Is There Cheap Hotels Near The Los Angeles Convention Center?

I am trying to get a room for my cousin and I for Anime Expo 2009, which is July 2 - July 5. I wanted to know if there were any cheap hotels or motels near the Los Angeles Convention Center. Also, my cousin is 13, is that considered child or adult when booking a hotel? The quality of the hotel is not important to me, just the price. I tried getting the Holiday Inn near the Convention Center but it's fully book for the dates that I wanted.

You can see what you can find on this list. I would check back frequently because new places are being screened and approved every day. So the list is constantly growing.

In the Convention Center area there are mostly ritzy hotels.

In Chinatown and Echo Park, you'll find less pricey hotels, but you'll have to figure out how to cross the two to three miles between the hotel and the Convention Center.

Convention Center area is a booming, super-fancy new section, featuring Staples Center, LA Live Entertainment Complex, and expensive Ritz-Cartlton and Marriott hotels.

But, if you venture even a block or two east, west, or south from there, you get into very tough areas. Going north into downtown is not as bad, and that is where the Holiday Inn and the more expensive Hotel Figueroa (939 S. Figueroa St., LA 90015, 800-421-9092, http://www.figueroahotel.com ) are located. Continuing north, expecially north-east, you will find poor-quality hotels, until you get to Seventh St, where it gets fancy again (Hyatt is on 7th, part of Macy's Plaza, and the Wilshire Grand Hotel, formerly the LA Hilton).

There really are no in between hotels - flea bag or ritzy.

But try this site for more info:

http://www.tripadvisor.com/LocalMaps-g32655-d616425-Staples_Center-Area.html

I would stay at America's Best Value Inn hotel in Hollywood. Its cheapest in the area only $65 per night. The hotel is only 3.5 miles from the LA Convention Center. You can drive on the highway and be there in a just a few minutes.

http://travel.yahoo.com/p-hotel-7012008-americas_best_value_inn-i