Don't have the budget for a ritzy hotel and I'd rather get away from other people and enjoy the company of the natural inhabitants of the mountain.

serial killers on the loose--seemingly the plot of nearly every horror movie lately-LOL)

But yeah the mountains, the lake and with LOTS of mosquito repellent.

But I am biased...

I'll take the pampering for my vacation

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Love me some mountain time

I want somewhere interesting, I want to learn about the history of the place, get to know the people and/or check out the culture. I am always wanting to know about people, places, things, history, and the list goes on...

concerts, parks, etc. Fancy hotels have no appeal to me and while spending a few days in a cabin in the woods sounds nice, I'd get board pretty quick.

In a little cottage in the mountains. (With my lab) Paid off. Retired. This is vacation daily. As Ritzy as I ever will need. Fresh ground coffee every AM. Very quite. (Except for mocking birds on crack) and extremely minimal person contact. Quit different from life on a Destroyer, all male crew. Currently at war with crows destroying my yard, but Paradise to me. Blue bridge Parkway a short bushwhacking away. Mountains to Sea a bushwhacking climb above the BRP, and endless no trail forests all around.
Plus too poor to travel, or stay in Ritzy Hotels, the effects of State Faculty career. But, most of that was in the Forest.
I did however win a scholarship 4 years ago to tour Northern California Forests and we stayed in the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite. I could get use to living in that economic lifestyle if I had the cash.
That was damn nice. Amazing meals and lots of great wine. (All paid for with the award)

Provided it was within walking distance of a public library. Ritzy hotel, room service, comfortable sleeping arrangements, and some good books, and I'm all set.

I won't even pretend that I'd rather be out in the cold and the rain, doing "macho man" stuff. I did all that as a tanker in the Army. I was good at it. But it's a young person's game. Now, I just want creature comforts to enjoy.

Is the mountain cabin on blue ribbon trout or steelhead waters and comes with a Michelin quality chef, maid and guide service? If not, I’ll have to go with the St Regis Punta di Mita, a five star hotel with a world class surf spot in walking distance.

I’m paying for either of these with my tariff refund. Or Mabye my J6 slush fund payout. I deserve that because of how distressing revelations about the event, Trumps complicity, and my worries about how dangerous the pardoned rioters are to me, my family, and the whole country are.

In a state park, with hiking trails, a small beach on a small lake, guided nature tours for anyone interested.

Cooked outdoors, chatted and played cards by oil lamp in the evening (no electricity and no cell phones back then). Met other campers. Chased raccoons away from our food while cooking it. Little pests tried to steal it off of the cooking fire.

Some day may stay in Chicago overnight after getting there by train from Harvard IL I have a peaceful house with trees but enjoy taking trips with a small van around the country. The big RV stuff and trailers are not my style.

If it's in the mountains near a lake I'll definitely take the Ritzy hotel.

And,it's not a close call for me.

all the sights and sounds to my heart's content.

I'm a big city girl through and through.

Lately, I've been thinking how fabulous it would be to visit Mackinac Island and stay in the ritzy, historic and infamously haunted Grand Hotel near the lake!


This hotel checks all the boxes!

that right now is peak tourist season and one side of the island is usually elbow to elbow people. But the hotel is beautiful and the other side you can rent a bike and see amazing scenery. I haven't stayed at the hotel but I dined there. Oh, and if she's never seen it, watch the movie "Somewhere in Time."

frequently. I don't think that crowds bother her.

This isn't her first time visiting the island. It's just been awhile since she's visited.

I'll mention the movie "Somewhere in Time" to her.

I think I was 10 years old or so and so it's been a long, long time.

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At a racetrack near a state park.

So I would like some ritz!

Unlimited hot water. Unlimited fresh towels. Room service. A huge buffet running breakfast, brunch and lunch. Bonus points if it's on a nice, near deserted beach.

in a medium-sized house in the mountains, near a lake, and numerous spring-fed
swimming holes..

Preferably either by the beach, or in a city where I can visit cultural activities. I camped when I was a kid in Girl Scouts. My idea of roughing it nowadays is a Motel 6.

I live and work in San Francisco and it is soul crushing! SF Bay native. Can't wait to retire and it will be a very long drive to the closest city. The only poop I want to avoid stepping in should not be human feces!

I'd get bored easily in a hotel or a cabin. I stayed in the Sheraton Hotel in Zagreb, Croatia for three months and frankly, I wasn't impressed with it. I mean, the room was nice, good restaurant, etc.. but most hotels are boring. I liked walking through the city and seeing the sights. I like smaller hotels because basically it's there for sleep and bathing. I stayed in a small hotel in England, for a couple of nights, that was over 200 years old. The ground floor was level but the second and third hallway was warped (wavy) but the rooms were level. It was more comfortable than larger, more expensive hotels.

as long as someone else is paying for it.

I want to be pampered.

Great post!

Without question I'd be in a cabin in the mountains with hopefully a fireplace going.

very calm and relaxing.

And I can get a luxious suite and food and beverage services paid for!

and going to the cathedrals and major churches to see and hear the organs.

...fancy, high end hotels, like for instance, for just one example...The Hotel Regina sur le Place Jeanne D'Arc, a short walk from the Louvre.

None of that struck me with as much joy and happiness as a small cabin in Big Sur in a grove of coastal redwoods with the girlfriend who would eventually become my wife. That night in that cabin - we stumbled onto it - was, up to that point, the best night of my life. Decades later I still have tremendous joy to think of that night, the first of many "best days of my life," she brought to me.

When you're a road warrior, after a time, all hotels suck if you're alone without your lover. If you are with your lover, the hotel doesn't matter.