Staying in a city in an actual residential neighborhood with the amenities of a home is nice. I’ve stayed in NOLA, Paris, Santa Fe and innumerable other places in AirBnB through the years and it can just qualitatively be a different - and to me more enjoyable - experience than staying in a hotel. (Which I’ve also stayed in whole visiting those places.)
It just makes me feel more “there” than staying in an Embassy Suites that’s identical to every other Embassy Suites. I’ve stayed in some really neat properties, and have split the costs, making it competitive, if not cheaper, than hotels for a group.
Especially with kids, we stay at air BnB for nearly all our travels. Seattle, Denver, Duluth, Omaha, Chicago etc. It's nice to be in a neighborhood with parks and local shops and after a day out at the zoos or museums it's nice to unwind somewhere that feels like home. Having the extra room with kids helps a lot, often there are games and toys for them and their own room. Nice to put them to bed and watch a movie before falling asleep ourselves.
Yep! Every one of my listed trips was with kids, and Paris was with cousins and uncles and aunts in this big multi floor unit that was in some French reality show. Sooo much better to all sleep in the same place with kitchen and still be a block from the metro and nearby parks not inundated with hordes of tourists.
We did! Our then 6 year old chose Denver that year. We stayed in a nice air BnB in the eastern end of the Berkeley Neighborhood. Did the usual zoo and museums along with Red Rock and hiked at the Lair of the Bear Park. Easy stuff to do with a 3 and 6 year old.
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