Yes, I have looked at the zones. Hollywood and Downtown LA I don't think I would want to do less than a 4*. As I look at a "safety" map of California, obviously being in a city, it is a little more "rougher" to put it nicely. I wouldn't be opposed to have a 3* or 3 1/2* in B.H., Century City or Culver City zones. They seem a little more safe if I'm reading that map correctly, but again, I'm not from the area. I'm getting my info from http://www.lalife.com/ If you click on safety at the top it breaks it down. I want to be within 20 minutes of whatever I chose to do, so somewhere central would be nice, whether it's the beach or Hollywood, etc.... Is that even possible? But, if I have to choose, I would prefer price over location, as long as I'm safe. I need to stay under $100. Any suggestions on how I should bid with zones? BTW...went to book my flight today and tickets jumped up! So I'm at least going to wait until I have those before bidding. Hopefully they come back down on Monday :)