The final stop on our 6 week visit to Kentucky during our 50 state road trip was Lexington. We'd originally planned to stay 5-10 nights, then those 5-10 nights became 13. Shae subsequently booked an activity near Lexington for my birthday, so we ended up staying there for 16 … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Hyatt Place Lexington, Kentucky
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Hotel Review: Country Inn & Suites London, Kentucky
After checking out of our hotel in Horse Cave, we stopped back by Mammoth Cave National Park, before visiting both Abraham Lincoln's birthplace and his boyhood home. Once we were done visiting those, we continued heading eastwards to the city of London - the Kentucky one, not … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Country Inn & Suites London, Kentucky
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
Hotel Review: Residence Inn Paducah, Kentucky
Shae and I were sad to leave Louisville after spending a week there (here's why we loved it so much), but it was time to move on to the next stop on our 50 state road trip - Paducah. Paducah is in the southwest corner of Kentucky, separated from Illinois by the Ohio River. … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Residence Inn Paducah, Kentucky
Hotel Review: Sleep Inn Beaver-Beckley, West Virginia
After spending 2.5 weeks in the UK and Amsterdam, it was finally time to get back on the road for our 50 state road trip. Our destination was Kentucky, the 12th state of our road trip. We were setting off from Portsmouth VA as we'd stayed with Shae's mom and stepdad for a few … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Sleep Inn Beaver-Beckley, West Virginia
Hotel Review: Renaissance Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
When arranging our mini-trip to Amsterdam after visiting the UK, I booked an overnight stay at the Renaissance Amsterdam Schiphol Airport for our final night as we were flying out the following morning. That ended up being unnecessary as I hadn't realized at the time how easy … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Renaissance Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
Hotel Review: DoubleTree Amsterdam Centraal Station
Having visited the UK for 11 days, we took a short flight to Amsterdam to extend our European visit by a few days. When looking into our accommodation options, I had a hard time finding somewhere suitable to stay. The most affordable hotels were outside of the city center, … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: DoubleTree Amsterdam Centraal Station
Hotel Review: Hyatt Place London Heathrow Airport
Having spent 11 days seeing friends and family around England, it was time for us to head to Amsterdam for a few days. Our flight was due to leave London Heathrow Airport at 11 am, but we'd most recently been in Ellesmere Port in the northwest of England (near Liverpool). … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Hyatt Place London Heathrow Airport
Hotel Review: Comfort Inn Arundel, UK
The reason Shae and I paused our 50 state road trip to fly across the Atlantic was because one of my best friends since childhood was getting married. The wedding was in the quaint town of Arundel which is about an hour from where my parents live. Knowing that we'd likely want … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Comfort Inn Arundel, UK
Hotel Review: Holiday Inn Manhattan 6th Ave-Chelsea, New York
I know we'd been spoiled by getting to stay one night at the Park Hyatt New York, but our move to the Holiday Inn Manhattan 6th Ave-Chelsea for six nights was a big letdown. We'd booked it as Shae's mom and stepdad were joining us for the week, so we needed somewhere with two … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Holiday Inn Manhattan 6th Ave-Chelsea, New York