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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 25, 2012
Pros: Awesome views!! Good food. Lots of nature things to do.
Cons: Gets very crowded and slow on the roads in the summer. So I've been told.
Summary: After visiting Montezuma's Well Carolyn and I found a corner lot with an Indian cooking up frybread. Mmm, hot fresh and sweet with sugar on top. That and a little gas for the car and we were ready to continue our journey into Sedona on what is ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 22, 2008
Pros: Physically challenging, customized tours, no screaming kids!
Cons: The tours are a little pricey ($300/hr) yet worth every penny spent.
Summary: While researching things to do during my trip to Sedona, I found Green Jeep Tours (greenjeeptours@live.com) on craigslist. It's a little-advertised company that offers just-what-you-want-to-do tours of the Red Rock country in and around Sedona. This guy ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 5, 2006
Pros: Breathtakingly beautiful scenery, quaint, relaxed, laid-back, great art galleries, shops & dining
Cons: Very expensive.
Summary: Nestled among giant, monolithic red sandstone formations, quirky Sedona, Arizona is evidence that utopia is indeed achievable. The scenery is fantastic... the dining is superb... and the art galleries are world-class... And the people of Sedona ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 15, 2005
Pros: Incomparable beauty
Cons: Hard to get to
Summary: I have noticed that a lot of members write reviews on Travel and Hotels and I think, it must be fun to able to travel so extensively. I'm afraid working in the building trades doesn't allow our family to get away for vacations. It seems like the best we ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 26, 2004
Pros: Breathtaking, life altering, fantastic hiking, mountain biking; lots to do.
Cons: None
Summary: We found our way to Sedona, Arizona on June 16, 2004 with plans to stay a few days. I had to review Sedona because you must see this town. When we came home and were asked independently what the best part of our 91 day trip was my husband and I said ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 21, 2004
Pros: Food, atmosphere, photo ops, location, kid-friendly
Cons: None
Summary: Whenever we have guests come into town we must take them to Sedona for the day, and I always pick the Red Planet Diner as our lunch spot. After hiking up Cathedral Rock it's the perfect place to catch our breath and whet our appetites before ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 4, 2004
Pros: Unbelievably beautiful! A nature-lover's paradise! It's like living in a postcard!
Cons: Can get very crowded during peak tourist months.
Summary: Hubby and I were due for a little vacation….. child free. We didn’t have a lot of extra money to spend, so it would have to be someplace in driving distance from our home here in Las Vegas. I had always wanted to visit Sedona, Arizona. I’ve ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 6, 2002
Pros: GORGEOUS! Red rocks! Heights!
Cons: Hairpin turns getting there. Make sure car in good working order.
Summary: Arizona is a state I wouldn't mind living in, at least when it is less than 90 degrees. I haven't had any experience being there when it is much hotter.
Hubby and I decided to visit the Southwest for a two-week driving vacation (5000 miles). ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 22, 2002
Pros: Beautiful Scenery, Great restaurants, Easy to get to, One of my favorite places to stay
Cons: Is becoming a tourist trap if it isn't already, Crowded on the weekends
Summary: Three years ago, I first visited Sedona, Arizona. At the time, I had never heard of Sedona before, but we were looking for another destination as part of a trip to Las Vegas. Well, we hated Vegas, but I have been to Sedona three times now in as many ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 6, 2002
Pros: Beautiful, great shopping, nature buffs are kept busy too.
Cons: Very dry, hadn't rained all year, threat of forest fires.
Summary: This place was so hyped, I was worried I'd be disappointed when we got there. Nope.
The town of Sedona is nestled right in the middle of a ring of red rocks that encircles the place. The rocks were brilliantly colored, and were very ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 18, 2002
Pros: Beautiful, mystical part of Arizona...
Cons: Can't think of any!
Summary: Have you ever seen beautiful, red boulders placed against a clear, blue sky? If not, you must visit Sedona, Arizona. Sedona is considered by many to be a center of mystical energy. Many of its residents are nature lovers and small shops and kiosks ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 20, 2002
Pros: Spiritual Location and outstanding Beauty
Cons: None
Summary: My previous employer (but one!), was headquartered in Arizona, and therefore I had the luxury to visit on more than one occasion. I have several close friends in Arizona, gained during my travels abroad with business over the last seven years. It was ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 5, 2001
Pros: Romantic, picturesque
Cons: Loaded with tourist traps, scavengers, and snake-oil salesthings.
Summary: This last weekend, my fiancee "surprised" me with a trip to a little bed and breakfast in Sedona called "The Wishing Well."
They're far enough from 89A that there's no traffic noise. They've got five private rooms, several of which have their ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 10, 2001
Pros: Awesome Views
Cons: Too much psychic stuff
Summary: There's no place quite like Sedona, not that I've found anyway. The highway through Oak Creek twists and turns past eye-popping, red rock formations like Bell Rock, which looks like a giant bell, and Snoopy Rock, resembling Snoopy, lying on his dog ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 6, 2001
Pros: Red Rock Country is more spectacularly beautiful than I expected!
Cons: See it now, before over-development completely ruins it.
Summary: I was totally amazed by the natural beauty of the red rock canyons and fabulous rock formations. The red rocks against the bright blue Arizona sky are truly awe inspiring. It is no wonder that many people feel that Sedona is a spiritual site. ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 3, 2001
Pros: The views were wonderful! We took 9 rolls of film.
Cons: It is crowded.
Summary: We spent a week in Sedona and I could have stayed longer. I feel it had something to offer everyone.
Accommodations:
We stayed in a condominium but there were plenty of Motels as well as Bed and Breakfasts, Resorts, Inns, and
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 13, 2001
Pros: Very Beautiful. Photographers Haven.
Cons: Expensive!
Summary: Sedona is very beautiful. I would describe it as the New Age resort of Arizona. The Red rocks are beautiful and very mystical. They say Sedona is in fact "the heart chakra of the planet". Since she pinpointed her first vortex – a point at which, it is ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 16, 2001
Pros: Mystical and Beautiful
Cons: Tends to be a bit $$$$$$$
Summary: The first time I saw Sedona.....I just knew I was in the for the show of a life time. Don't get me wrong, I love the desert, which despite popular opinion, is quite colorful and breathtaking. Sedona, however, takes your breath away. Driving to Red ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 10, 2001
Pros: informative tours, great drivers, getting out into red rock country
Cons: expense, some complaints about aching backs months after the tour
Summary: When I first learned that I would be going to Sedona, I told my former skating pro about my upcoming trip. He is from Arizona originally and said that we absolutely must take a Pink Jeep Tour. I had no idea exactly what that was but I was soon to find ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 12, 2001
Pros: The sunset hot-air balloon ride was the best part of my visit.
Cons: People who sell things will someday make Sedona seem like a cheap dive.
Summary: Sedona, known as Red Rock Country, is located in northern Arizona halfway between Phoenix and The Grand Canyon. When I think of Sedona I think about an awesome spiritual town with a sense of peace in the air.
The town in itself ... read more
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