Help Please!
 

I will be traveling to Medford Oregon July 2001. Driving down to San Diego. <BR> <BR>I need lots of help! I want to stop in Napa, Sonoma, San Fran, LA and San Diego. Need info on budget hotels and what is the best attractions. <BR>

I assume you will be traveling down I-5, the quickest and most scenic route is to turn off I-5 at Williams and head for Clearlake. Then toward Calistoga, you can travel down the Napa Valley to Napa and then toward San Francisco thru Marin and over the Golden Gate bridge. <BR>However, July is a very busy month in the valley (also Sonoma) and I am not well informed on budget motels (if there are any??)Napa Valley web site would be a good resource. Or maybe some posters have ideas-- Good Luck

Will you be staying in Sonoma County or the town of Sonoma?

You'll likely get a lot more responses if you post with a more descriptive title -- i.e., West Coast Road Trip...or similar. <BR> <BR>Good luck! Whatever you do, be sure to make time for the Redwood forest in northern California. Magical. <BR> <BR>Chancellor Hotel in San Francisco is an older, smaller, well-kept hotel on Union Square. They often offer rates in the $100 area, (which is budget, or close-to for SF). And the location puts you in the middle of everything. And if you can fine-tune your schedule enough, don't forget to try Priceline for some lodging...we've done very well with them for accommodations in the Chicago area.

Just remembered: There's a site that can be very handy if you're travelling the interstates... <BR> <BR>www.lodgingdiscounts.com <BR> <BR>Just plug in the route you'll be on, and you'll get a slew of discount coupons -- for the typical chains -- Days Inn, etc...that you can print out and use. <BR> <BR>