Road tripping with your family is pretty much a rite of passage that every family experiences at least once in there lifetime. If you are like my family, road tripping is something we like to do often.
Living in Las Vegas means that we are with in driving distance of many amazing destinations. In Squishy’s 2.5 years we have already made the trip to Hollywood/Disneyland/and the beaches of California a few times.
No matter where you are traveling, there are a few tips you can do to make road tripping with your family a little less National Lampoons and a little more memories of a lifetime!
7 tips for Road Tripping with Your Family
- Make a list of all important numbers and medications for your whole family in case of emergency.
- Pack snacks your family loves. This will not only cut down on travel costs, but also make sure you have something during the times when you don’t want to stop.
- Rent movies for the trip. If you don’t have a DVD player for your car, head to the library and rent some books on tape! This was always my favorite way to pass time on a road trip as a child.
- If you have younger children, have one complete change of clothing in an easy to access area. (Spills, accidents, illness, trust me – you don’t want to dig through luggage!)
- Head to the toy store (or dollar store) a bag of goodies your children can dive into when they are bored.
- If you have time mark out some tourist traps to let the kids run off energy and see unique.
- Create trivia questions about the place you are heading to visit. This will not only help them learn about a new place, but keep your whole family entertained for many hours!
If you happen to be lucky enough to be heading to Hollywood, consider staying at the family friendly The Magic Castle Hotel.
About The Magic Castle
In the heart of Hollywood there is a secret hideaway…a home away from home for travelers in the know. Completely renovated in 2004, it offers half a century of history, amazing proximity to Hollywood’s best attractions, and most importantly, the highest standards of customer service found anywhere in Los Angeles.
The Magic Castle prides itself on being “everything you need but more than you expect.” Some of the extra amenities include:
- Free snacks 24/7 they actually have a list of snacks that you can ask for. Candy bars, chips, crackers, sodas, water and anything else you can possibly think of.
- Most of the hotel rooms are apartments with full sizes kitchens.
- “White Gloved” (think butlers!) rosemary/mint towel service at the pool, and Popsicles for kids of all ages!
- Free access to the full sized gym that is located just around the corner from the hotel.
- Customer service above and beyond most expectations. If you need something, ask! They will work with you to get it done!
The Giveaway
The Magic Castle Hotel is up for an About.com hotel award, and you can vote for your favorite Los Angeles family hotel 2012.
PLUS by helping them win this much deserved award you could win a chance to experience the hotel for yourself.
One lucky reader is going to win a 3 night stay at The Magic Castle in a one bedroom suite – a $640 value!! ( ends 3/21)
Disclosure: I have not had the fortune to stay at The Magic Castle, but would love to! I was not compensated in any way for this giveaway. All thoughts and opinions are 100% honest and my own!
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My family and I love taking road trips and we do it all the time. I always make sure I leave plenty of time to make stops so the kids can run off some energy. Usually they are good at keeping entertained with coloring and playing with toys but sometimes they need more. I bring my iPad with me so they have more options. They can play games, read, watch movies and watch TV. I use my Blockbuster@Home service on my iPad and the kids love it! They can stream several shows and movies from there and it keeps them quiet for hours. I am so glad a co-worker at DISH told me we could use the service on the iPad now. They love using the iPad over a DVD player.
I would look forward to renting free movies to play on my in suite DVD player and the Wolfgang Puck coffee they provide!
I would look forward to the great location!! and of course vacation in general 🙂
Getting away for a vacation in general. The only place we’ve ever traveled to was my parents house out of state in the 6.5 years we’ve been married!
That hotel looks awesome. My family needs a vacation badly:)
I stayed at the Magic Castle a long time ago and it was wonderful! I’d love to take my daughter there!
Fantastic tips! We road trip several times a year and do all of this!
popsicles delivered by the pool during the summer! AWESOME!
The white gloved refreshments by the pool sound amazing! Talk about pampered!
I am always on the lookout for a good hotel in that area because I have family nearby, but their homes are too small if I bring my boys. Thanks for sharing this info.
I like that it is close to attractions. thanks for the chance to win.
I voted under this email above for the Magic Castle hotel
I voted again today via FB. I hope I win!
I hope my sister wins! Then she can take me with her! I like free snacks at the hotel. When my daughter was young, we’d get her a new car toy that she could open only once we were on the trip. She would look forward to getting on the road so she could get her new toy. Plus we played many games of car alphabet and license plate game. Good tips!
i would look forward to just being able to take a vacation in a beautiful place
The ability to visit the Magic Castle club! This sounds like an unbelievable experience.
Me and my Family have been planning a trip for quit some time now. And this is great i love the location and everything i like how it has a wi-fi connection i just love this and if i win this is what i will do!
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Um free snacks whenever!!! Yes please! Oh and the fact they are close to Disneyland is a huge perk!!!
I would like the complimentary in-room Continental breakfast.
These are my favorite types of vacations. truly spoiled. Love to take my hubby on a honeymoon, only 4 years late.
Usually we look for free breakfast and a pool.
I love the idea of having a full sized kitchen available. Not that I want to actually cook, but sometimes eating in is better than trying to find a restaurant. At any rate I’d just love to be back in Los Angeles. I love it there!
Sounds like a great getaway that is not too far from home. The kids would enjoy the Popsicle by the pool and the rooms look fabulous! G
i would like the turkish bathrobe
I’d love to see the actual Magic Castle club, after seeing and reading so much about it since I was a kid.
When travelling I really don’t like to stop….I go straight to the destination. So the snacks are really doing the trick 😀