need some advice please,im not a novice at travelling,first time i think ive been undecided.going to arizona in april after travelling 16 hours from one place to another.bareing in mind ive read frommers and foders all hotels seem to be expensive in the books,yes i will be bit tired.the advice that i need is.
,is it worth waiting till i get there before deciding where to stay is there a tourist information in sky harbor airport where i would have a better and more choice of hotels giving the information of what im after to the bloke or girl behind the desk so she or he knows what type of hotel im after and in what location as talking to someone one onto one you get your bearings a bit more and the actual areas of the city your visiting,and do you actually save more money booking online then just turning up at a hotel on the day {bearing in mind someone is going to say its the summer season and will be busy }but i know every hotel will not be full it just might cut my choice down a bit. thanks toon army.
book hotel online or just wait till you arrive.I always like to have a plan. Especially after a 16 hour flight when I know I will be tired. Phoenix is a huge area with many options for lodging.
Are you staying for a few days, or is this an overnight? I think the combined minds of some of us here on TA can offer you better advice than an individual at the airport. Give us an idea of your needs and we can make some suggestions.
book hotel online or just wait till you arrive.It%26#39;s always better to book in advance. Less hassles and issues running around after your long day of travel.
The airport has an information center in each terminal but it is not intended to help people find lodging. There are brochures but the info is not comprehensive. It would be you on the telephone calling various hotels to find lodging .... not what you want to be doing on your arrival.
The best way is to use an online travel service to find a hotel in the area where you wish to be located. April is not summer season; it is in the peak season so rates are high. There are however decent properties at reasonable prices.
What is your price range? Where do you wish to stay? If you do not know where, what will you be doing while in Phoenix?
BTW, ';bloke'; would be considered a rude word over here as people don%26#39;t use it and are not familiar with the term.
I%26#39;m not sure exactly what you%26#39;re after, as your post is a bit hard to read, but I%26#39;ll answer your question about booking in advance or waiting. Definitely book your hotel before you arrive. Phoenix is a huge tourist destination, and April is part of our peak season. Therefore, not only do hotels book full rather quickly, but sometimes prices rise as the hotel%26#39;s occupancy rate rises - at least in peak season.
You said something about talking to someone at the airport - I%26#39;m not sure if you%26#39;re referring to an info desk, but you probably won%26#39;t find anyone at the airport to be helpful. Do figure out approximately where you want to be located - look at a map of Phoenix, figure out which sites you want to see, etc. - and then look at hotels online, or in your travel book. Keep in mind that Metro Phoenix is VERY spread out - you can easily drive more than an hour going from place to place. But once you have determined where you%26#39;d like to be ';based';, then you might come back to TA with a budget and general location, and we can make some hotel recommendations for you.
book in advance ( having flown for london to phx dozen of times ) i would not want to be faffing about when you land , do your research in advance the guys here on TA are real good , i know phx better than london and these guys still teach me stuff .
sorry it took a while to reply,and thanks for your help.coming to arizona from the 14th april to the 29th.im just undecided as to whether to book online even just for a night to get my bearings like people say pheonix is a big place.hope to spend first two days just relaxing in pheonix recharging the batteries,then down to tucson,onto tombstone,bisbee,hopefully say 3 days.then up to flagstaff,sedona,then up to red rock,then flying to vegas for a week,
it is good to go on forums to get all the gen on cities and towns,etc,etc.but for example i could be waiting at vegas airport as thats where i fly from to pheonix,i could be at the bar talking to someone from pheonix who could recommend a brilliant hotel in a central place for a medium price chance i know but possible,you know what i mean, just by bumping into people and gaining information on the place you are going to,and if ive booked up online then your committed and cant get out of it,i give you this just as an example mind.
looked for budget price hotels as long as there clean and safe.thats all i need, guess im looking at $70 to $90
p.s.hope i did not offend anybody from arizona by calling a man a bloke,was%26#39;int meant to offend just the way we talk here,been all over the world first time i heard it could be offensive just my accent and language.apoligizes will heed it.
i must remember im in cowboy country.thanks all, toon army.
cheers everybody.
atchr,ive travelled round the world,hitched it from north africa to south africa,never booked up for a 2 week holiday before,just used to pack my bags and get a flight,but im getting older now and the bones ache a bit,but just going was all part of the fun.
when we were dozzing on the beach 25 year ago in st tropez me and my mate had an idea buy an ice box,by ice creams and cornettos from supermarket and sell them made 拢20 a day for food slept on the beach,like i say all part of the fun
red rox and hummingbird.
writing was never my forte
even when i read it back i could not even understand it myself,hah.
when i said at the aiport talking to someone i just meant sitting at the bar and chatting to someone and them coming from the area your going to can give you advice.
without a doubt i can get great advice from you%26#39;s thats why these forums are so good and the people on them.so to aztchr,red rox,hummingbird,and raider cheers good on yi,keep the information coming.god ive went on a bit sorry.
just giving you an insight as to why im undecided,but will take your advice.P.S. i cant drive either so i need cental.cheers now toon army.
You have been given a lot of good advice by everyone above, but it sounds like you%26#39;re really banking on bumping into someone at the airport (probably another tourist) that would give you a better advice, so I won%26#39;t repeat anything that you have already heard from others. Enjoy your visit anyway.
what!!!!!
toonarmy understanding english is one thing understanding gordie is something else.
and i was born in berwick.
however mate to answer youre question really think you should book at least youre first night before leaving its a long day best to have something booked.
have you looked at priceline uk you can get some cracking deals if you dont mind not not knowing excact hotel till youre bids excepted.i managed to get into the marriott metro area for 25.00 uk per night in mid april.
not maybe the best area but a resonable hotel at a great price.
last time i looked they were wanting 175.00 dollars on there own website.
cheers steve
You%26#39;re off to do you own thing no matter what our advice I think.
There are hotels in the $70-90 range but you need to be careful where they are located. If you don%26#39;t ask us, ask whoever tells you about them about the neighborhood. This is peak season. Your budget would get you the lowest class of hotel.
Once you get done wandering about, you say that you will fly to Las Vegas. From where? You will need to go back to Phoenix to fly to LV.
Good luck. Have a good trip.
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