Sophia & Armando
Sophia & Armando
Travel
L O D G I N G ⛺️
We recommend all to stay the night for the wedding. Whether you are flying in from across the country or driving up 45 minutes from Visalia.
There is an open bar and we want everyone who wants to enjoy it do so without worry of how they will be getting home.
Hotel and Ubers: $200
DUI: $12,000
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Fresno Northwest-Herndon, an IHG Hotel
This is our first recommendation for staying. They have a shuttle to the venue, no Uber costs!! Continental breakfast is also included, and there is a Starbucks connected to their parking lot.
About $139 a night per room which sleeps 4 [2 queen beds].
THIS ROOM MUST BE BOOKED BY 3.18.24 TO GET THE HOTEL BLOCK DISCOUNT.
To book a room through the block call in and say you are staying for the Kardadi Sanchez wedding. If you do not book through the block, you will not receive the block price or access to the shuttle.
Hampton Inn & Suites Fresno-Northwest
This is our second recommendation for staying. You will need to uber to venue.
About $160 a night per room which sleeps 4 [2 queen beds].
✈️ F L Y I N G
Southwest Airlines fly's into Fresno now. This is a solid option for those who pack heavy—bags fly free!
Otherwise:
LOG INTO A PRIVATE BROWSER AND SEARCH GOOGLE FLIGHTS.
If you do not search in private, you will get cookies and your flight prices will increase.
Try to fly in at least the night before should there be any delays or flight cancellations.
Fresno Yosemite International Airport
This is the closest airport to the venue.
Flights will be a bit more expensive than flying into a larger airport like LAX or SFO, but you would not need to rent a car.
This airport is 20 minutes to the suggested hotels.
Los Angeles International Airport
We have made this trips many times before. Flights are going to be cheaper to fly into LAX.
However, you will need to rent a car and hit the road. It is about a 3.5 hour drive to the recommended hotels.
If you are planning to stay longer and check out Yosemite or see any other parts of California this could be a good option for you.
San Francisco International Airport
Flights should be cheaper flying into SFO.
However, you will need to rent a car and hit the road. It is about a 2.5 hour drive to the recommended hotels.
If you are planning to stay longer and check out Yosemite or see any other parts of California this could be a good option for you.
Or, you can ride a train from San Francisco to Fresno which would be about 4 hours each way.
Sacramento International Airport
Flights should be cheaper to fly into Sacramento.
However, you will need to rent a car and hit the road. It is about a 2.5 hour drive to the recommended hotels.
If you are planning to stay longer and check out Yosemite or see any other parts of California this could be a good option for you.
Or, you can ride a train from Sacramento to Fresno which would be about 4 hours each way.
R O A D T R I P 🚙
The drive from the Midwest to California is about 30 hours and you can either take the northern or southern route during this time of year.
Northern Route
You will take the I-70 all the way through the heart of US farmland for a rough 16 hours. Then, once you hit Denver, the pain of Kansas will be long gone. One of the most gorgeous drives we've done is between Denver and Vegas.
We usually split the drive in to 3 days and make the following stops:
1. Anywhere in Kansas
2. St. George, UT, Zion National Park, or Vegas
3. Hotel Block in Fresno, CA (arrive to your destination)
Cool places to make pit stops:
- Denver, CO
- Small ski towns in CO (Vail, etc)
- Anywhere in Utah
- Zion National Park
- Las Vegas (win big and pay for your trip)
Southern Route
We've only done this one once so far, but will be doing it again this winter and will update this! This drive is pretty consistent, so no extremely boring stretches, but also not as amazing as driving through CO and UT.
The stops that we have made are:
1. Oklahoma City
2. Flagstaff (to see the sun rise at the Grand Canyon - We HIGHLY suggest doing this if you take the southern route)
3. Hotel Block in Fresno, CA (arrive to your destination)
Cool places to make pit stops:
- Oklahoma City
- Petrified Forest
- Grand Canyon
- Costco in Albuquerque