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La Quinta Las Cruces is a familiar place. We’ve been there numerous times during the past few years with all our pets. This summer we stayed there twice. It’s an old-fashioned La Quinta, but somehow the rooms are bigger than… Continue Reading →

Chilis Bartlett El Paso is a noisy family eatery. Somehow having steak at Applebees or Ruby Tuesdays is more sophisticated. The whole time we were eating kids were dashing about and jumping up and down on the benches at the… Continue Reading →

The Royal Inn was an older property that we came upon for the first time by chance in Sulphur Springs, then noticed that it was part of a budget chain. We came upon it very late one night at midnight… Continue Reading →

The Red Roof Inn in East Memphis Sycamore View is not the place you want to be unless you’ve got pets. Late in the evening the small parking lot was mobbed with dog walkers. There are few pet-friendly establishments in… Continue Reading →

The La Quinta Kingsport was very average. It’s hard to remember anything exceptional about it. Supposedly it was brand new. But the hot water in the bathtub was tepid, though there were nice yellow and orange striped shower curtains. The… Continue Reading →

Cracker Barrel Kingsport was your standard Cracker Barrel. They were busy selling autumn items including for Halloween and Thanksgiving. Summer items had disappeared in August. The local team for souvenir items was the University of Tennessee. We ordered our standard… Continue Reading →

We set off for Vinny’s Grill for lunch. We ordered club sandwiches and a takeout burger with fries for the dog. Another time we ordered pizza, their signature dish. It was a nice, all-around Italian restaurant of the family sit… Continue Reading →

We drove up 29N for the first time since 1998. Then we arrived at the Super 8 on Greenbrier Drive at 2:19PM and checked into room 115. The Super 8 in Charlottesville was the worst motel of the trip by… Continue Reading →

We got off the road at exit 243 in Harrisonburg at the Ramada. We checked into room 154. My husband ended up paying $25.00 as a deposit because he didn’t call in advance to discuss policies at the motel. What… Continue Reading →

We were visiting relatives in Bethel Park. The catch was we had pets. The only motel that was pet-friendly that was at all close by was the Extended Stay. And the shopping area closest to it was Century III. We… Continue Reading →