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Destination: Unreachable
The Wall Street Weekend Journal has published a get-away-from-it-all vacation guide of hotels and resorts, with little or no mobile-phone coverage. "We found locations across the U.S. that offer the utter bliss and serenity of "no service" -- the ultimate dead-zone destinations. Some good advice " Fearful of turning away lucrative gadget-obsessed guests, most resorts don't publicize their no-wireless status, and you're unlikely to see "We're Cellphone Free" in an ad or brochure. But staffers know when their property is off the grid (based on guest complaints, if nothing else), so chat-averse guests can ask about reception when they book". Where to go [...] A few hotels actually talk up the quiet, especially when it adds to a quaint, folksy image. The Web site of Garland's Oak Creek Lodge, an Arizona resort that's usually booked a year in advance, puts it this way: "For the rest of the year, I'll answer to the world, but at Garland's Lodge, don't call me." [...] One Texas resort, Lajitas, bills itself as "The Ultimate Hideout" -- but became a little less isolated in October when a local businessman put up a relay tower a few miles away. A Lajitas spokeswoman says the signal is weak and the service is pretty spotty. [...] In the end, the silent vacation can exact a toll. Deborah Pelewniak says she went to Deetjen's Inn, nestled in a canyon near Big Sur, Calif., to escape everyday hassles. The downside? The first time she tried to use a pay phone in years, the Sacramento law student wound up in a screaming match with an operator. Plus, once she got back into the cellphone zone, she had to sort through a few dozen messages on her phone. "You pay for your absence," she says. "But it's worth it." |
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