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Old 08-29-2007, 02:42 AM   #1
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Default Coming to USA, Help finding motels?

Hi Everyone.

I finally booked and payed for all my tickets to America, mainly for the Tucson shootout. The main problem Is finding accomodation, even with hotels which are priced a bit rich for my liking. Just really looking for cheap motel accomodation, even finding motel listings on the net difficult for the different states/ towns I have booked to visit.
My Itinerary Is as follows If anyone In America could help.

13-20 SanFrancisco / 7 nights (arrive on the 10th, pre arranged 3 nights hotel)

20-25 Las Vegas / 5 nights

25-06 Tucson / 11 nights

06-11 Denver / 5 nights

11-16 Nashville / 5 nights

16-19 SanFrancisco / 3 nights

19th return to Perth.

Cheap motel accomodation (say $50-$70 a night) and car rental for my stay In Tucson to get to the shootout each day.

Links to motels In these different states/ towns would be greatly appreciated so I can pre-book.

Thankyou for any help

Kind regards Glenn.
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Old 08-29-2007, 02:55 AM   #2
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Default Re: Coming to USA, Help finding motels?

Glenn, these are some to do searches for...
Redroof Inn
Ramada Inn
Best Western
Days Inn
Comfort Inn
Super 8 motel

These are a few off the top of my head, anyone else want to throw some in here for him to check on ?

Just do a search for some of these and then when you get to the motels web site you can put in the towns and stuff you want and how many nights and check prices.

Hope this helps.
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Old 08-29-2007, 05:41 AM   #3
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Hi Glenn
I was in tuscon in the Best Western hotel at Oracle dr street
very good location for going to Timpa and seeing the city
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Old 08-29-2007, 05:59 AM   #4
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Glen, stayed at the Days inn last year in Tucson, out at Marana, (contairo rd I think) $64.00 per night, and handy to TIMPA (20 min)
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Old 08-29-2007, 07:52 AM   #5
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I'll check them out thanks Ian, what I've found so far has been considerably more than that.
While I remember I will also need another pair of those 3 inch 4-40 titanium pro-links and also some build tips for the big pitts, but I'll worry about that when I get back from the US.
PS- are you going this year?
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Old 08-29-2007, 07:59 AM   #6
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Glenn thas one hell of a flight , how many hours in the air ?
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20-25 Las Vegas / 5 nights Boulder hwy Motel 6 is the cheapest I have found. Nothing is cheap on the weekend. Anywhere on the strip seems to be at least 200 a night. This place used to be cheap.

25-06 Tucson / 11 nights Red Roof is the cheapest and it is ok

National chains like Motel 6, Days Inn, Comfort Inn have websites that will give you local prices.
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Stu, It's 5 hrs to Singers from perth and sing to san fran 17+ hrs. A bit like doin that horror milkrun that Ansett would do, every coastal town from perth to syd.
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Okay, bags are packed, tickets ready etc etc... Be offline tomorrow arvo onwards till I get back from the US&A. hha ha ha... Hope to some of you there maybe ???
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I'll check them out thanks Ian, what I've found so far has been considerably more than that.
While I remember I will also need another pair of those 3 inch 4-40 titanium pro-links and also some build tips for the big pitts, but I'll worry about that when I get back from the US.
PS- are you going this year?
Glen, I think you have Ian and I confused, but yes I am going to Tucson, and I am sure Howie will be able to fix you up with the other stuff you need

PS. glad so it was you that bought the big Pitts kit? thank you, made my decision for me!
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Oh! Sorry Mick
Yes I did have you confused with Ian, I'll wait till I get back from the US to get those bits.
The big Pitts Is slowly taking shape, although It really would be handy for a english manual
I don't know what you look like but I may bump Into you there!
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Okay, Im In Las Vegas Now and am heading to Tucson tomorrow afternoon, Hope to catch up with some of you folks at the shootout. Really enjoying the USA really alot of fun !
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Hey there glenncs1 you luck lucky basta rd . hope Vagas is nice and warm for you . Spoke to howie yesterday , man is he stressed . You and mick better fill him up with lots of beer .

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