Several times we have used Expedia to book our lodging and gotten a nice reduction in price.


Lodging in Canada

• Riverside Resort - near Fredericton, NB.
  Used to be a Holiday Inn. Nice area but a little off the beaten path so may not have had enough clientel to keep it as a Holiday Inn. Breakfast was not free and was worst breakfast I've actually ever had. Wouldn't recommend this place.
• Anne Shirley Motel & Cottages - in Cavendish, PEI.
  Nice. In the center of things.

Lodging in New England.

• Holiday Inn, Burlington, VT. Stayed in winter of 2015/2016.
• Hotel Wales in Manhattan, New York
  Stayed here in Feb. of 2012 with a rate of $259 plus taxes per night for a king suite.
• Gabriels Bed & Breakfast - in Provincetown, MA.
  Had a very nice stay here in November, 2009, with the off peak rate.
• Chester Bulkley House - in Old Wethersfield, CT.
  Stayed here June 13, 2009. This was the weekend when many of the homes in Old Wethersfield are open for free to CT. residents, but they let us slide, being from MA. Tom made a hearty and delicious breakfast and the accomodations were fine. A great little neighborhood to walk around in and take in the old homes.
• Herbert Grand Hotel - in Kingfield, ME.
  We went here on the last weekend of September and the falls colors were wonderful. The hotel is nice, particularly for this sparsely populated area.
• Little River Lodge - we had a great time at this B&B in a Cutler, ME. (saw in Jan 2016 that its no longer taking guests and is up for sale at 195K, sad)
  A very quiet part of Maine which has a fantastic puffin trip.
• Fairhaven Inn - a nice B & B in Bath, ME.
• Belfast Harbor Inn - a nice small scale hotel in Belfast, ME.
  Very good rates and very quiet in the winter.
• Amerscot House - a nice B & B in Stow, MA.
  Within an easy drive to Boston.
• Best Western - in Northampton, MA.
  Perhaps the best reasonably-priced hotel in Northampton.
• Blue Spruce Motel - in Middlebury, VT.
  Served fine for a trip in November 2006.
• Coos Motor Inn - in Lancaster, NH.
  Reasonable hotel; I'm sometimes up this way in the winter.

Lodging in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

• Philadelphia Marriott Downtown - in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  Stayed here on the last Thurs and Friday of August of 2009 for $169 a night, which included buffet breakfasts for my wife, two children and me. It was an excellent place to base oneself to get to know the myriad of sights within downtown Philadelphia.
• Oceanview Motel - in Wildwood Crest, New Jersey.
  Stayed here on the last Sat and Sun of August of 2009 for $160 a night. Beach was great and we biked on the strand with a four-wheel rental bike. Cape May is a couple mile away also. The first night was rough as the neighbors partied hard; they left there liquour bottels out for display the next morning. But the next night was great.

Lodging in the Minnesota area.

• Gunflint Motel - Grand Marais - a nice motel and great proprietors
  For more hotels in the Grand Marais Area see Grand Marais Chamber of Commerce
• Shoreline - Grand Marais - very nice, on shore in downtown Grand Marais - 2nd floor lake view rooms are great
• PineView Inn - Virginia - in the Iron Trail region of northern MN. Cozy, quiet and very reasonable rates. We stayed here a few times during winter; when it was called the ski-view motel.
• Hibbing Park Hotel - Hibbing - o.k.
• AmericInn - Lake City, MN. - Fine.

Lodging in the California area.

• Residence Inn, Palm Desert. Was great, even without the discount I received. Stayed in 2014.
• Courtyard by Marriott, Mariposa Ave, El Segundo. Stay here in part because I get a discount. Stayed in 2014.
• Royal Plaza Inn - Indio - fine
• Brawley Inn - Brawley - fine