliz Village

Hillhurst and Vermont

Disneyland

Katella Ave., Anaheim, (714) 781-4565

Knott's Berry Farm

8039 Beach Blvd., Buena Park, (714) 220-5200

Six Flags Magic Mountain

26101 Magic Mountain Pkwy., Valencia, (805) 255-4111

Universal Studios Hollywood

100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, (800) 959-9688

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

8949 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, (310) 247-3600

All Cadillacs of the Forties Museum

12811 Foothill Blvd., Sylmar, (818) 361-1147

Autry Museum of Western Heritage

4700 Western Heritage Way, Hollywood,

(323) 667-2000

California African-American Museum

600 State Dr., Exposition Park, Downtown,

(213) 744-7432

California Heritage Museum

2612 Main St., Santa Monica, (310) 392-8537

California Science Center

700 State Dr., Exposition Park, Downtown,

(213) 744-7400

Carole and Barry Kaye Museum of Miniatures

5900 Wilshire Blvd., Museum Row, L.A.,

(323) 937-6464

Edmund D. Edelman Hollywood Bowl Museum

2301 N. Highland Ave., Hollywood,

(323) 850-2058

Frederick's of Hollywood Lingerie Museum

6608 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood,

(323) 957-5953

Geffen Contemporary

152 N. Central Ave., Downtown, (213) 626-6222

George C. Page Museum of La Brea and La Brea Tar Pits

5801 Wilshire Blvd., Museum Row,

(323) 934-7243

Getty Center

1200 Getty Center Dr., L.A., (310) 440-7300

Hollywood Entertainment Museum

7021 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood,

(323) 465-7900

Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens

1151 Oxford Rd., San Marino, (626) 405-2141

Japanese American National Museum

369 E. 1st St., Little Tokyo, Downtown,

(213) 625-0414

Jewish Federation's Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust

6006 Wilshire Blvd., L.A., (323) 761-8170

Los Angeles County Museum of Art West

6067 Wilshire Blvd., L.A., (323) 857-6000

Long Beach Museum of Art

2300 E. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, (562) 439-2119

Los Angeles County Museum of Art

5905 Wilshire Blvd., L.A., (323) 857-6010

Los Angeles Craft & Folk Art Museum

5814 Wilshire Blvd., Museum Row,

(323) 937-4230

Los Angeles Maritime Museum

Harbor Blvd. and 6th St., Berth 84, San Pedro, (310) 548-7618

Museum of Contemporary Art

250 S. Grand Ave., Downtown, (213) 626-6222

Museum of Death

6340 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood,

(323) 466-8011

Museum of Flying

2772 Donald Douglas Loop, Santa Monica Airport, Santa Monica, (310) 392-8822

Museum of Jurassic Technology

9341 Venice Blvd., Culver City, (310) 836-6131

Museum of Latin American Art

628 Alamitos Ave., Long Beach, (562) 437-1689

Museum of Neon Art

501 W. Olympic Blvd., Downtown, (213) 489-9918

Museum of Television and Radio

465 N. Beverly Dr., Beverly Hills, (310) 786-1000

Museum of Tolerance

9786 W. Pico Blvd., W. L.A., (310) 553-8403

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

900 Exposition Blvd., Downtown, (213) 763-3466

Norton Simon Museum of Art

411 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, (323) 681-2484

Pacific Asia Museum

46 N. Los Robles Ave., Pasadena, (626) 449-2742

Petersen Automotive Museum

6060 Wilshire Blvd., Museum Row, L.A.,

(323) 930-2277

Santa Monica Museum of Art

Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Ave., Bldg. G1, Santa Monica, (310) 586-6488

Skirball Cultural Center

2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd. at Mulholland Dr., L.A., (310) 440-4500

Southwest Museum

234 Museum Dr., L.A., (323) 221-2164

UCLA/Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center

10899 Wilshire Blvd., Westwood, (310) 443-7000

UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History

405 N. Hilgard Ave., Westwood, (310) 825-4361

NBC Studio Tour

3000 W. Alameda Ave. at Bob Hope Dr., Burbank, (818) 840-3537 or (818) 840-4444

Paramount Studio Tour

5555 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, (323) 956-5575

Sony Pictures Studio Tour

10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City,

(323) 520-8687

Universal Studios Hollywood Studio Tour

100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City,

(818) 508-9600

Warner Bros. Studios V.I.P. Tour

4000 Warner Blvd., Burbank, (818) 954-1744 or (818) 954-1008

Beverly Hills Hotel

9461 Sunset Blvd., Beverly Hills, (310) 276-2251

The dogwalk at Runyon Canyon

End of Fuller Ave., Hollywood Hills

Formosa Café

7156 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, (323) 850-9050

Four Seasons Hotel

300 S. Doheny Dr., Beverly Hills, (310) 273-2222

This swanky, upscale hotel plays host to countless press junkets for feature films, so stars abound doing interviews promoting their latest projects, and many visiting celebs stay here as well. You're bound to run into or at least catch a glimpse of a famous face at the bar, Windows Lounge, or the elegant restaurant, Gardens.

Geoffrey's

27400 Pacific Coast Hwy., Malibu, (310) 457-1519

Griddle Café

7916 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, (323) 874-0377

Hollywood Hills Coffee Shop

6145 Franklin Ave., Hollywood, (323) 467-7678

Kate Mantilini

9101 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, (310) 278-3699

Laemmle's Sunset 5/Virgin Megastore

Sunset and Crescent Heights Blvds., West Hollywood

Musso and Frank

6667 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, (323) 467-5123

Newsroom Café

120 N. Robertson Blvd., West Hollywood, (310) 652-4444

Sunset Plaza, West Hollywood

Located on Sunset Blvd., between San Vicente and La Cienega boulevards, in the middle of the Sunset Strip, this upscale fashion district is replete with chic sidewalk cafés and pricey boutiques that only the stars could afford to patronize, so it makes sense that you'll see them as you window shop for haute couture.

Swinger's

8020 Beverly Blvd., West Hollywood, (323) 653-5858

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