Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village, and Agoura Hills are frequent travel destinations for tourists, business visitors and passing highway travelers. About halfway between Los Angeles and Santa Barbara, the communities are built along both sides of U.S. Highway 101, locally called the Ventura Freeway, one of the most-heavily traveled roads in America.
Thousand Oaks
Thousand Oaks ' main business district exit at Moorpark Road offers several choice locations. In the midst of great shopping is the Best Western Thousand Oaks Inn, with conference facilities, a swimming pool and a restaurant. The Oaks Lodge provides rooms and efficiencies, swimming and nearby shopping. Several specialized plazas, restaurants and movie complexes—including The Oaks Shopping Center with major department stores and 130 shops—are within walking distance. Continuing west about one mile is The Palm Garden Hotel which offers convenient roadside accommodations for travelers and business visitors and features a new restaurant with conference facilities, a swimming pool, whirlpool and cocktail lounge. Holiday Inn Thousand Oaks provides comfortable rooms and amenities along the freeway before crossing the Conejo Grade into Camarillo.
Westlake Village
The Lindero Canyon Road exit off the 101 Freeway leads to the Four Seasons Hotel to the north and the Westlake Village Inn to the south. Nestled in the foothills of the Santa Monica Mountains, Four Seasons Westlake Village is a multi-faceted property, offering magnificent guestrooms and suites, extensive funtion space, a world-class spa, a health and wellbeing institute, and a full-service TV production studio. Westlake Village Inn offers a wide selection of beautiful rooms and suites, surrounded by lushly landscaped grounds with meandering walkways, rose arbors and bougainvillea-draped trellises, with old-world statuary, fountains and ponds. Conference rooms, a pool and spa, bar and restaurants, and an exercise room are on-site. Within walking distance are tennis courts, a putting green, an 18-hole golf course and shopping areas. The Hyatt Westlake Plaza may be seen from the Westlake Boulevard exit. This upscale hotel captures the rich Spanish heritage of southern California in the architecture of the building and the beauty of the surrounding acreage. A mission-inspired bell tower, spacious lobby and interior fountain greet guests at the entry. A variety of rooms are available as well as conference facilities, swimming pool, saunas, exercise room, dining and entertainment. Major shopping plazas are within walking distance.
Agoura Hills and Woodland Hills
Along the freeway corridor approaching from the Los Angeles area, visitors may choose the beautiful Warner Center Marriott in Woodland Hills, a short 15 minutes away from the Conejo area. Continuing on the freeway in Agoura Hills are the Renaissance Hotel and the Hampton Inn & Suites that offer a selection of rooms and suites and feature spacious lobbies, conference facilities, swimming pools, dining and entertainment. The Renaissance and Hampton are adjacent to the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area and only minutes from Malibu Beach.
Moorpark and Simi Valley
Moorpark and Simi Valley are a few miles north of Thousand Oaks on State Route 118 connected by State Highway 23 that intersects Highway 101. Travelers approaching from Route 118 or wishing to stay in the proximity of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum can enjoy the hospitality of the Grand Vista Hotel or Posada Royale Hotel & Suites in Simi Valley with rooms and suites, a swimming pool, whirlpool, conference facilities, dining and entertainment.
Camarillo, Oxnard and Ventura
If you drive up Highway 101 to Camarillo, you can visit the fabulous Camarillo Premium Outlets and stay at the nearby Hampton Inn & Suites. Should you choose to venture up to the Oxnard/Ventura area, you will discover the beautiful Embassy Suites/Mandalay Bay Resort on the waterfront in Oxnard and enjoy the scenery at the Ventura Beach Marriott.
Transportation
Bus routes into the Los Angeles area are provided by Rapid Transit District. Taxi and bus services are available within the local area. Greyhound Bus Lines pass through Thousand Oaks daily and maintain a flag stop. Metrolink commuter rail lines connect Ventura County with four other counties and are accessible from a station 10 miles north of Thousand Oaks in Moorpark, or from Simi Valley, 15 miles north of Thousand Oaks. Amtrak has a station and ticket office in Oxnard, about 30 miles west of the Conejo Valley. Three commercial airports are located within a 45-mile radius: Los Angeles International, Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport, and Oxnard Airport. Several bus, van and limousine services offer transportation to and from the Los Angeles and Burbank airports.
