Ever wondered what happens to retired airplanes…well in Sweden they are turned into budget accommodations, The Jumbo Hostel to be exact.
Located at Stockholm’s Arlanda airport, Jumbo Hostel is housed in a retired Boeing 747 that was built circa 1976.  The plane was gutted and turned into a 25-room boutique hotel…with room configurations ranging from dormitory [...]

The fourth Utah personality….

THE FAMILY ON A BUDGET:
Wolf Creek is a family paradise.  Where else can you rent a brand new luxurious 7 bedroom home, with 3 family rooms, home theater and a gourmet kitchen, that sleeps 16 for only $575 per night…that boils down to only $35 per person for five star luxury. [...]

I love the cozy comfort that small boutique hotels offer…but sometimes making the choice to go boutique means leaving behind chain hotel comforts like: a full restaurant, bar, room service, gym etc. So when I stumbled upon a boutique hotel that offered all these comforts at a moderate price…I knew I found a gem.
The gem [...]

Holiday travel to one of America’s best-loved cities is all wrapped up with ‘San Francisco Faves’ – a budget-friendly package that includes a collection of activities, accommodations and dining only found in The City by the Bay.
Available through February 28, 2009, the ‘San Francisco Faves’ package includes a deluxe guest room at the Orchard Hotel, [...]

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Swimming with the dolphins is usually a VERY expensive activity to do on vacation.  In general a short 30 minute swim runs over $100.  If you are dying to “be one” with our aquatic cousins consider this great package the Atlantis, Bahamas, is currently running:
Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas welcomes fall guests with the Atlantis Dolphin [...]

I would give anything to go back to the classic Vegas….where men donned tuxedos, women wore fabulous gold lamé gowns and The Rat Pack graced the stage of the Sands. Due to this obsession of nostalgia I like to patron what is left of Vegas history….and that would be The Flamingo Hotel.
Home to the original [...]

If you happen to by kayaking in the Austrian city of Ottensheim, you will come across three lonely segments of concrete drainage pipe hanging out on the shores of the Danube River.  No, a lazy construction company did not leave it’s trash out…..it is actually a hotel….Dasparkhotel to be exact.
Dasparkhotel has turned three large sections of drainpipe [...]

 
Stay is a new hybrid hotel/hostel located in downtown Los Angeles. In order to accommodate different lifestyles and budgets, the hotel offers a menu approach to room selection. The 138-room prototype hotel consists of 70% private and 30% shared accommodations.
The rooms are decorated in a chic modern style and offer hi-tech amenities such as: iPod docking stations, free wifi and [...]

CitizenM hotel in Amsterdam, has taken the “pod hotel” concept to the next level.  CitizenM, which is short for citizen mobile, has compact rooms that are packed with amenities usually unheard of in a budget hotel. 
To make the most of the small space (150 sq ft), there is no separation between the living and bathroom space.  The [...]