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Carefree Inn
2204 East Route 66
Flagstaff, Arizona
| Frequently Asked Questions
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| Flag (as it's called locally) is the largest population | Can I make the Flagstaff reservation by phone? We |
| center north of Phoenix, home of Northern Arizona | would be happy to help you make any Flagstaff hotel |
| University and gateway for many of the state's | reservation by phone. You can call our toll free |
| northern travel attractions. At 6,970 ft/2,125 m, | number between the hours of 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. |
| Flagstaff's climate is much different from that found in | Monday through Friday (CST). 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. |
| the desert commonly associated with Arizona. You'll | Saturday and Sunday. |
| need a sweater even in the summer, and in winter it | |
| can be bitterly cold and snowy. Enough snow falls, in | How can I be sure information about my credit card is |
| fact, for skiing at the Arizona Snowbowl. (The sunset | secure? We use secure-socket-layer (SSL) |
| views from the Snowbowl are terrific any time of | encryption, the standard encryption on the Internet. |
| year.) | This type of encryption allows you to feel confident |
| | and secure about supplying personal and credit |
| For a better understanding of the region, visit the | card information. |
| Museum of Northern Arizona, which has exhibits | |
| exploring the geology, paleontology and biology of | Can I book the reservation to stay tonight? Some |
| the area, including a nature trail that offers an easy | hotels accept reservations until 3:00pm on the arrival |
| and enjoyable hike. It's especially impressive in the | day. Only hotels that follow this policy will show when |
| spring and fall because of its lush trees, plank | the today's arrival date is typed into the search form. |
| bridges and immense blocks of basalt. | |
| | Are free shuttles supplied from the airport to the |
| Riordan Mansion State Historic Park preserves the | hotel? Some hotels do offer free shuttle services |
| 40-room home designed by Charles Whittlesley. (He | from the airport but not all. Please verify this |
| also designed the El Tovar Hotel at the Grand | information on the property information page, if this is |
| Canyon.) The mansion is built of logs and is an | import to you. |
| excellent example of the Craftsman style of | |
| architecture. Look for the swinging settee, a great | Is free breakfast available? Some hotels offer free |
| furniture innovation. | breakfast with each room night booked. This |
| Flagstaff's | information can be found on the property information |
| downtown historic district has refurbished | "detail" page for your specific property. |
| late-Victorian and art-deco architecture. We | |
| especially like the Orpheum Theatre. | How will I know when my reservation is confirmed? |
| | Our confirmation number displayed immediately |
| Also in town is the Lowell Observatory, where | upon successfully making your reservation. Our |
| astronomers discovered Pluto. A visitor center is | systems work behind the scenes to email you the |
| located at the observatory, and guided tours and | final confirmation number. |
| telescope viewings are available. In February, | |
| Flagstaff hosts a very popular Winter Festival with | Is there a minimum age requirements to reserve a |
| dog-sled races, arts and crafts, stargazing, wine | room? A minimum age of 18 is required by most |
| tasting and storytelling. | hotels to book a room. Some require the guest(s) be |
| | 21. These requirements and other amenities |
| In the surrounding area are two sites that can have | information on the property "Detail" pages. |
| an otherworldly feel. Sunset Crater National | |
| Monument (20 mi/32 km northeast of Flagstaff) is an | What are additional fees and taxes? Each city/state |
| inactive volcanic cone where you can walk on a | has different rates for taxes. Taxes are calculated |
| hardened lava flow that looks much like the surface | and displayed on the hotel reservation amount. For |
| of the moon. The Meteor Crater (50 mi/80 km east of | some hotels there are additional fees charged to |
| town) was created by something that did come from | your room reservation. These additional charges |
| another world. Scientists believe that a giant meteor | help us have the lowest rates on the Internet. |
| crashed to Earth there some 50,000 years ago. The | |
| meteor left a huge hole 570 ft/175 m deep and 4,150 | Instant confirmation, what does that mean? We |
| ft/1,265 m across. The impact is thought to have | coordinate closely with the properties in the |
| created an explosion of debris that has been likened | database. Only those with room availability for the |
| to an atomic detonation. The lunar-like interior of the | requested dates can be displayed and booked |
| crater was used for training the Apollo astronauts, but | through our system. After receiving confirmation on |
| you'll have to observe it from the rim: Hiking into the | your credit card amount, the system instantly issues |
| hole is prohibited. The site is also home to the | a confirmation on the computer screen. We also |
| Museum of Astrogeology (meteor exhibits) and the | forward the hotel's official confirmation number within |
| Astronaut Hall of Fame (spacesuits, photographs | 48 hours. |
| taken from space and other exhibits about the U.S. | |
| space program). Flagstaff is 110 mi/175 km north of | |
| Phoenix. | |
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