More time to relax at the Hotel Diva

Do you hate having to pay extra for parking when you stay at a hotel? At San Francisco’s Hotel Diva, you can leave your car with the valet, and not have to pay a penny more for your stay.

The hotel’s Get Pumped Parking Package lets you leave your vehicle with the valet with unlimited in and out privileges, plus get a $10 gas card when you check in. One car per room allowed, and if you drive an oversized vehicle, you’ve got to pay just $5 per day.

Fresh from a $2 million renovation, Hotel Diva is conveniently located in downtown San Francisco, close to primo shopping locations as well as two of the city’s best performing arts theaters. And when you don’t have to worry about the parking, that’s more time for shopping, theater, dining, or lounging in your swanky room.

With the savings, that’s more you can spend on fun in San Francisco.

Hotel Diva, 415-885-0200
440 Geary Street, San Francisco, CA 94102

Photo courtesy of Hotel Diva

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A King Suite at the Comfort In and Suites Plattsburgh

When I travel, I generally look to find nice hotels with unique amenities.  While I do stay in chain hotels frequently, I don’t always expect to find anything especially unique in them.  So I was quite surprised to see all of the wonderful family-friendly amenities during our recent stay at the Comfort Inn and Suites Plattsburgh in the Adirondacks.

We traveled to Plattsburgh, in the Lake Champlain region of New York, over Christmas break to visit Ausable Chasm and to ski, and stayed in a king suite – pictured at left.  The suite, which was one large room, included a king bed, a pull-out couch, a dining area with a table, microwave, and refrigerator, and a large bathroom with a shower and whirlpool bath.  The room itself is huge, and offered plenty of room.  Everything is very new, and extremely clean.  The only issue I’d have about the room is the location, which was right across from the weight room and adjacent to the small water park.  Noise wasn’t a huge issue, but we could definitely hear sounds from both locations.

The hotel amenities are the big draw here though.  The aforementioned small water park is perfect for little ones.  It includes two water slides and a splash area.  My five-year old son and my seven-year old daughter absolutely loved it, and wouldn’t leave.  But, as much as they loved the pool, they loved Champy’s FunZone even more.  It includes an indoor miniature golf course, a two-lane bowling alley (sized for kids), and loads of arcade games.  The Comfort Inn and Suites Plattsburgh also offers a full exercise facility, which is complimentary for hotel guests.

Comfort Inn and Suites
411 Route 3, Plattsburgh, NY 12901
518.562.2730

Photo credit: Jodi Grundig

Disclosure: I received a complimentary stay at the Comfort Inn and Suites.  All opinions are my own.