American Western holiday

JamesP1701

Thank you all very much indeed for your help.

Sorry for late reply - no emails came through saying there were any responses so I assumed it had gone unanswered!

Really appreciate the ideas. I think really it’s a scenery trip with driving with the odd big of riding. We’ve done a ranch before and it was the most amazing holiday however for the cost of 5 nights in one again we could have a 14 night road trip holiday.

I like the idea of staying in Ma and Pa type places - anyone got any good websites to look at?

JamesP1701

When just staying over on the way to somewhere I use chain motels which I book through hotels.com or similar. If we are staying for longer I try to find Ma and Pa/historical hotels by searching google maps around the area we are going and then researching the results.
As Cloth Ears mentioned, if you are heading to a national park type location, then options can be limited and pricey. A couple of years ago we paid around £220 for one night in Death Valley and £280 for a night in Monument Valley.
You are best starting with a route, you can do a loop, starting and finishing at the same place (can be cheaper for flights and car hire) or arrive and depart at different locations and have a one way car rental. You will also need to look at how far you are prepared to drive per day etc