Monday night on our way home we stayed in the first ever Travelodge on the A38 northbound near Burton on Trent
I wish there were more like this..basic, a good bed, shower and bath, a TV, a kettle, clean and tidy. No meals but a café...and a pub...nearby.
The Trent and Mersey Canal was right behind us and we had a pleasant evening walk on the towpath past Barton Marina to the lock at Barton Turn.
We heard the first boat chug by at nine the next morning, before we headed for home.
Even out of rush hour the traffic was heavy and the driving cut throat...we were glad to leave the motorway at Gretna!!
A pleasant drive on the back road to Dumfries then up the A76 and home in daylight, and unpacked before dark.
Pirate had a restless night..so a test in the morning confirmed what I suspected...
Yesterday's skies....now we have a week off...and he has enforced rest!! That's what he needed anyway, but this isn't how we would like it arranged! Not that he would have rested enough without it!!
Therefore, on we go with the sorting and tidying of our own space!!
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We stayed in two travel lodges. They were both clean and had everything we needed to be comfortable for the night. Perfect. We also stayed in a Tune Hotel. It is a chain common in Asia, which is why my daughter knew of it. There was one in Liverpool, much to her surprise. It is also another good place, cheap, comfortable, clean.
That all sounds very energetic. Well done!
I use to prefer to stay in a travelodge because they were always clean and tidy but these days there aren't many around and private motels have their own standards it seems but we have been fortunate so far in finding those that don't have issues.
My parents stayed with me and my brother at a Travel Lodge once, last night of a road trip. It was at the high range of the cheapest motels, so a bit of a treat. It had a pool. I got a TraveLodge bear that held my nightgown in it's belly.
No idea if it's the same company, but likely. They've been around in the states for a very long time.
Best wishes for Pirate's speedy recovery.
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Looks nice there - I'm a big fan of Travelodge, affordable, clean and efficient - the one at Minehead is nice, in fact I don't know of one that isn't good!
It must have been nice to be so close to the canal and a good path for walking.
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