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Old Apr 14th, 2007 | 05:15 AM
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Staying in Jerome, Arizona

Looking to be there the15th-17th of June, and wanted someplace nice to stay. Does anybody have any recommendations? I have only found the Surgeons House so far that looked nice.

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Old Apr 14th, 2007 | 06:49 AM
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luxlady, I can't really help but I am curious as to what you would do in Jerome for 2 or 3 nights. I've been there several times as a day trip since my brother lives in Prescott, but my memory of it is of a very small town with some shops and a few places to eat. It's been awhile so has Jerome grown, or does it make a good base to see area sights? Maybe some AZ folks will chime in.
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Old Apr 14th, 2007 | 08:19 AM
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My niece used to own the Ghost City Inn. I never stayed there but heard that it is nice.
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Old Apr 14th, 2007 | 08:27 AM
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I agree with Suki on what to do in Jerome for 2-3 days..been there lots of times and I do love Jerome but IMO it's more of a half day and we always stay in Sedona but we always go to the Jerome Grand Hotel which is an old hospital that they restored is very much haunted and they have a fab restaurant called Asylum..
 
Old Apr 14th, 2007 | 09:17 AM
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This is interesting for me to read. We lived in Arizona when I was in elementary school in the early 1960's. I remember going to Jerome with my parents and being totally disappointed. Our parents had told us Jerome was a ghost town, but when we got there, all we saw were a few abandoned and dilapidated buildings. What a letdown it was!

Along the lines of remembrance, Scottsdale advertised, at the time, as the "Most Western Town In The West." We were so excited to go there for the first time. We expected a cowboy town like we saw on television. Scottsdale was another disappointment. The main street storefronts were western style and that was about it. What I remember most was there was no water to be had - no drinking fountains in the stores and nowhere to get water. I remember being so thirsty I couldn't wait to get home.

And then there was my first day of school, in third grade. I had a dress with a long zipper down the back. As I walked home from school, the sun beat down on my back. The zipper nearly caught fire. I was crying by the time I got home. My Mom unzipped my dress first thing and I had a burn all the way down my back.

In the early sixties, the humidity in Tempe was between 3 and 6 percent most days. Now it's 10 times higher, so I guess you could say it is hotter now, but I doubt anyone is still walking to school.

Thanks for indulging me. I'm not really so old that I sit around reminiscing yet, but thinking of Jerome got me going.
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Old Apr 14th, 2007 | 10:36 AM
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I agree w/the others, we typcially hit Jerome either coming or going to Sedona or Flagstaff. That should be sufficient. Coincidently, I have my Jerome shirt on today...
 
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