Bellemont, Arizona is a small town about 15 minutes from Flagstaff. Bellemont was featured in the movie "Easy Rider" when Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper stop at the Pine Breeze Motel. The Pine Breeze Motel is no longer open, but you can stay at the Bellemont Microtel Inn or Motel 6 Bellemont. The closest golf course to Bellemont, which is a 10-minute drive, is Flagstaff Ranch Golf Club, but there are several golf courses in the Flagstaff area. You can also stay at hotels in Flagstaff, since it is a short drive to Bellemont.
Bellemont Microtel Inn
Rooms at the Bellemont Microtel Inn come with a refrigerator, microwave and coffee maker. You can also watch cable television with several different channels in your room after playing golf during the day. The rooms have WiFi service if you need to check email or look up directions to a golf course. All rooms have a window seat, where you have a view of the Coconino National Forest and the San Francisco Peaks. This is a small family-run budget hotel. If you want to take a day off from the golf course, this hotel is about a 90-minute drive to the Grand Canyon.
Bellemont Microtel Inn
12380 West Interstate Highway 40
Bellemont, AZ 86015
(928) 556-9599
Motel 6 Bellemont
There's also a Motel 6 in Bellemont, which is located near Northern Arizona University. This Motel 6 is a new location. It has a guest laundry room with coin laundry machines, microfridges in select rooms, and WiFi throughout the hotel and in guest rooms. There's free coffee in the morning, and local calls are also free. If you want to bring your pet along on your golf vacation, pets can stay at Motel 6 as long as you follow the pet policy. There's no restaurant or swimming pool on the premises, but there are restaurants nearby for you to grab breakfast before you head to the golf course.
Motel 6 Bellemont
12380 W Interstate 40
Bellemont, AZ 86015
(928) 556-9599
motel6.com
Radisson Woodlands Hotel Flagstaff
At the Radisson Woodlands Hotel Flagstaff, you will find free WiFi in guest rooms and two restaurants--Sakura Sushi and Teppanyaki Restaurant and Woodlands Café. The rooms have Sleep Number beds, so you can get a great night's sleep before you hit the golf course the next day. Sleep Number beds allow you to adjust the firmness of your mattress to how you prefer it. Rooms also have cable television, hair dryers and coffee makers. The telephones have dataports if needed. A limited number of suites are available at this hotel, and suites are furnished with microwaves, refrigerators and sleeper sofas as well as the other amenities that are in a regular-size room. The lobby of this Radisson hotel is decorated with Italian marble and granite details.
Radisson Woodlands Hotel Flagstaff
1175 W Route 66
Flagstaff, AZ 86001
(928) 773-8888
radisson.com
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