After two nights with 4 adult-sized people in a single hotel room, we were excited to move on to a condo-style resort. We had debated the benefits of staying on-site at a Disney resort when we were planning this trip but ultimately decided we had outgrown both the themes and the room size of the Disney resorts. Unwilling to pay outrageous prices for any of Disney’s multi-room options, we turned to the Bonnet Creek resorts. Bonnet Creek is not owned by Disney but is as close to being on property as you can get, with Disney land surrounding it on …

We decided to splurge on a premier resort for one night in order to get the free Universal Express Unlimited Passes that are included with the rooms. Since passes are included for both check-in and check-out days (and any days that you stay in between), we only needed a one night stay to cover both our park days. We stayed at the Endless Summer Resort Surfside for our first night since that was our driving day and we weren’t visiting a park. When we woke up the next morning, we ate breakfast and went straight to the Royal Pacific. We …

We did a split stay at Universal in order to take advantage of the free Universal Express Unlimited Passes that come with a stay at a Premier Resort. Since the Premier Resorts are more expensive, we opted to spend our first night in a Value Resort. The two on-site value options at Universal are Cabana Bay Beach Resort and Endless Summer Resort, which has two sides – Surfside and Dockside. I’ll be honest, I didn’t spend too much time on this decision. I knew we’d be arriving around dinner time and checking out first thing the next morning so it …

If you came here looking for a review of a stand up paddleboarding, kayaking or rafting tour, you’ve come to the wrong place. Believe it or not, we used Paddle Moab for a canyoneering tour. It felt strange to book a company called Paddle Moab for a rappelling tour but they offered the tour I wanted and had great reviews. So we went for it! We met them at their location in Moab and were outfitted with all our gear. In contrast to our experience with Outlaw Adventure Tours, the Paddle Moab storefront wasn’t as impressive and their gear not …

A Hell’s Revenge off-road jeep tour was at the top of my list for our Moab adventures. We didn’t want to drive ourselves so focused on companies that offered ride-along tours. I reached out to a few companies based on reviews and got the best communication and price from Outlaw Adventure Tours so we booked with them. (Read my full trip report here!) We met our drivers at their shop in Moab. It was decorated with cool jeep memorabilia and furniture made out of jeep parts. It was a really neat setup and I think the fact that they put …

One of my friends on our girl’s trip had been to Clearwater Beach once before and highly recommended the Sandpearl Resort. Unfortunately, it was booked for our weekend so we had to dig a little deeper in our search. We had a few options in the running but ultimately decided on Opal Sands Resort, a sister resort to Sandpearl. A modern hotel situated on a curve along the southernmost stretch of beach in Clearwater Beach, every room boasts a gulf view. The resort is gulf front but not not truly beach front. The views are amazing but the hotel is …