US Hotels: Where to Stay When You Visit America - Wolters World
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Date: 2022-02-04
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josh
Hotels can be expensive and if your on a very cheap budget to travel the US, like me, you always have the option of camping or sleeping in your car. I know its not nearly as comfortable as staying in a hotel, but honestly if you are exploring a city or state, do you really wanna spend alot of money just for you to sleep, or would you rather spend the money you saved up on experiences of culture and food. I'm not a big fan of camping myself, but I'm willing to do it, I'd rather spend money on food and experiences than a place that I'm literally using for 1 night. And there are public showers you can use, yes it's not super clean and great, but like I said, if your on a very cheap budget, that means you have to make some sacrafices in order to really do the thing you want to do. There are alot of free campsites, there are rest stop you can stop at for the night to sleep, and there are even designated spots in alot of states that are specifically for people to pull over and sleep or just to even get a break and stretch your legs. There are alot in my home state Wyoming. Hotels can be fun, but if your traveling to see the US or any where in the world, your experiences with hotels isn't what your looking for but what the country your seeing is. Great video Mark, very helpful. Good luck to all with your trip here in the Big U. S. A!
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Hotels can be expensive and if your on a very cheap budget to travel the US, like me, you always have the option of camping or sleeping in your car. I know its not nearly as comfortable as staying in a hotel, but honestly if you are exploring a city or state, do you really wanna spend alot of money just for you to sleep, or would you rather spend the money you saved up on experiences of culture and food. I'm not a big fan of camping myself, but I'm willing to do it, I'd rather spend money on food and experiences than a place that I'm literally using for 1 night. And there are public showers you can use, yes it's not super clean and great, but like I said, if your on a very cheap budget, that means you have to make some sacrafices in order to really do the thing you want to do. There are alot of free campsites, there are rest stop you can stop at for the night to sleep, and there are even designated spots in alot of states that are specifically for people to pull over and sleep or just to even get a break and stretch your legs. There are alot in my home state Wyoming. Hotels can be fun, but if your traveling to see the US or any where in the world, your experiences with hotels isn't what your looking for but what the country your seeing is. Great video Mark, very helpful. Good luck to all with your trip here in the Big U. S. A!
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Jacquelyn
When driving on the Interstates and crossing state lines, look for State Welcome Centers. They have lots of brochures on sights, restaurants, and places to stay. Many contain discount coupons as well. Some Centers will assist you in making hotel reservations. The hotels frequently have special rates for those reservations (much cheaper than walk-ins.
It's been several years, but I was frequently able to get hotel rooms for $50 to $75 a night along the Interstates. This included free breakfast. Many of them offered commercial sliced bread for toast and bagels. Sometimes there was warm sausage gravy in a crockpot and biscuits. Most had cold cereals and instant oatmeal, fresh fruit, & sometimes hard boiled eggs.
Larger hotels would have pay buffets. There could be different prices. If all you wanted was the cold items you paid less than if you wanted hot food as well. Usually scrambled eggs were on the line but you could get omelettes cooked to order as part of the buffet.
If you will be staying several days in one place, look for a package deal. Room rate will be better and they frequently include buffet breakfast free or at a much lower price than usual.
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When driving on the Interstates and crossing state lines, look for State Welcome Centers. They have lots of brochures on sights, restaurants, and places to stay. Many contain discount coupons as well. Some Centers will assist you in making hotel reservations. The hotels frequently have special rates for those reservations (much cheaper than walk-ins.
It's been several years, but I was frequently able to get hotel rooms for $50 to $75 a night along the Interstates. This included free breakfast. Many of them offered commercial sliced bread for toast and bagels. Sometimes there was warm sausage gravy in a crockpot and biscuits. Most had cold cereals and instant oatmeal, fresh fruit, & sometimes hard boiled eggs.
Larger hotels would have pay buffets. There could be different prices. If all you wanted was the cold items you paid less than if you wanted hot food as well. Usually scrambled eggs were on the line but you could get omelettes cooked to order as part of the buffet.
If you will be staying several days in one place, look for a package deal. Room rate will be better and they frequently include buffet breakfast free or at a much lower price than usual.
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Bill
Continental Breakfast: A crappy meal of passable-ish muffins, and everything else is terrible with the RARE occasion you will get hot food. If you want a good breakfast, skip the cheap hotels and maybe call ahead to see what the breakfast will be before booking.
I have usually been depressed by hotel breakfasts in the US myself (I do go cheap though and will often go elsewhere if I can. I just got back from my first ever Europe trip and the breakfasts were very impressive especially for the cost of the rooms I had. I mean damn, there was bacon and eggs everywhere, breads, cheeses, fresh fruit, mushrooms, beans, the works!
Here in the US: it really depends on what kind of hotel you get that will dictate whether or not you have a good breakfast. Will you get a bunch of cheeses and nice heavy breads? Not likely in either case in anything other than a very nice and very spendy hotel. For whatever reason, people in the US don't tend to like or care about having good bread and cheeses aren't a typical breakfast item here. I personally loved being able to have brie with my morning breakfast on my trip.
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Continental Breakfast: A crappy meal of passable-ish muffins, and everything else is terrible with the RARE occasion you will get hot food. If you want a good breakfast, skip the cheap hotels and maybe call ahead to see what the breakfast will be before booking.
I have usually been depressed by hotel breakfasts in the US myself (I do go cheap though and will often go elsewhere if I can. I just got back from my first ever Europe trip and the breakfasts were very impressive especially for the cost of the rooms I had. I mean damn, there was bacon and eggs everywhere, breads, cheeses, fresh fruit, mushrooms, beans, the works!
Here in the US: it really depends on what kind of hotel you get that will dictate whether or not you have a good breakfast. Will you get a bunch of cheeses and nice heavy breads? Not likely in either case in anything other than a very nice and very spendy hotel. For whatever reason, people in the US don't tend to like or care about having good bread and cheeses aren't a typical breakfast item here. I personally loved being able to have brie with my morning breakfast on my trip.
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Fuzzy
Don't forget to leave a small tip for the cleaning crew, $1 or $2. They work really hard cleaning other people's messes. It's also an easy way of 'bribing them into not touching your stuff. I mean 99. 999999% of them are honest and hard-working people but that one in a million person, who takes your laptop or jewelry can really ruin your vacation. I do it everywhere, in US and abroad. I usually leave a sticky note with the words 'thank you and a tip. I often get a thank you note back.
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Don't forget to leave a small tip for the cleaning crew, $1 or $2. They work really hard cleaning other people's messes. It's also an easy way of 'bribing them into not touching your stuff. I mean 99. 999999% of them are honest and hard-working people but that one in a million person, who takes your laptop or jewelry can really ruin your vacation. I do it everywhere, in US and abroad. I usually leave a sticky note with the words 'thank you and a tip. I often get a thank you note back.
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Elizabeth
I just thought common sense, if you go to a foreign country dont expect what you get in your own country, why would you expect to be provided ham and cheese for breakfast? i have no expectations but am happy to try new things, but I expect that the USA doesnt differ that much in food as in Australia, Im excited to try everything I can while Im in the USA: )
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I just thought common sense, if you go to a foreign country dont expect what you get in your own country, why would you expect to be provided ham and cheese for breakfast? i have no expectations but am happy to try new things, but I expect that the USA doesnt differ that much in food as in Australia, Im excited to try everything I can while Im in the USA: )
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Joey
At the holiday inn in downtown Raleigh, parking is an extra seven dollars per day. Because its a round building, or actually I dont even know how they do this. But the second third fourth and fifth floors of the building are actually parking floors, so people actually park inside the building. Its actually pretty cool.
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At the holiday inn in downtown Raleigh, parking is an extra seven dollars per day. Because its a round building, or actually I dont even know how they do this. But the second third fourth and fifth floors of the building are actually parking floors, so people actually park inside the building. Its actually pretty cool.
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Nelson
The truth about the Resort Fees is that it doesn't matter if the hotel is a resort or not, they're going to make you pay for it. I was in Las Vegas this last December of 2018 and I was staying in the Bellagio and I had to pay resort fees of about $50 per night. The room was around $250 per night so make the math.
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The truth about the Resort Fees is that it doesn't matter if the hotel is a resort or not, they're going to make you pay for it. I was in Las Vegas this last December of 2018 and I was staying in the Bellagio and I had to pay resort fees of about $50 per night. The room was around $250 per night so make the math.
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Wolters
Hey there fellow travelers. This video was made for first time travelers to The USA to help them better know what to expect from US chain hotels. It was a topic requested by a number of our viewers, so I hope it can help those visiting the US for the first time. Great travels to you all!
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Hey there fellow travelers. This video was made for first time travelers to The USA to help them better know what to expect from US chain hotels. It was a topic requested by a number of our viewers, so I hope it can help those visiting the US for the first time. Great travels to you all!
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mcrochip
One thing that was not mentioned is that all US hotels/motels have bathrooms in the room. When I traveled to Germany years ago, I learned that it's much less common especially in older guesthouses (I don't recall chain hotels in Germany away from the airport area, so a worthwhile point.
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One thing that was not mentioned is that all US hotels/motels have bathrooms in the room. When I traveled to Germany years ago, I learned that it's much less common especially in older guesthouses (I don't recall chain hotels in Germany away from the airport area, so a worthwhile point.
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Shelley
Ugh! In how many videos is he gonna use the wrong terminology? It's called an outlet. The thing you need to plug in is called a plug. The thing you need to plug into on the wall (or wherever) is called an outlet! Look it up, it's in the dictionary as such -
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Ugh! In how many videos is he gonna use the wrong terminology? It's called an outlet. The thing you need to plug in is called a plug. The thing you need to plug into on the wall (or wherever) is called an outlet! Look it up, it's in the dictionary as such -
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