Hilton HHonors - DUI rate at Hampton Inn-Old Town Scottsdale

Read in the papers today that the Hampton Inn - Old Town Scottsdale has a $39 "DUI" rate for people afraid to drink and drive. The rate is available by request only. You can make reservations in advance and you'll even get an Alka-Seltzer at check-in. Hotel officials say about half the parties who ask for the rate are walk-ins. Last summer, the hotel sold about 600 such stays.

As reported be AP.

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/thumbsup.gif http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/thumbsup.gif It's nice to see a sensible, economical solution offered to the problem of drinking and driving.

Just make sure you write a note reminding yourself to get your miles and points... Hazy check-ins can cause memory lapses... http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif

Are VSOI required for this rate?? http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/biggrin.gif

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by gw14:
Hotel officials say about half the parties who ask for the rate are walk-ins. </font>

I know it is just a figure of speach, but given the topic it is kind of funny...

do the other half drive to the hotel? http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif

And if $39 seems like too much, the Scottsdale PD has "DUI rate" where they will put you up for the night for free, but it's only free in the short run.

Sounds like a fun & cheap way to get my 4th cntu stay!

JP

Somehow I would expect the winter DUI rate is at least $100 a night more...

'DUI rate' available at Scottsdale hotel
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"With more than a dozen nightclubs a short distance from its doors, a Scottsdale, Ariz., hotel is offering a special "DUI rate" for people afraid to drink and drive.

The $39 room rate at Hampton Inn-Old Town Scottsdale is by request only.

You can make reservations in advance, and you'll even get an Alka-Seltzer at check-in.

Hotel officials say about half of the partiers who ask for the rate are walk-ins.

The DUI rate is $10 cheaper than the standard summer rate of $49 and is available through mid-September.

Last summer, the hotel sold about 600 such stays — about $24,000 worth..."

3/4 of the way down on here:
http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=update14&date=20020714&query=hampton+inn

I never thought I would be sad to see a hampton leave, but I really miss the Old Town Scottsdale Hampton. :( :( It's now being converted into some other hotel.

I used it last year for cheap stays, but it had a couple mexican food joints nearby that I used to frequent. Good times, even in a HI.