I'm driving an elderly relative from Cheyenne, WY to Warroad, MN. She gets tired easily (not bored, although that, too, but physically tired, stiff, from sitting in a car for very long.
So my plan is to drive 350 miles a day, which will get us to Warroad about midday on the third day.
This is why I haven't really planned out this trip as much as you might think an "organized" traveller would do. Since I have no idea how far I'll actually get in a day, I'm loathe to make hotel reservations anywhere. Instead, when I've driven about 6 hours, I look for a place to stop. This way, if she starts complaining, I can stop early if I have to.
That's the reason why I am now in a Motel 6 that cost $78 a night, including tax, instead of at a nearby motel, Welsh's Motel, that also has free wifi (my need) that would have been $64, including tax.
We're in Wall, South Dakota, at the moment (home of the famous Wall Drug.) We're also in "hotel" row, or perhaps I should call it "Motel" row, and not only was this Welsh's motel cheapter, but so was another hotel, and that one is part of a chain. (It's cheaper than Motel 6, but not cheaper than Welsh's Motel.)
I know all this because after checking in to the Motel 6, I left my relative in the room (she is not mobile), and went for a walk around the area, and stopped in at a few hotels surrounding this one.
So think twice before staying at a Motel 6 or Super 8. Since they are a chain, they have to pay royalties to their bosses. Whereas a locally owned hotel or motel doesn't.
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