need your opinions: rv or hotel?
We are retired, very young ages 58 & 64, two small dogs and getting ready to hit the road, but have not been able to decide on mode of travel. Additional facts: we want to take the dogs as much as pos...
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Look at the numerous Class B and B+ motorhomes built using the Mercedes Sprinter platform and with fuel efficient 5-cylinder diesel engines. They get 23 MPG and there are used ones on the market selling at a big discount. Plenty of space inside for a couple and two small dogs and lots of storage space in the basement area.
Driving and parking a Class B is much easier to do than with larger RV's and you get better fuel economy and less stress.
When I was traveling around with two sheepdogs I found very few motels or hotels that would allow pets of any kind. I would get a ground floor room in the back and sneak the dogs in at night. Luckily they were jet black and quiet, non-barkers.
With motels/hotels you need to check in by a certain time and check out by 11:00 AM and you need to usually reserve in advance. If you decide to stay longer or leave sooner than you had planned you are stuck. Usually the hotels need at least 24 hours notice and some require 72 hours notice of any change or cancellation. This is why we opted to buy our camper as the cost is roughly the same as hotels but we have the ability to alter our schedule at any time, most of the time.
You may like eating out as do we but for a lunch break it can be a pain to have to leave a nice spot and drive into a town and most places are mediocre at best for breakfast and lunch and in some areas even dinner is not something to enjoy if you really like fine cuisine. With our fridge and cooktop we can stop at a beach and fix a snack if we choose or have a cup of coffee in the morning before heading to a town for brunch.
After a short while your dogs will consider the RV their mobile doghouse and this greatly reduces the stress of traveling for them. My dogs knew that the RV was going to get them home and often they prefered to be inside where they could relax and be off guard duty.
Driving and parking a Class B is much easier to do than with larger RV's and you get better fuel economy and less stress.
When I was traveling around with two sheepdogs I found very few motels or hotels that would allow pets of any kind. I would get a ground floor room in the back and sneak the dogs in at night. Luckily they were jet black and quiet, non-barkers.
With motels/hotels you need to check in by a certain time and check out by 11:00 AM and you need to usually reserve in advance. If you decide to stay longer or leave sooner than you had planned you are stuck. Usually the hotels need at least 24 hours notice and some require 72 hours notice of any change or cancellation. This is why we opted to buy our camper as the cost is roughly the same as hotels but we have the ability to alter our schedule at any time, most of the time.
You may like eating out as do we but for a lunch break it can be a pain to have to leave a nice spot and drive into a town and most places are mediocre at best for breakfast and lunch and in some areas even dinner is not something to enjoy if you really like fine cuisine. With our fridge and cooktop we can stop at a beach and fix a snack if we choose or have a cup of coffee in the morning before heading to a town for brunch.
After a short while your dogs will consider the RV their mobile doghouse and this greatly reduces the stress of traveling for them. My dogs knew that the RV was going to get them home and often they prefered to be inside where they could relax and be off guard duty.
