Motels with good weekly rates near Scottsdale / Tempe? (Phoenix, Prescott: apartment, condos)

[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.

[rickca]

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.

[w1ngzer0]

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.

[rickca]

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.

[NytoPhx]

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.

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.

[rickca]

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.

[NytoPhx]

Originally Posted by rickca

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.

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.

[w1ngzer0]

Rickca, what part of N. Cal are you from? I'm from Sacramento and the cloud coverage like Seattle grew old for me.

[joninaz]

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.

[BurtsBees]

Hospitality Suite Resort at McKellips/Scottsdale Rd right at the Scottsdale/Tempe border.