Instead of a hotel or motel room, why not try renting a chalet or cabin for your family instead? Most  cabins and chalets include amenities like a hot tub and/or sauna, a pool, a large deck and grill, a full-size kitchen and dining room, and such incredible views. And a cabin or chalet vacation rental can actually cost less than a hotel room. With these, you have to make sure you get a signed contract and definitely read any fine print as well. If you want to bring your beloved pet, ask how many pets are permitted, if any, and if there is a size limit. Ask how pet friendly the rental is. Ask about rental activities. What kinds of activities are offered and do they cost additional money or are they free to do? Are you seeking a smaller cabin or chalet rental where you have no rental neighbors nearby? Are you looking for [...]

One of the more popular amenities that guests expect to enjoy during their stay is a swimming pool, especially indoor ones. Hotel swimming pools can be outdoors or indoors, heated or not. In the winter months especially, guests love a heated indoor pool and even better, a hot tub or whirlpool too. Some vacationers will even book a nice hotel room for a weekend in the wintertime just so their family can enjoy a nice heated indoor hotel swimming pool too, as a chance of pace. A pool is a certain enjoyment or luxury. If you have children with you during your lodging stay, a pool is a nice amenity. It helps improve a child’s swimming ability, and allows them to let go of their energy, and for just plain family fun and enjoyment too!

If the hotel says there are changing areas at/near the hotel swimming pool, ask about lockers as well. They may [...]

Did you know that the American Hotel and Lodging Association found that the majority of hotels, motels and other lodging options offer WiFi, even FREE WiFi now? And the study showed that fewer hotels are charging for in-room Web services these days as well. Less than 11% said they still charge for Internet today. One of the newest big questions guests today often ask before booking their stay, is how fast a connection is for their free service. Connection options at many major lodging chains are greatly improving. Guests want WiFi to be free, fast, and simple. Free WiFi has basically become a necessity in this lodging industry. Having free WiFi needs to meet the expectations of the guests for work and for pleasure for business people and family alike.

Guests at many lodging sites get free WiFi on an unlimited number of devices in both guest rooms and in public spaces like the lobby. [...]

Do you have furry family members that you love to spend so much time with, that you cannot bare to part with them for very long? Today, unlike in past years, you can now travel with your pets on your many vacation travels. Did you know that over 63% of households in the USA have a pet and over 29 million traveled with their pet? More than 30% seek lodging that welcome their pets. As for lodging options, there are numerous pet friendly motels, resorts, cabins, hotels, etc to make you and your pets more comfortable and feel safe and have more fun with your fur babies during your trip. While pet friendly hotels are on the rise, make sure your hotel welcomes your pooch before you book your trip. More and more lodging sites see themselves as pet-friendly, but does that mean they really are? If you’re planning a vacation and want to include [...]