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Hotel- less nights in GuamCountry forums / Pacific Islands & Papua New Guinea / Guam | ||
My friend and I are going to guam next week and due to some nasty flight times have decided to forgo the expense of 2 nights (arrival and departure nights) at our hotel. We were wondering if there were any sort of internet cafe's or karaoke booth type things where we could crash for a few hours? Also how safe is it at night? Been living in Japan too long and not worrying about it... | ||
Aj- the delight joys of flying around Micronesia. Those 2am and 5 am flights are nasty. You can check in and get rid of your luggage the night before- much easier than doing it in the middle of the night. Have no idea about your questions tho. Sorry. | 1 | |
Well, when I went to Guam I arrived 2 am and then went to Tamuning Plaza Hotel. There I rented a room for the following night but it was not possible to check in before noon or so (unless you pay for another night). But I hang and had a nap on the couch in the hotel lobby until sunrise and I could drop my luggage there until afternoon/evening for free. | 2 | |
But it is really hard to find real budget accomodations. The cheapest I found were 45-55 USD/night, but difficult to catch on the phone: | 3 | |
Darth- the folks you met were most likely Chammorros, not Micronesians. But never mind- you had a good time. And Guam is generally fairly safe, but the amount of alcohol consumed can be quite excessive- something to be careful of. Around the islands in general, a bottle opened is a bottle drunk- or a case opened is a case drunk. And drunk is drunk. | 4 | |