Las Vegas
As long as you steer clear of the noisier Pyramid rooms, this less-expensive Strip resort is functional enough, but seems to be struggling to assert its…
Las Vegas
As long as you steer clear of the noisier Pyramid rooms, this less-expensive Strip resort is functional enough, but seems to be struggling to assert its…
Little Elden Springs Horse Camp
Flagstaff
In the Coconino National Forest just outside of Flagstaff, Little Elden Springs Horse Camp is a campground designated only for people with horses. It…
Florida Keys
The Cay is an enormous luxury compound with silky-plush rooms and nicely appointed townhouses, as well as countless island activities. The resort's most…
Grand Canyon National Park South Rim
The Maswik Lodge includes 18 modern two-story buildings set in the woods a quarter-mile from the canyon rim. Standard motel rooms at Maswik North feature…
Moab
This 'glamping' option gives you rustic canvas tents with some laudable creature comforts – the pimped-out suites even have flush toilets and sitting…
New York City
With a trance/techno soundtrack humming away in the background, sleek BPM (short for 'beats per minute') is an unorthodox, music-loving bolt-hole, north…
Kailua-Kona
In a pinch, head to this low-rent waterfront hotel. The good: it's right downtown, the service is super friendly, and there's a complimentary continental…
Austin
During the summer when (most of) the students have gone home, the empty rooms in the seven student coop houses are quite the bargain, and they keep you…
Grand Teton National Park
This tucked-away eight-site campground is 12 miles up the graveled Pacific Creek Rd (USFS Rd 30090) from Grand Teton's Moran Entrance Station. It's…
Hilo
This budget hotel adjacent to Reeds Bay Beach Park is worn and dated, but rooms are motel-level clean and include mini fridge and microwave. If you're…
Great Basin National Park
If your money is burning a hole in your pocket, even under these skies, the few dingy slot machines here will help relieve you of it. The attached motel,…
Las Vegas
This Carnaval-themed hotel just off the main drag attracts families, poker players and bachelor/ette parties. Free, frequent Strip shuttles and a rooftop…
Austin
A private dorm near the University of Texas, 'the Woo' generally has rooms available mid-May to mid-August, and sometimes has space for travelers at other…
Grand Teton National Park
Sheffield is a secluded five-site USFS (US Forest Service) campground, 2.5 miles south of Yellowstone National Park's South Entrance and just south of…
Alaska
In the thick of what passes for downtown, the slightly disheveled Nugget has 45 smallish rooms, about half with ocean views. The clapboard front and…
Grand Teton National Park
Among the most expensive campgrounds around, it features pull-through sites, propane for sale, 24-hour showers, laundry and a nightly campfire program…
Alabama
Five rooms and two small cottages are on offer at this property, a Victorian mansion from 1890 built by an Auburn mathematician. The rooms range from…
San Diego
Behind the eclectic art-and-crafts-style facade of this inn set back from Camino del Mar, each of the 12 spacious rooms is meticulously furnished in the…
Death Valley National Park
Catering to RVs, this private campground is essentially a large parking lot with no water or hookups, albeit handily located next to Furnace Creek. Fees…
Moab
This hippie hangout is popular with European travelers and the noncar set. Located behind A-1 storage, it has frayed couches, worn bunks, a small kitchen…
Asheville
Pack Sq’s BB&T tower, a 50-year-old modernist classic that’s the tallest skyscraper in Asheville, is being revamped and overhauled to house this luxury…
Nevada
Basic motel, well-located just north of downtown Carson City's gentle excitement. Rooms are comfortable and spacious, but some smell like stale smoke,…
Sacramento
This Dutch Colonial home in Midtown has been transformed into a B&B, where rooms have Jacuzzis, fireplaces and lots of frill. The Mozart and Vivaldi rooms…
Alaska
A simple, bare-bones truck-stop kind of place, this motel-restaurant-gas-station complex has spartan, overpriced rooms. Crazily enough, there is wi-fi,…
Berkeley
At the 100-year-old downtown Y building, rates for well-worn, spartan private rooms (all with shared bath) include use of the sauna, pool and fitness…
Colorado
Hosteling International membership can provide you discounts at hostels, museums and more the world over. There are no Colorado HI affiliates, but their…
Las Vegas
Squeezed between Palms and Rio, this cheap crash pad sports revamped rooms and free Strip shuttles, plus bowling.
Homewood Suites by Hilton Huntsville-Downtown
Alabama
Crisp whites and off whites makes for a kind of boring hotel, but between the helpful service, the pool and the great downtown location, this corporate…
Las Vegas
French-provincial rooms are good value, in particular the 'petite suites'. Amenities include a fitness center, pool access, on-site childcare, a movie…
Juneau
Located a mile south of downtown on Thane Rd is this city-operated, tent-only place that tends to draw transients and seasonal workers; it feels a little…
Hampton Inn & Suites Ybor City
Tampa
The red-brick Hampton Inn offers a good level of comfort, a free shuttle downtown and a tiny pool. Its location on 7th Ave means rooms at the front can be…
Charlotte
This luxury Uptown hotel, due to open in late 2019, soars 16 stories above Uptown, with 254 rooms between its ground-level restaurant and rooftop bar.
Southwestern Utah
A little frayed around the edges, this 10-room motel has in-room refrigerators, microwaves and coffeemakers in addition to a picnic area with grill.
Hanalei
The place to pick up permits for county campgrounds. The closest currently open is at ‘Anini Beach Park.
Grand Teton National Park
Atherton Creek has 20 sites, drinking water and pit toilets, located 7 miles northeast of Kelly on the shores of Slide Lake. No reservations.
Las Vegas
A mock castle playing on its Arthurian theme, with throngs of stroller-pushing parents. Rooms are raggedy but the location is prime.
Bozeman & Gallatin Valley
Riverside campground with good fishing and 14 sites, but very close to what can be quite a busy road. It's 9 miles north of Big Sky.
Alaska
You can take a shower here and use the sauna, a nice way to clean up if you've been camping in the area.
Grand Teton National Park
This USFS campground east of the park accepts hard-sided vehicles only. Vault toilet, and no water.