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Okay, so I have heard some crazy things in my time when it comes to traveling but I never – ever thought that I would hear about people staying at a hotel that makes you become and life the hamster life.  In my world, I go on vacation to get away from the constant wheel, but here, that is one of the amenities that this French hotel offers up.

This hotel is located in Nantes and is called the Hamster Villa.  It actually allows their guests to sleep in beds of hay dine on some grains and drink from a hamster water fountain – this is certainly the way to appreciate the way a hamster lives!

You also will be getting wi-fi as well as a TV for the human in you and you get it all for about $150.00 per room per night … what a deal!

Now that we have talked a little bit about finding the perfect location for you, let’s go ahead and talk about booking the actually bed and breakfast.  For example, if you have any diet issues or are allergic to anything, you want to make sure that the breakfast that they are going to be serving is something that you can eat.  Also – a lot of bed and breakfast places allow pets or even have pets of their own, if you have an allergy, you want to make sure that you ask.

Smoke is also a concern to some people.  While many bigger hotel chains are going smoke-free, bed and breakfast inns are not always the same thing, so make sure that you keep that in mind.  Also, if you are bringing your children, some B&Bs do not allow children.

All of these things are very, very important and should be addressed before you book your reservation!

When you think about it, what is the best place in the world to be when it is Halloween?  Well – a haunted house, if you can’t be in a haunted house specifically, what about a haunted B&B?  That is my thought and in the last post, we explored on of the top B&B’s that is haunted and now, we are going to tale a look at another one nestled in Valparaiso, IN!

The Inn at Aberdeen is actually the Inn that is featured in the book Haunted Hoosier trails.  There are so many different ghosts tucked away in this one – this one inn, it truly is amazing.  Guests have reported seeing a little girl ghost that has been known to mess with the guest’s stuff.  This little girl ghost also has been known to turn on the fireplace in their rooms.

The Indiana ghost trackers investigated this particular inn and reported that the original owners died with her two children.  Imagine – a haunted inn on Halloween, what could be better?

When I think about London, the first thing I think about is the luxury hotels that they have there.  There are truly some beautiful hotels in the UK and the Athenaeum is one of those brands that I think is not only beautiful – but five star and definitely the accommodations fit for a queen.  However, have you seen The Athenaeum that overlooks London’s Green Park?  This hotel in particular actually has a ‘living wall’ – for real!

This particular design was given to the hotel by Patrick Blanc and it is actually a vertical garden that covers the hotel’s eight-story façade with an exotic array of greenery that is rooted into an irrigated felt surface that was put down on this particular side of the wall.  This impressive garden is home to herbs and plants from all over the globe.

If you happen to get to stay in the rooms along that wall – you are a lucky one!  You can really reach out and touch the green for proof that it is real!

We all know that finding cheap Las Vegas hotel rooms is something that is not all that hard … you just have to know exactly what you are doing, which most people – let’s be honest, do not.  Priceline and hotwire are great places to start your research for hotel rates as you can certainly find some really good rates on there.  The key?  You need to be flexible with your dates.  You need to find the best possible rate and then schedule your days off of work.

When you are trying to find a cheap vacation place, especially Vegas, it is not about when you want to go, it is all about when the rates are available for you and honestly, that is something that a lot of people have a hard time with.  Another thing that you can do is sign up for any newsletters that airlines or hotels are giving out, so that way you are up-to-date on any specials that might be going on during a certain time.

Finally, research!  Do not settle for the very first rate that you are quoted … after all, you want to make sure that you find the best rate and that is going to take some research on your part!