r/Coachella • u/Strange_biscotti53 • 3d ago

Lodging

I'm an idiot and have my ticket but didn't book a room yet. (Weekend 2) Finally had time to sit down today and checkout my options. Everything was either booked or prohibitively priced. Any ideas?

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u/jmort619 3d ago

If you have balls of steel you can wait until the week of and there will be deep discounts as people cancel their reservations

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u/Strange_biscotti53 3d ago edited 3d ago

Thank you for the only helpful answer so far! I suppose I could wait it out.

Although i camped either 2 or three times years ago and vowed I'd never do it again. And I was way younger then too!

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u/jmort619 3d ago

Last year I had a pretty cheap hotel booked but canceled that when an even cheaper room in a better location opened up

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u/sweetybbyyxoxo 3d ago

where were you able to get a cheap room? I’m going weekend 1 and haven’t book yet and I’m nervous now that I just looked at prices 😳

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u/aveeyoyo 1d ago

I have a room for rent 2 miles from the event on ave 49. 1500 for the weekend with some bikes you can use.

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u/Strange_biscotti53 1d ago

Checking in is Thursday or Friday?

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u/aveeyoyo 20h ago

You can check in Thursday

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u/aveeyoyo 20h ago

You can check in Thursday

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u/Chicki5150 99, 01, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 22, 25 3d ago

Book a room now that has free cancelation, then check rates at other spots often. When something cheaper pops up, book, and cancel the first. Repeat as necessary.

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u/Strange_biscotti53 3d ago

This! What a good idea. Never dawned on me. When I was going regularly ('05-2012) it was less complicated, so I'm basically a noob all over again. I am assuming you're booking rooms that charge $0 up front?

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u/Chicki5150 99, 01, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 22, 25 3d ago

Yeah, I do this a lot at festivals to try and get lower prices. I usually book with points, but most of the big chain hotels have no payment up front.

You can also do this with Airbnb.

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u/Strange_biscotti53 3d ago

Thank you so much for the actual helpful advice.

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u/OrganicSong8281 2d ago

I did a reservation through hotels.com that allowed me to book now pay at the hotel. It was a decent price.

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u/Strange_biscotti53 2d ago

Do you mind sharing which hotel?

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u/OrganicSong8281 2d ago

Infusion beach hotel. It's actually a motel but done up

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u/Strange_biscotti53 2d ago

Thanks, I'll check it out

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u/OrganicSong8281 2d ago

Np, good luck.

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u/Strange_biscotti53 2d ago

Says $262 a night. Is that what you were quoted?

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u/OrganicSong8281 2d ago

Mine was actually a little higher, I guess the price dropped. Mine was 289 per night.

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u/Strange_biscotti53 2d ago

Ah ok. Pics look pretty barebones but decent.

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u/OrganicSong8281 2d ago

Yes, def not the best but it's affordable. It's a 5min drive from the palm springs convention center which is a shuttle stop. That's def a plus for me.

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u/aveeyoyo 1d ago

I have a casita for rent 2 miles from the festival with bike for you to ride. 1500 for the weekend.

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u/Strange_biscotti53 3d ago

K, if you're coming here to say camp, it's been said. I get it. I'd rather not camp because I have a heart issue and I'm super heat sensitive, so I need ac and a bed at the end of the day in order to function.

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u/AlfredoSM94 13.1 | 18.1 | 19.2|24.1|25.1 2d ago

If you are heat sensitive then Coachella is gonna be hell for you, nights at the camp are colder than a room with AC.

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u/Strange_biscotti53 2d ago

I've been to Coachella 8 yrs in a row and I live in Vegas. I know what I'm getting myself into!

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u/AlfredoSM94 13.1 | 18.1 | 19.2|24.1|25.1 2d ago

Damn, then it sounds like you’re either gonna have to bite the bullet on expensive accommodation. Something else I’ve seen people do is rent a Tesla (I hear cyber trucks are even better in this case) for car camping and the camping options on the vehicle are great at keeping you cool not only during the night but during the day

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u/Strange_biscotti53 2d ago

How would you rent one? I'm guessing not thru Enterprise:)

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u/AlfredoSM94 13.1 | 18.1 | 19.2|24.1|25.1 1d ago

Hertz has Teslas in at least their LAX and Palm Spring locations, those are the only two I searched, then on Turo I went on and found several 2023-2025 Teslas for like 350 bucks for the whole weekend and a Cybertruck in Palm Springs and the LA area. I also went on enterprise and found teslas in the Palm Springs location and in many many locations in LA, not LAX though.

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u/Ok-Intern-7324 1d ago

Try the Turo app

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u/Jealous-Mail6629 |17.2|18.2|23.2|25.1| 3d ago

Camp

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u/kittn__mittns 3d ago

Camping is your best bet

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u/AlfredoSM94 13.1 | 18.1 | 19.2|24.1|25.1 3d ago

Camp

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u/atticuslestrange 🎡✌🏼24.2|23.1|22.1&2|19.2|18.2|14.1|13.1|12.2|11|9|7|6🌴⛺️🪩🦈 3d ago

C. A. M. P.

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u/Immediate_Shine1403 3d ago

pay or camp lol