Over the course of our 7 year, 50 state road trip (and a total of six months either side of that), Shae and I lived in hotels and Airbnbs. Considering this amounted to hundreds of different accommodations, we were fortunate that we had very few notable issues with the places … [Read more...] about Irrational Irritation: My 20 Biggest Hotel Pet Peeves
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Our Top 5 Airbnbs We Stayed At On Our 50 State Road Trip
Shae, Truffles, and I stayed at a total of 65 different Airbnbs on our 7 year, 50 state road trip, spending 598 nights across those homes. Some stays were as short as one night, while a few we stayed at for a month or more. A reader recently asked us what our favorite Airbnbs … [Read more...] about Our Top 5 Airbnbs We Stayed At On Our 50 State Road Trip
RAGBRAI 2022 Host Towns: How We Booked Hotels For Each Night
Shae flew out to Des Moines, IA last week to attend the route announcement event for RAGBRAI 2022. In case you're not familiar with RAGBRAI, it's an annual event where ~15,000 people cycle from the western side of Iowa to the eastern side. Shae heard about it last year and … [Read more...] about RAGBRAI 2022 Host Towns: How We Booked Hotels For Each Night
Hotel Review: The Westin San Diego Gaslamp Quarter, CA
After setting off on what was meant to be a 5 year, 50 state road trip in 2018 (but which is being extended to 8 years), Shae and I decided that we should try to celebrate New Year's Eve in each time zone while on the trip. 2018 was Denver, CO (Mountain Time) while 2019 was … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: The Westin San Diego Gaslamp Quarter, CA
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
My 2020 Credit Card, Hotel & Airline Predictions
For the last couple of years, I've made predictions at the end of the year for what I think might change with hotel and airline loyalty programs, along with travel credit cards. My results haven't been great as I only scored 2/7 last year and got the same score the year before … [Read more...] about My 2020 Credit Card, Hotel & Airline Predictions
My 2019 Credit Card, Hotel & Airline Predictions – Here’s How I Did
At the end of last year I made seven predictions for what I thought 2019 would bring in the world of hotel and airline loyalty programs, along with travel credit cards. You can check out the original predictions list here where I also explained the reasons why I thought each … [Read more...] about My 2019 Credit Card, Hotel & Airline Predictions – Here’s How I Did
Road Trip Mistake #9: Not Booking The Right Hotel Dates
4 + 4 + 4 = 11. Obviously it doesn't, but one of the hotel reservations I made recently ended up using that wonky math. That mistake almost gave us a nasty surprise, but I thankfully noticed the error just in time and so was able to (sort of) fix it. Here's what … [Read more...] about Road Trip Mistake #9: Not Booking The Right Hotel Dates
Hotel Review: Hyatt Place Lexington, Kentucky
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
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