After spending a month in Inverness, FL, Shae and I headed north to Virginia Beach. Before setting off on our 50 state road trip, we lived in nearby Portsmouth, VA which is where we still have family and friends, so we stopped there for four nights. We booked a four night stay … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Candlewood Suites Virginia Beach Town Center
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Here's a list of all our posts about IHG hotels and their loyalty scheme - IHG Rewards Club.
Living In Hotels: These Are The Credit Cards We Use To Pay For Stays
One of the ways we're able to afford living in hotels on our road trip is by earning as many hotel points as possible. We then maximize those points as best we can to get as many free nights as possible. Trying to maximize our points when redeeming them means that there are … [Read more...] about Living In Hotels: These Are The Credit Cards We Use To Pay For Stays
Hotel Review: Candlewood Suites Albuquerque, New Mexico
My parents were due to fly over from the UK to join me and Shae on the road trip for 6-7 weeks from mid-March 2020. Unfortunately COVID-19 had other plans, so we had to cancel their visit. We'd planned to visit the Grand Canyon, all five of Utah's National Parks, the Rocky … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Candlewood Suites Albuquerque, New Mexico
Hotel Review: Candlewood Suites Lake Charles South, Louisiana
After spending a week in New Orleans, Shae and I headed to the southwest side of Louisiana to stay six nights in the city of Lake Charles. We booked a stay at one of the two Candlewood Suites properties there as I found a low paid rate on Hotels.com and used IHG's Best Rate … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Candlewood Suites Lake Charles South, Louisiana
Hotel Review: Candlewood Suites Lafayette, Louisiana
After spending a week in Baton Rouge, Shae, Truffles and I moved on to Lafayette, Louisiana for six nights. When researching our accommodation options, it seemed like the Candlewood Suites Lafayette was our best option, but I had a hard time deciding how to book it. There was … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Candlewood Suites Lafayette, Louisiana
Hotel Review: Holiday Inn Express New Albany, Mississippi
After seeing out 2019 in Tennessee, our first state of 2020 was Mississippi. Our first stop was New Albany, a city in the north of the state that's halfway between Oxford and Tupelo, the latter of which was Elvis Presley's birthplace. I found a good rate at the Holiday Inn … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Holiday Inn Express New Albany, Mississippi
Hotel Review: Candlewood Suites Richmond West End Short Pump, Virginia
After spending a few days with family in Portsmouth, VA after getting back from Bali, Shae and I made our way up to Richmond to restart our 50 state road trip. We were due to stay 12 nights at the Candlewood Suites Richmond West End Short Pump, although I messed up and only … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Candlewood Suites Richmond West End Short Pump, Virginia
Hotel Review: Holiday Inn Express Horse Cave, Kentucky
Having spent 5 days in Paducah, Kentucky while on our 50 state road trip, we headed east to the small city of Horse Cave. There were a couple of reasons we picked this as one of our stops. First of all, it's near Mammoth Cave National Park which is somewhere we wanted to … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Holiday Inn Express Horse Cave, Kentucky
My 2018 Credit Card & Hotel Predictions – Here’s How I Did
In December 2017, I made seven predictions of what I thought would happen with credit cards and hotel loyalty schemes during 2018. Several other blogs were doing the same thing, so I thought it'd be fun to gaze into my crystal ball as well. Now that it's almost 2019, it's time … [Read more...] about My 2018 Credit Card & Hotel Predictions – Here’s How I Did
Here’s My 2019 Hotel Wishlist
Shae and I spent all of 2018 living in hotels and Airbnbs while on our 50 state road trip. As a result, we've stayed in more than 50 different properties and have been extremely fortunate to not have any terrible stays. Well, other than the septic tank backing up in one … [Read more...] about Here’s My 2019 Hotel Wishlist