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Friday, September 07, 2007

Choosing the Right Hotel for Your Travel Needs

Destination Arizona
B. Thomas Cooper
Editor


Choosing a hotel can sometimes be as simple as getting off the at the next exit and pulling into the first hotel sporting a vacancy sign. Unfortunately, it’s seldom that easy.

Traveling needn’t be expensive, nor confounding. There are usually a variety of hotels available, designed to satisfy a variety of needs. Will you require a smoking room? Do you wish to be near the beach, or near a specific park or museum? Do you need quick access to the airport or shuttle service? These are all considerations when booking a hotel.

Starlite SCT001

I do most of my writing in the early hours, and I require ample quantities of coffee just to get me up to speed. As such, freshly brewed java is a must. Obviously, if I am on deadline and need to submit an article, I will also need a high speed internet connection, available in most of the finer hotel chains. However, if I’m vacationing in Mexico, for instance, I may wish to avoid communication with the states entirely, in which case, I may not even require phone service.

Of course, there are other considerations. Accommodations for the handicapped, for instance. Will you require a downstairs room? Does the hotel have elevators or wheel chair access? How convenient is the parking?

Buckhorn Motel Sign

No two situations are ever quite alike. It is important to take a few minutes and consider all the possibilities. There are numerous organizations willing to assist you with your search. As for my coffee fix, my wife and I procured a coffee-maker strictly for road brew, and we never leave home without it. That way, when all else fails, and we find ourselves pulling into the first hotel sporting a vacancy sign, a least we’ll rest knowing we will wake to freshly brewed coffee.


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