We’ve all heard horror stories about staying in cheap hotels; bed bugs, nasty clerks, terrible neighborhoods, and dirty towels…or even worse! It’s enough to make even a savvy saver think twice about skimping on the cost of nightly accommodations. However, in times like these, when some are thinking twice about taking a vacation at all, Families are wanting to be a little more careful about where their hard earned cash is going. Why spend hundreds, or even thousands on the place you sleep at night when you can find perfectly nice lodgings for reasonable prices, freeing up your dollar for having fun during the day, which is where money really shines as it gets busy offering opportunities that create lifetime memories for everyone! With your comfort, safety and wallet in mind, here are some hotel environments that are sure to be exactly what they are intended to be: comfortable places to rest your head that don’t compromise your health, safety…or your 401K.
With rooms starting at $111, The Best Western Pasadena Inn is located on Colorado Boulevard, which is part of the eye catching route for the Rose Parade on New Year’s Day giving guest front row seats to a spectacular event. This family friendly hotel is within walking distance from the Huntington Library, offering exhibits and botanical gardens and world-class art collections. Guestrooms have all the comforts of a casual home environment with free HBO and a complimentary newspaper each day. Breakfast includes waffles, and pastries and an outdoor swimming pool and hot tub is available to the entire family. Day time entertainment is only a hop, skip, and a jump away providing easy access to superb shopping and dining in Old Town Pasadena, downtown Los Angeles, attractions in Hollywood, Universal Studios, Disneyland and the beach.
For rooms starting at $89 a night with an ideal location near the Pacific Ocean, The Comfort Inn & Suites Hotel provides easy access to amazing waterfront attractions, including the Port of Long Beach and the historic Queen Mary ocean liner. Guests are provided many amenities, including Breakfast, free wireless high-speed Internet access and free local calls. The hotel also features Mediterranean style architecture and beautifully landscaped grounds with a private courtyard, a spacious sunning area, a large sparkling outdoor pool and a bubbling hot tub. All rooms come equipped with coffee makers, microwaves, refrigerators, hair dryers, irons and ironing boards. Some rooms even have DVD players and balconies.
Just two short blocks from Santa Monica’s beach, Sea Shore Motel offers rooms for under $110 dollars a night and is conveniently located on historic Main Street, along with some of the city’s best restaurants, shabby-chic coffee houses, an abundance of shopping opportunities, art galleries, and exciting local museums!
Heritage Inn/Sea World San Diego Hotel is an ideal place to stay and enjoy one of the nation’s best vacation spots. Boasting the convenience of being one of the closest hotels to Sea World and offering some of the most affordable rates and best vacation deals in San Diego California you can find a better deal than this adorable hotel. For the starting rate of an earth shaking $43.99 per night you will enjoy that you are also within walking distance of many restaurants, shopping and entertainment. After a day of sightseeing, beach combing or shopping, come back and relax in the hot tub while the kids splash in the family friendly pool environment. As one of the closest hotels to Sea World, nightly views of fireworks from the pool side of the hotel are yours…free of charge.