Hotel Costs, who affords what?

Posted by Chelsey Stanton , Sunday, February 28, 2010 5:20 PM

The Intro :  In my research of Hotels in albuquerque I have come upon something that well...suprises even me.   The costs to stay nearby UNM at a Decent hotel are astronomical for someone trying to stay within a reasonable budget.   So for this blog I'm going to explore and share with you maybe 3 or 4 different hotels within a 20 mile radius  What are the costs to stay in a hotel or motel near UNM without breaking the bank?
The Generalized Inputs:

a) Who am I: Student visiting sister Rayelle( made up name)
b) Age: 23
c) Sex: Female 
b) Length of Stay: February 28th to March 6th (7 days)
c) Budget:  50 to 70 dollars a day
d) Sites to find hotel: Priceline, Expedia, and Travelocity, Google
e) Free parking
f) Free wifi
g) Nonsmoking room
i) only showing you the first page of results

 If you take the time to look at the Tab that says Hotels In Albuquerque, You will see I have listed some hotels in Albuquerque near UNM. That can be your general reference for where certain places are.  That page will most likely change as the blog continues to specifically show certain hotels.   UNfortunately due to many issues with links and upload issues, I can't Just copy and past the results I got into the Blog. Its just not working out for me this time.  Plus, I dont want to get into any trouble with copying stuff. So  Instead I will post Links to the pages!


http://travela.priceline.com/hotel/priceListings.do?key=g68ll4aq&jsk=2003010a2203010a20100301013506B2D611528260&plf=PCLN
Priceline

We have all seen the priceline ads on Tv.  They have the Shatner trying  to negotiate a price on a hotel  for you.  saying he is going to find you excellent deals on hotels so that you can go on the dream vacation. So...Lets put him up to the test why dont we!

Putting all the inputs we had from before  these are the results that I got below.  I'm a little dissapointed that Priceline doesn't give me a map so I have a bettere refernce of where the hotels they are talking about are listed.  But feel free to use my map on the Hotels in Albuquerque tab. But for my 7 day stay in albuquerque, these are the rates available to us from Priceline

 Expedia
I want you all to notice some features that are different between Priceline and Expedia.  They both post the same information but in much different formats.  On Priceline I didn't get the option of picking the money range, but did get to organize list from cheapest to most expensive.  Note the price changes from one search engine to the other also.  It makes you ask the question.  Which search engine is better?    As for the formatting I think I enjoy the way Expedia presents the information, based on your inputs.  instead of prcies or just one situation It also puts in the prices of other rooms to.   This is a good way to perhaps convince a guests to choose the room thats a little more expensive because they realize hey its not actually that expensive!  Here's a link to the results I got. I'm still working on How to effectively post the results I got.
http://www.expedia.com/Hotels?#sb=10&st=0&nm=0&ar=6065406&am=0%2C1%2C7&sd=2/28/2010&ed=3/6/2010&ad=1&pg=0







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Kirtland AFB Temporary Lodging Facility Review

Posted by Chelsey Stanton , Friday, February 5, 2010 12:30 PM






For the first hotel I have decided to give you my own personal review of the Temporary Lodging Facility (TLF) they have on base. For those who have no idea what I'm actually talking about I should explain that the TLF is the military version of a hotel. 

Hotel: Kirtland Inn
Where: Kirtland Air Force Base, nestled right on the edge of Albuquerque, NM.
Address:
              Bldg. 22016 on Club Road
              Albuquerque, NM 87117

Room type: Temporary Lodging Facility,  House styled. These houses are mainly for military personnel and their family when they need to stay in albuquerque for more then a few weeks time. 

Number of rooms- There are three bedrooms, One living room, One dining room, and one fully equipped Kitchen.


The picture to the left is a good idea of what the bedrooms look like. The third bedroom has two twin sized beds in it along with a nice sized TV. Did I mention there were Televisions in EVERY ROOM? Thats right. There are 4 Televisions in the hotel in which you could watch whatever show you wanted! That's luxury my friends!

I stole that picture exactly from the Kirtland Air force website. Why? Because its accurate. I would say there is also a large dresser on the side of the room that you can store all you luggage and. 

An important note: the curtains on the windows are like blackout curtains.I definitely recommend using either the clocks they have there to wake up, or bring and alarm with you so you dont oversleep. Unless of course your intent is to oversleep every single morning!

I would note that if you do plan to oversleep "beware" the maids come into the room at around 8 am.  Even when you have a sign that says "do not disturb". Yes they even came knocking on my door Christmas morning making sure we had everything that we needed.  Yes customer service there is excellent.

The TLF also had a living room, dining room and full sized kitchen! You hear that? there's a kitchen!  They have pots, pans, plates, cups, mugs, Coffee maker, washer, dryer, Dishwasher,and almost every utensil you might need if you staying there for an extended stay

The Upsides!
So when you first step into your TLF your first reaction will most likely be.. " WOW this place looks really nice!"  In all honesty.. IT IS!  THere are new carpets,  new furniture, probably fresh paint, and decent fixtures.  One thing that really impressed me was the significant size of the living room/ dining room area. 
Why might you ask? I was there at the TLF during the week right before Christmas, and I wanted to put up my 7 foot christmas tree. We were able to move the furniture around a little and plug in all the lights and everything and set up the tree without much of a hassle.

Now I promised I would tell you about the cleanliness of the hotel so here you go!

Cleanliness- I give this hotel 5 stars. The place was clean when I got there. If your staying there for an extended period of time I do recommend utilizing the vacuum they have hidden away in the closet. I realize not every guests wants to vacuum their hotel room, but its an Oreck so it gets the job done in a reasonable amount of time. If your there for longer then a week, They assume your going to do some cleaning yourself. 

Extras- If you want to know about the local places to eat at they have a folder with all the information you could need to know about the entertainment and restaurants nearby.  It's not above and beyond. But its decent information

Some Issues:

 -  There is only one bathroom in the house styled TLF. 
 -  The bathtub faucet leaked continuously during our stay and they weren't able to fix it while we were there.
 -  They could have had more blankets. Hotels never have enough extra blankets
*  -    THey were repaving some roads outside of the hotel so you could hear the jackhammering during the day, plus there was troubles finding parking spaces with all the construction crews around.

  That's all I have for my review of the TLF's at Kirtland Air Force Base Inn. I hope it was informative for you and you enjoyed reading!

Chelsey

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