Traveling MamasWondering how to entertain your 2-yr-old on a long trip? Got questions about airfares or car routes? Want to know where the best tourist or camping spots are? Moving across the country? C'mon in!
We are quite happy with Vegas too. We stay at Mandalay Bay, where we got a HUGE suite (we were bumped up when we arrived with kids LOL) with two full bathrooms and a sitting room, a family room and more. It was about 120 a night, and it truly feels like a beach when you go to the pool.
It does get cold though, I'm not sure when their cold season is....
Hawaii is getting cheaper, when we went one November we were the ONLY people on Waikiki beach! Very cool.
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My house - 20 minutes from the beach. Prettier beaches 40 minutes away. Of course you don't HAVE to stay with me, I can find you a cheap hotel There's one a mile from my house, lol.
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Allison mama to:
DH (lol), Chrissy 16, Mikhail 13, Kiera 11, Kivett 8, Aislinn 6, Alannah 3, and not quite fresh from the oven Kian Oliver-Bell 11/15/07
Man, you sewing mamas are cracking me up! Is San Diego warm enough in March for beach-going? DH would love to go to CA to see the big dairy farms but that's not exactly my idea of a great vacation. Plus airfare is over $100 more per person to CA.
Allison, where are the cheap hotels near you?? We want a hotel that is close enough to the beach that we can walk.
I'm seeing good prices on fares from Syracuse to Ft. Myers, like $180.
Laurie, I checked out that Holiday Inn (Estero Beach?) and it is $180/night. Totally out of our price range.
I'm starting to think about camping!
Originally posted by Lydiasmomma Man, you sewing mamas are cracking me up! Is San Diego warm enough in March for beach-going? DH would love to go to CA to see the big dairy farms but that's not exactly my idea of a great vacation. Plus airfare is over $100 more per person to CA.
Allison, where are the cheap hotels near you?? We want a hotel that is close enough to the beach that we can walk.
I'm seeing good prices on fares from Syracuse to Ft. Myers, like $180.
Laurie, I checked out that Holiday Inn (Estero Beach?) and it is $180/night. Totally out of our price range.
I'm starting to think about camping!
It will be hard (but not impossible) to find a cheap hotel (less than $100/night) within walking distance to the beach That time of year is really busy and they tend to raise their prices. Some of the hotels are already booked for some dates!
Same thing with airline prices for that time of year. It's probably the nicest weather wise for notherners (big difference to their weather) but there's so much going on that everyone jacks prices up!
You can check out prices for hotels at Orbits.com New Smyrna is nicer beach, but tends to be more expensive. Daytona is more crowded and has more driving on the beach than New Smyrna. Ormond beach is a little bit North of Daytona, and is nice too.
Originally posted by Lydiasmomma Man, you sewing mamas are cracking me up! Is San Diego warm enough in March for beach-going? DH would love to go to CA to see the big dairy farms but that's not exactly my idea of a great vacation. Plus airfare is over $100 more per person to CA.
I've been wearing shorts again for the last week. Send him off to look at dairy farms and you can come fabric shopping with us.
There's one a mile from my house, lol.
Plus airfare is over $100 more per person to CA. 
Totally out of our price range.
That time of year is really busy and they tend to raise their prices. Some of the hotels are already booked for some dates!
Send him off to look at dairy farms and you can come fabric shopping with us. 
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