With the route fairly well defined, we decided to start looking into places to stay along the way. As luck would have it, we had our annual Preakness Party in May and one of our good friends, Rusty, mentioned airbnb. We had never heard of airbnb, so thought we should check it out. Per the airbnb site, “Founded in August of 2008 and based in San Francisco, California, Airbnb is a trusted community marketplace for people to list, discover, and book unique accommodations around the world — online or from a mobile phone.” In other words, people rent out a room or an entire home (or castle!) to travelers like us. This seemed so perfect and in line with what we want – a view of America – all 48 contiguous states. And it seems to us that we can get a better peak at the real America by staying in people’s homes. So I started booking and, to date, I have booked 18 rooms via airbnb, 11 B&B’s, 2 timeshare weeks (both Marriott’s), 9 hotels, and 7 friend’s guest rooms. So it looks like we won’t be sleeping in the Boxster, after all!
Haunted on Halloween!
After we booked a room for October 31st, we found out that it is in a haunted house and is actually on the haunted house tour for that evening. If my blogs end on October 31st, you will know why! How fun is this? Also, as I began booking the stays, the route changed a little bit and I’ve updated the map accordingly. As we travel, we will be blogging about our experiences both on the road and about the places we stay (and, of course, taking loads of pictures). We look forward to you following us on our USA adventure!
Tags: airbnb, B&B, Boxster, boxster road trip, Marriott, Marriott's, Porsche, Road Trip, Roadtrip, Timeshare
I’ve used airbnb several times and have been satisfied but you do need to do your research and really look at the pictures and information and read the reviews as they are very informative about many things you would not get from the listing itself. Best to chose locations that have MANY positive reviews. Try to chose ones with a FLEXIBLE booking booking policy. But this may not make a difference for you if you are finding last minute places to stay. 🙂 I’ve done both renting rooms while the owners are home as well as renting entire places and they are both nice for different reasons. I am SOOOOOooooo looking forward to reading about your adventure and seeing the pictures! I’ve been following your blog since we chatted at CP’s retirement Party. Hope someday to do something similar but with a focus on National Parks and trying to hit all of them. Wishing you a wonderful vacation and journey of a lifetime!
Thanks for your advice re airbnb. We have been reading the reviews and only selecting places where there are a number of reviews, except for one which was a new listing and will be a gamble. But that’s why they call it an adventure! Keep watching!