Ms"B"Haven
Tennessee
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I'll be heading out West soon to visit my 6' 4" brother. Last night he suggested we take a 3 or 4 day trip together during my visit. He remembers my last visit being in our 33' Class A and although he knows I now have a Class B, I don't think he understands how small it really is. Although I can have 2 single beds in Ms"B"Haven, I just don't think he can stand or sleep comfortably so he will probably need to stay in a motel.
Here's my question: Since I hate motels, do you think I can spend the night in a motel parking lot while my brother stays in a motel room or will I need to hunt for a Wal-Mart or Flying J?
Thanks.
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topless
Wichita, KS
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I'd stay in your van. If he's paying for a room, then he's entitled to a parking spot. The motel might get testy if they find you plugged in though.j/k
Most motels don't charge extra for 2 adults, that way if you use the room facilities, but sleep in your van, they'd have no reason to complain.
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Chirpnchicks
Summerfield, NC
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Ms"B"Haven wrote:Here's my question: Since I hate motels, do you think I can spend the night in a motel parking lot while my brother stays in a motel room or will I need to hunt for a Wal-Mart or Flying J?
Not a problem... and I have never announced my intentions to the management. It's none of their business IMO once a room is rented. We have slept in motel parking lots at least six times while a room was being occupied by my mother. Three people in a B was a major factor in our decision to buy an RT RS Adventurous. Twice we have even slept in the parking lot when WE PAID for a room that my wife found intolerable during the night due to the faint odor of cigarette smoke.
Some "non-smoking" rooms still reek, in her opinion, long after they are deemed non-smoking by the motel for the rest of us. That's all I'll say about my long standing battle with motels to truly provide quality non-smoking rooms in the $80-$120 range for sensitive people.
Jay
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glassgirl
jamestown, nc
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This what we had in mind driving to chicago to visit our son. We stay in the van with annabelle(poodle) and the relative traveling with us in the motel room. Also, I find, in addition to being very allergic to cigerette smoke, the "perfume" they spray the rooms with is just about as bad.
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juliev
Minnesota
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I've done it on dog show trips with my sister. She must sleep with the TV on and I can't stand it, so she sleeps in the motel and I stay in the van in the parking lot. Normally I'll hang out in the room with her until bed time - then go out to the van to sleep. In the morning I'll shower in the room and then we'll be on our way.
I think as long as it's not obvious that you're "camping" out there, most hotel/motels won't care.
Julie
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ennajean
Wisconsin
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Maybe he wont feel that your B is that small. He just might like the B style of traveling/camping.
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tonyandkaren
pennsylvania
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Before my mother-in -law passed away , we took her on many trips. She stayed in a motel and we slept in the parking lot in our small class C. Sometimes we asked if it was okay , other times we didn't. Only once did we get a bad reaction. We stopped at a small mom and pop motel in rural Pennsylvania. The woman refused to allow us to sleep in our motorhome in the parking lot. She lost our business (had few other customers) and we moved down the road to anther motel where we were welcome.
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rvdogmom40
Western Washington State
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I think this sounds like a wonderful idea!! Our kids/grandkids live on the East Coast. They have rented a house on the Outer Banks of NC and have invited us to join them--free. We plan to fly in a couple of days early and do a bit of touring in VA. Yesterday I saw a news report about bedbugs--25% of hotels/motels are infested. People staying in those "buggy" places can bring the problem home with them! How I wish we could transport our B and stay in it rather than risk a motel. Renting a room for one and then the others staying in the parked B sounds like a win-win to me.
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Mr Goate
Berkeley, California
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As an rv-er whose occasional companions prefer hotel/motel living, we've traveled for years in this manner with excellent balance; discretion seems key.
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WhiskeyMike
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We have done this alot. I have insomnia and like to watch t.v. in the middle of the night. DW does not. We always travel with the dog, some motels don't take pets. I sleep in the room, DW in B. Inclement weather makes the B seem smaller, motel rooms give a nice option. Once, in Texas, a motel had electrical hookups for boaters or RVers. Also, DW hates the thought of lack of cleanliness even in 5 star properties, I can deal with any "bugs." Room rate is based on two people, parking place included. Have a good trip. Mike
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