If I was traveling at any other time of year, I would pull over and camp out in a tent. Average temperatures in the area range from 70F during the day to 20F at night. Since I only plan on using the hotel for sleeping and showering, all I really want is a bed and shower, nothing fancy. Right now my only concern with picking the cheapest accommodations is having either the hotel be of questionable hygiene, or the hostel having roommates of questionable hygiene. I'm willing to put out an extra $10 a night to pick a hotel that isn't known as the cheapest hotel in town and caters to the hooker and vampire crowd. Here's what I have so far.
Las Vegas (3 nights) AAE Casino Wild West Hostel: $77.94 (about $25 a day)
Zion National Park (1 night) Best Western East Zion Thunderbird Lodge: $73
Page (1 night) Super 8: $45
Monument Valley (1 night) either Kayenta Best Western $55 or Mexican Hat San Juan Hotel $55 --Depends on what day I see Monument Valley.
San Juan Hotel
Flagstaff/Grand Canyon (2 nights) Grand Canyon International Hostel: $34 ($17 a night)
Las Vegas (1 night) AAE Casino Wild West Hostel ($30)
Total Cost (including 12% Sales tax): $352 for 9 nights for an average of $39 a night. Not bad!
Already I changed spending one night at the grand canyon, the minimum hotel price I saw listed was around $150. So I'll drive the 1.5 hours back to flagstaff and stay there an additional night, then drive there right to Vegas.
I didn't 'treat' myself to a nice accommodation at any point on the trip, and I'm thinking my last night in Vegas I might want to splurge and stay at a nice(r) hotel. I'll make that change last minute depending on how much money I have left in the budget.
No comments:
Post a Comment