After spending a few weeks in northern Virginia, we headed south a few hours to Hampton, VA. Before setting off on our 50 state road trip, Shae and I lived in nearby Portsmouth, VA, so we were heading back that way to visit friends and family, as well as to visit a couple of … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Embassy Suites Hampton Convention Center, VA
Hotel Reviews
Hotel Review: Hyatt House Sterling/Dulles Airport North, VA
After spending a few days in Virginia Beach, Shae, Truffles and I headed a few hours north to northern Virginia. We'd originally considered staying in Washington D.C., but realized that most museums in D.C. were still closed due to COVID. There were a few exceptions though, … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Hyatt House Sterling/Dulles Airport North, VA
Hotel Review: Candlewood Suites Virginia Beach Town Center
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
Hotel Review: Hyatt Place Cleveland / Independence, Ohio
After spending a month in Cincinnati, Shae, Truffles and I made our way a few hours north-east to Cleveland. We'd briefly visited Cleveland in the first year of our 50 state road trip, but that was when we were staying with friends in Mansfield, so we didn't end up seeing much of … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Hyatt Place Cleveland / Independence, Ohio
Hotel Review: Residence Inn Cincinnati North/West Chester, Ohio
Shae and I were originally due to spend most of 2020 out west on our 50 state road trip, but COVID-19 had other ideas. Our plans have changed multiple times and at the time of writing this we're heading back east. On our way back across the country we stopped in Cincinnati for … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Residence Inn Cincinnati North/West Chester, Ohio
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: Country Inn & Suites Tucson Airport, Arizona
After staying 11 nights at the Hyatt Place Tucson-Central, Shae and I moved on to the Country Inn & Suites Tucson Airport. My parents were due to fly over from the UK the following week to join us on the road trip for a while. We therefore decided to switch to the Country … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Country Inn & Suites Tucson Airport, Arizona
Hotel Review: Hyatt Place Tucson-Central, Arizona
After spending a month in Louisiana on our 50 state road trip, we headed west as our next state was Arizona. Our first stop there was Tucson and when looking into our accommodation options, I was surprised at how expensive everything was. Hotels and Airbnbs were all $125+ per … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Hyatt Place Tucson-Central, Arizona
Hotel Review: Hyatt Centric French Quarter New Orleans, Louisiana
This year was the first time Shae and I had ever attended Mardi Gras and we weren't entirely sure what to expect. We both ended up enjoying it more than expected (check out this post to find out why) and part of the reason was because we stayed at a great hotel in the French … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Hyatt Centric French Quarter New Orleans, Louisiana
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