How to Find Cheap Hotels in Ashland, Oregon

Located only 15 miles north of the California border, beautiful Ashland, Oregon is surrounded by majestic mountains and interlaced with crystal-clear creeks and powerful rivers.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Rental car
• Hotel reservation
• Plane tickets
• Computer
• Luggage
• Map
• Theater tickets

Know Your Destination

1. Head out to the snow-capped Mount Ashland in the winter for skiing, or visit the Pacific Crest Trail for breathtaking walks.
2. Research Ashland's independent restaurants and cafes. In the same city that banned styrofoam, Ashland's business district, running southwest along Main Street, forbids chain restaurants or stores in the area.
3. Travel through Ashland in the winter and expect average temperatures from the mid-30s to the mid-40s with mostly clear days.

Organize Transportation

4. Board a Greyhound bus; the bus station is only one mile north of downtown.
5. Ride for the cheapest price--free--on the Rogue Valley Transportation buses as long as you stay within the Ashland city limits.

Choose Accommodations

6. To book accommodations, contact Go-Oregon.net at [phone] or visit their Web site (see Resources below).
7. Reserve your room in one of the 20-plus bed and breakfast inns throughout Ashland that serve up delicious food and provide advice on things to see and do.
8. Visit during the summer and enjoy temperatures from the 60s to the 80s, with typically six weeks of temperatures reaching 90 degrees Farenheit.
9. Check with your hotel about cheap or courtesy shuttles from the Medford International Airport, located only 15 miles north of Ashland.
10. Prepare to take advantage of the cheap accommodations at the youth hostel near downtown (at 150 N. Main Street). Prices range between $25 and $55 a night.

Be Familiar with Local Information

11. Take in a play at the famous Oregon Shakespeare Festival. The festival begins every February and lasts until October, with close to 100,000 people attending.
12. Explore outdoor activities at 100-acre Lithia Park, which has miles of hiking trails, a Japanese garden, two ponds and tennis courts.
13. Indulge your sweet tooth at the Oregon Chocolate Festival in March at the Ashland Springs Hotel. Enjoy scrumptious chocolate bars, chocolate-covered toffees and other exotic chocolate treats.

Tips & Warnings

• If you are going to drive in Ashland, parking is free and ample except on summertime evenings during the Shakespeare Festival.
• If you plan on attending the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, book your room several months in advance.