America's Cheap Sleeps [Paperback]

Tracy Whitcombe (Author)

Book Description

Series: Open Road's America's Cheap Sleeps: No-Frills, Budget Accomodations for $40 or Less Per Night | Publication Date: October 1, 1999

This guide provides detailed listings of clean, safe places to stay in America's motels, motor inns and hotels for $40 or less per night. Lodging information includes address, phone number, rates, pet policies, amenities, discounts and credit cards accepted. The author also offers information on travel clubs, coupons, how to obtain the best room rate and safety tips. There is also a section on place name pronunciation. Other listings include a mini-guide to 800 numbers for budget motel chains, alternatives to motel travel and a variety of money-saving tips, such as joining AAA, AARP or the Super 8 VIP club.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

You start thinking about a leisurely week in New Mexico or a quick escape to Vermont. You open a guidebook and thumb through the listings. You see sweet bed and breakfasts with antiques, homemade muffins, and secluded hot tubs under the stars. You smile. Then you note the prices--and decide that you've been meaning to attend to a few chores and get to know your local museums better, anyway, so you might as well stay home.

If this sounds like your scenario, there is a new guide out with just the facts to rekindle your travel wanderlust. Tracy Whitcombe's tome offers 7,500 listings across the USA for $45 or less a night. Not all cities offer lodgings at that price, but if they do, Whitcombe's got them. Many of the accommodations are motel chains (Motel 6, Econo-Lodge, and the Red Roof Inn); however, there are some independent options as well, with extras like saunas, pools, and fitness facilities. The descriptions are short and pithy, detailing price, number of units, and amenities ranging from continental breakfast to refrigerators and microwaves.

You can visit Denver, Portland, Chicago, and even New Orleans with a minimum cash outlay for your basic bed with bath, or stay in smaller towns and save even more. It's easy to find a quaint and romantic inn where you can max out your credit cards, but if economic accommodations are a priority, its nice to be able to make plans you can afford for the vacation you had in mind. --Stephanie Gold

Product Details

• Paperback: 720 pages
• Publisher: Open Road; 2nd edition (October 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1892975130
• ISBN-13: 978-1892975133
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.5 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,689,741 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is saving me tons of money!, October 26, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: America's Cheap Sleeps (Paperback)

I just can't believe all of the unique cities in this book. I thought only I had heard of some of these places. You don't even have to travel very far to find a cheap place to stay. It must have taken the author years to come up with all this information. I would highly recommend this book to anyone wishing to travel cheaply.