Hollywood seems drawn to the Terranea Resort's scenic location. Although the hotel's new, its oceanfront site is a veteran in the movie biz, serving as the backdrop for blockbusters such as the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy, Aviator, Pearl Harbor and the Charlie’s Angels reboot. The Hollywood hubbub inspired the hotel to create new movie industry-themed camps for kids and teens.

The camps, available during winter, spring and summer breaks, will cover movie production, video game creation, stunt work and fashion design. Here are the options for your little filmmaker. ]]> Jennifer Kester 2009-11-19T10:39:51-05:00 33.7384666 -118.39808 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/13/121810/87 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/terranea.jpg" class="top"><p> More hotel deals! <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Terranea+Resort/local/1571"><b>The Terranea Resort</b></a>, a luxury oceanfront property in Palos Verdes, just south of Los Angeles, is offering guests 50 percent off its room rates but only for <b>12 more days</b>. From now through October 27, you can get rooms at the brand new hotel for $210 a night. The special rates are good for stays through December 17. It's even available for reservations over Thanksgiving.<p> The only caveat is that it does require advance purchase. And while we found <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/6/12/112831/684/hotels/Terranea_Resort_Opens_in_SoCal_Today">opening rates</a> at the hotel over the summer for less (about $145 a night), room rates have since jumped up to about $500 a night. We were able to find a room over juliana 2009-10-15T11:59:58-05:00 33.7392589 -118.39784 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/