Multi-nite Hotel Stays vs Overnight
Multi-nite Stays Benefits
Big bus “jumping jacks’ tours must change hotels daily without a break to visit all sites promised. These huge buses are often unable to access the hotel directly without blocking traffic, so guests must haul luggage down those narrow streets and then upstairs to their room adding to their exhaustion.
OTOH, while multi-night stays in the same hotel may reduce the number of sites & experiences, multi-night stays will dramatically enhance worthiness & comfort of your entire journey.
PROs:
1. reduce daily packing & unpacking hassle,
2. minimize wasteful daily departure & arrival time & chaos,
3. less energy drain Dragging Luggage blocks to hotel
4. reduce energy drain of Luggage Carry up/down flights of stairs.
5. reduce precious energy drain: of 1-night stands.
6. more on-site time: for exploration & reflection
7. More ‘free-time’: deeper cultural immersion in Old Town’ self-guided
walkabouts to minor tourist sites, cafes, & city parks.
ANECDOTE: My pre-cruise early morning London walkabout: On my only cruise to prove to friends I did not LIKE cruises, I awoke several hours before my friends and made a solo self-guided walking tour of the neighborhoods near our London hotel. A redeeming experience in the quiet London morning. ytlk Baltic Cruise
8. More relaxed & reflective: rather than constantly exhausted.
9. Quick refresh: for a self-guided walkabout Old Town areas.
” …. Bus drivers call tours with ridiculous itineraries "pajama tours."
You're in the bus from 8 a.m. until after dark, so why even get dressed?”,
Rick Steves’ Europe
CONs:
1. Perhaps fewer site visits & activities: but entire trip is more rewarding.
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