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09-23-2008, 02:24 PM
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Motels with good weekly rates near Scottsdale / Tempe?
I just arrived in Phoenix for the first time to look at the area, so far it seems nice although my car window was broken as I left my suitcase in the car overnight last night (at a motel in Goodyear), anyways I will be looking around the Scottsdale and Tempe area and I am wondering if anyone knows of any motels in the area that offer good weekly rates. Thanks.
Also, I have to say i like the dry heat, 95 here feels like 80 in California where I am from because of the lower humidity.
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09-23-2008, 08:42 PM
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I found a Motel 6 Studio in Tempe that is only around $220 per week in case anyone else is the same situation, pretty good deal in my opinion.
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09-23-2008, 09:37 PM
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People don't understand what dry heat means until they experience it. 90 with low humitity equils awesome.
I don't know why but when you said motel 6 and tempe, i thought scottsdale.
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09-23-2008, 10:47 PM
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I agree that its awesome, the weather here is a step up from California in some ways, I can see if you're from a cold climate that it would be an adjustment but for someone that already likes weather on the warm side the weather is fine here.
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09-23-2008, 11:57 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rickca
I just arrived in Phoenix for the first time to look at the area, so far it seems nice although my car window was broken as I left my suitcase in the car overnight last night (at a motel in Goodyear), anyways I will be looking around the Scottsdale and Tempe area and I am wondering if anyone knows of any motels in the area that offer good weekly rates. Thanks.
Also, I have to say i like the dry heat, 95 here feels like 80 in California where I am from because of the lower humidity.
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Keep in mind, it is now the fall. I said that too when I first visited in May and then again in early June. 110-115 degrees is MUCH worse than 95 degrees, and also in July and August its not as dry as this and the temperatures are a good 5 degrees warmer with a stronger sun angle. 95 in the sun and in the shade are also two different things.
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09-24-2008, 12:12 AM
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Right.. but thats the tradeoff for warmer weather year round, in northern California you get a good 3-4 months of "winter weather" where it'll be cold (into the upper 40's in the day sometimes), rain and usually a good amount of overcast skies.. I'd definitely take the tradeoff of 110 days for 3 months with nice weather the rest of the year as opposed to the colder winters. I guess the comparison to So-Cal is more difficult as its milder there year round.
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09-24-2008, 12:21 AM
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Right.. but thats the tradeoff for warmer weather year round, in northern California you get a good 3-4 months of "winter weather" where it'll be cold (into the upper 40's in the day sometimes), rain and usually a good amount of overcast skies.. I'd definitely take the tradeoff of 110 days for 3 months with nice weather the rest of the year as opposed to the colder winters. I guess the comparison to So-Cal is more difficult as its milder there year round.
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Yeah, but Id still say Northern California over the course of a year has better weather than probably 3/4 of the US. I know there winters are still far preferable to the northeast winters.
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09-24-2008, 12:28 AM
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Rickca, what part of N. Cal are you from? I'm from Sacramento and the cloud coverage like Seattle grew old for me.
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09-24-2008, 01:25 AM
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There's a place in South Scottsdale that I once scouted for my parents who were going to build a house in Prescott and needed temp housing. They ended up not needing it, so I don't have any personal knowledge of the place, other than they offer furnished condos with a lot of stuff included in the price (about $900/mo). Click here.
Also look on cragslist under short term and vacation rentals.
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09-24-2008, 04:27 AM
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Hospitality Suite Resort at McKellips/Scottsdale Rd right at the Scottsdale/Tempe border.
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