One corner of the ballroom at the La Posada hotel
I won't go into the history or details here, since you can read more about it here. But it is truly unique, and fun, and beautiful, and friendly, and if I have to pay someone to give me a bed for the night, I would much rather pay a family of artists and peace-mongers than whoever owns the Quality Inn. And as the La Posada website tells you, it has been "rated as one of the best places in the world to stay by Condé Nast Traveler, National Geographic Traveler," and "rated as #3 in the entire U.S. for bargain hotels by Trip Advisor."
The fireplace in the same room.
More importantly to me, they did not make a listing on the National Bed Bug Registry.
It was reasonable for us because the kids are just small enough that they all fit on one queen-sized bed--lined up long-ways. : ) DH and I took the other bed and had a good, comfortable, quiet, night's sleep.
There are trains to watch, and art to admire, and table games to play, and local hand-made treasures in the gift shop, and outside gardens that are just the right size for kids to explore safely with minimal supervsion.
So, consider this post a travel FYI, in case you happen to ever need a hotel near Flagstaff!
"Standin' on a corner in Winslow, Arizona
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It's a girl, my Lord, in a flatbead Ford
Slowin' down to take a look at me
Take it easy"
That's funny, Luke--I had old roadtrip tunes running through my head the whole trip, but never thought of this one! We were on the old Route 66: "well it goes from ST. Louie down through Missouri, Oklahoma City is mighty pretty you'll see Amarillo, Gallup, New Mexico, Flagstaff, Arizona, don't forget Winona, Kingman, Barstow, San Bernadino. . . " We drove though several on that list coming out to see you--but oddly, seems Winona did get forgotten, since I can't find it on the map.
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The old Rt 66 started in Chicago and ended in LA. Your Dad and I traveled all the way from home to Grandma and Grandpa A in 1965. We were traveling in a VW bug which was also our "motel" at night. Daddy had it fixed so that the whole car became our bed, and everything we had with us was in the car, too. It is very hard to put on jeans while laying down:) and at 4 in the morning at the Grand Canyon he kicked the horn:) Brings back good memories. Now most of Rt 66 has been replaced by I-40. But we have still traveled what is still there as we head to CA.
ReplyDeleteYes, I remember those stories, mom! Ah, to be young! : ) And now you know of a good place to stop along the way, next time you go that way.
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