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Located in Arizona, Flagstaff is a city filled with monuments and surrounded by stunning landscapes. Here, visitors can reflect on America’s cultural history as well as look up to the stars.

There are plenty of exciting things to see and do in Flagstaff. You can learn all about space at the Lowell Observatory through a range of workshops, exhibits and telescopes. It's one of the counry's oldest laboratories, famed for being the place where dwarf planet Pluto was discovered back in 1930. Located at the base of the San Francisco Peaks on sacred land, the Museum of Northern Arizona offers an insight into the history and culture of the region's Native Americans.

Flagstaff has a lot to offer outdoor lovers – just remember to bring strong footwear. You can walk the loop at Buffalo Park and take in its scenic mountain views. If you’re lucky, you might be able to spot some deer. There’s also Coconino National Forest, a sprawling natural landscape containing deserts, pine forests, ancient volcanic peaks, Native American ruins and more. It’s located just outside Flagstaff and is well worth the trip.

Tonight

From £64 per night

This weekend

From £207 per night

Next weekend

From £218 per night

Most popular time to visit October–December
Cheapest time to visit January–March
Local currency US$10 = £7.92
Language
Average weekend price £80 per night
Average weekday price £68 per night
Typical stay 1 night

Flagstaff reviews

What other travellers say about Flagstaff

4.0

Unless I was just in a bad part due to where I needed to be...

13 March 2024

Unless I was just in a bad part due to where I needed to be for my bus to Albuquerque, it’s basically an industrial town with not much to do. It’s like a massive truck stop. Definitely not worth visiting.

Tanya
Tanya South Africa
8.0

Liked the views and area.

5 March 2024

Liked the views and area. It is a college town. Met some students working in different jobs. They were all nice and helpful. Flagstaff was centrally located so we could visit Sedona, Grand Canyon and Meteor Crater.

Richard
Richard United States
8.0

I went for snow, because I know Flagstaff gets lots of snow,...

5 February 2024

I went for snow, because I know Flagstaff gets lots of snow, and January is the snowiest month, but, the West was in a warming trend, so, no snow. Didn't get to see much because Amtrak was 6-1/2 hours late getting in, so, time was cut way short. But, I loved what I saw of it.

Debbie
Debbie United States
10

Flagstaff is a great city and I wish we had stayed longer.

30 January 2024

Flagstaff is a great city and I wish we had stayed longer. It is high elevation so it is cooler, but the people are friendly and, like many mountain towns, the downtown has a ton of interesting shops and cafes. We really enjoyed our tour of the Lowell Observatory and found Flagstaff great as a jumping off point for other attractions like Sedon and Meteor Crater.

Richard_L
Richard_L Canada
10

Old town Flagstaff very upscale.

8 November 2023

Old town Flagstaff very upscale. Ate at Casa Stella Italian had huge portion we ate in Monument Valley next night. Maria Anna Mexican breakfast grwat large portion just didn’t personally care for decor but good recommendation. Probably should have gone to Charlys next to Weatherford! The people were all very friendly and proud of the improvements of older area!! LOTS of one ways😫parking attendant stopped traffic to lead us to Weatherford parking area and made sure we were all settled before he went back to public pay parking !😘little girl told me I was beautiful 👩🏻‍🦳which made me laugh!! If I were more mobile I’d like to have gone to Babbitt to walk memory lane but huge gift store by Weatherford.

Melvin
Melvin United States
10

The laQuinta was very nice for the price.

20 October 2023

The laQuinta was very nice for the price. It had a nice pool, Jacuzzi, exercise room, laundry facilities. The room was very clean. There was very nice outdoor tables and chairs. I would stay there again

Wendy
Wendy United States

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