After eight days in Idaho Falls, we moved on to Boise for a total of nine days. Shae and I knew that we'd be having to spend our first few days in the city working, so it didn't matter as much to us where we stayed initially. As a result, we booked a four night stay at a hotel … [Read more...] about 9 Days In Boise, ID – Here’s What We Did
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Hotel Review: Residence Inn Manchester Downtown, NH
Seeing as New Hampshire is on the smaller side (it's the 9th smallest state by land mass) and we didn't have a ton of potential things to do in the state, we decided to only spend 10 days there on our 50 state road trip. Visiting New Hampshire in the summer isn't cheap, but we … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Residence Inn Manchester Downtown, NH
Some Downtime In Minneapolis – Here’s What We Did
To round out our time in Minnesota, we ended up staying a total of three weeks in the Minneapolis/St Paul area. Due to the way things worked out though, we didn't end up doing as much there as we might've hoped. Both Shae and I had work trips at the beginning of June, both of … [Read more...] about Some Downtime In Minneapolis – Here’s What We Did
Hotel Review: Four Points By Sheraton Deadwood, SD
Having stayed in Sioux Falls, Pierre and Rapid City, our fourth and final stop in South Dakota was Deadwood. We didn't originally plan to stay there, but when searching for accommodation in Rapid City I came across a really cheap rate at the Four Points by Sheraton Deadwood which … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Four Points By Sheraton Deadwood, SD
Hotel Review: Residence Inn Rapid City, SD
The third of four cities we stayed in during our month in South Dakota was Rapid City. We stayed all 10 nights there at the Residence Inn Rapid City which is one of Marriott's brands. We'd originally planned to stay at an Airbnb, but that ended up getting booked up by the time … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Residence Inn Rapid City, SD
Hotel Review: Le Méridien Ile Maurice (Mauritius)
After staying six nights at the Hilton Mauritius Resort & Spa which we loved (see my review here), we moved north for five nights to stay at the Le Méridien Ile Maurice (Ile Maurice is Mauritius). When we first arrived at the Le Méridien, we had high hopes for our stay. … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Le Méridien Ile Maurice (Mauritius)
Hotel Review: Residence Inn Salt Lake City Downtown, UT
We spent all 15 days of our time in Utah's state capital at the Residence Inn Salt Lake City Downtown. There were all kinds of hotels in the Salt Lake City area that were good value when booked with points, but we picked this particular property as it was the best value option in … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Residence Inn Salt Lake City Downtown, UT
From Palm Springs To San Francisco: Here’s What We Did
After spending six days in Palm Springs, we headed north to San Francisco. We didn't take the most direct route though. There were a couple of reasons for that. First, we wanted to visit Manzanar National Historic Site; that meant taking U.S. Route 395 most of the way up the … [Read more...] about From Palm Springs To San Francisco: Here’s What We Did
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
Beware Awful Management: Review Of TownePlace Suites Gallup, NM
Shae and I stayed 5 nights at the TownePlace Suites Gallup, NM last month. Normally I'd write a review of our stay like I always do (I've reviewed 134 hotels at the time of publishing this), but this one will be different to normal. The reason why is because we received such … [Read more...] about Beware Awful Management: Review Of TownePlace Suites Gallup, NM