Lehigh98
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Just started booking a trip for mid-August to do a 10+ day California tour with the wife and kids (10 & 8). We're planning on flying into San Francisco and spending a few days there, driving to Yosemite for a few days, and then driving to Disneyland for a few days until we fly back from LAX.
My wife and I have been out to SF a couple times without the kids and they are looking forward to some of the things we've told them about and especially Alcatraz which they've been talking about in school for some reason. The main problem with SF so far is finding a good place to stay with kids. It seems like there's no clear-cut choice and everything is $350+ per night anyway. Anyone vacation out there and have any suggestions?
We've never been to Yosemite and I'm just learning about it now. We had friends that stayed out there and rented a place through VRBO so I've started looking into that and trying to find the right balance of amenities / price / distance to Yosemite (and trying to figure out where you go in Yosemite to measure from). Anyone have suggestions for where (specific or general location) to stay that's convenient to the park? Also, looks like there's a ton of stuff to see and do, any suggestions for activities not to miss with kids?
We've also never been to Disneyland but have visited Disney World twice. We've already booked a hotel within walking distance of the park with its own water play area and big two room suites. (http://www.hojoanaheim.com/) I need to do some research and figure out what the latest is on Disney's park ticket plan and how to plan out the attack there. As usual, I'll use https://touringplans.com/ for help with that but any advice is appreciated.
Also need to find a rental car deal that won't overcharge me for mileage since I'm dropping off at a different location than I'm picking up. I usually use Avis for work but they kill you with the mileage if you don't return to the same location.
So should be quite an undertaking but I think we'll have alot of fun. If you can think of any advice that might help me out at any of the stops, please let me know. I'll try and update with our plans / results if there's interest. Thanks in advance!
My wife and I have been out to SF a couple times without the kids and they are looking forward to some of the things we've told them about and especially Alcatraz which they've been talking about in school for some reason. The main problem with SF so far is finding a good place to stay with kids. It seems like there's no clear-cut choice and everything is $350+ per night anyway. Anyone vacation out there and have any suggestions?
We've never been to Yosemite and I'm just learning about it now. We had friends that stayed out there and rented a place through VRBO so I've started looking into that and trying to find the right balance of amenities / price / distance to Yosemite (and trying to figure out where you go in Yosemite to measure from). Anyone have suggestions for where (specific or general location) to stay that's convenient to the park? Also, looks like there's a ton of stuff to see and do, any suggestions for activities not to miss with kids?
We've also never been to Disneyland but have visited Disney World twice. We've already booked a hotel within walking distance of the park with its own water play area and big two room suites. (http://www.hojoanaheim.com/) I need to do some research and figure out what the latest is on Disney's park ticket plan and how to plan out the attack there. As usual, I'll use https://touringplans.com/ for help with that but any advice is appreciated.
Also need to find a rental car deal that won't overcharge me for mileage since I'm dropping off at a different location than I'm picking up. I usually use Avis for work but they kill you with the mileage if you don't return to the same location.
So should be quite an undertaking but I think we'll have alot of fun. If you can think of any advice that might help me out at any of the stops, please let me know. I'll try and update with our plans / results if there's interest. Thanks in advance!