“Take me out to the ball game” as the old song goes, we thought we’d check out a major league baseball game while we were in the U.S.A.
Las Islas Marias
Rough Neighbourhood This place is the onsite restaurant for the Days Inn. It offers great food and drinks at reasonable prices. The servers and staff are very friendly, it was the only place on my holiday where security patted me down though. Must be a rough neighbourhood, I joked we wouldn’t get a knife with …
Route 66 – (2018 Trip) – Day 18 – Rialto, CA. to Santa Monica, CA.
Today was a short ride and our destination was Santa Monica and the Pacific Ocean. I knew it would be a slow trip even though we only had to cover 149km’s (92 miles). This short distance took us just over 4 hours to traverse thanks to LA traffic density. This section of Route 66 is …
Comfort Inn Santa Monica West 2815 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA
A great motel This motel is nice and clean and about 4.6 kms from Santa Monica pier. It was rather busy when we stayed so the breakfast queue was packed. It’s ok value for money, I guess when you are in Los Angeles / Santa Monica the prices do reflect the location. It was the …
Route 66 – (2018 Trip) – Day 17 – Needles, CA. to Rialto, CA.
Today seen us travel 489km’s ( 303.85 miles), our destination for the day was Needles, California. Well Needles is certainly a warm place to stay. It was still 46C at 17:45. Needless to say we stayed in the air conditioning as much as possible after a swim to cool down. With the morning dawning we …
Days Inn Fontana / Rialto, 475 W. Valley Boulevard, Rialto, CA
A little pricey This motel is ok, the staff were friendly, the room was clean and the bed was firm. They offer breakfast which is on par with what other motels offer. We stayed on the 3rd floor and there is an elevator available. Parking is limited which is a downside. For the price it’s expensive …
Best Western Colorado River Inn, 2371 W Broadway, Needles CA
Route 66 motel We stayed here on our recent journey along Route 66, the room was clean, the bed was comfy and the staff were very friendly. They have a pool which is great on a summer’s afternoon in Needles and reception has pool towels for customers use. The only reason I give this place …
Route 66 – (2018 Trip) – Day 14 – Williams, AZ. to Las Vegas, NV.
Breakfast in Williams, AZ. offers limited choices when you get up early. Well maybe early for the town at least it was late for us. We foolishly tried a coffee after the coffee shop staff said they knew how to make a flat white. They clearly didn’t know how to do it. Or at least …
Ellis Island Hotel Super 8 Las Vegas, 4250 Koval Lane, Las Vegas, NV
“Vegas” This motel was a couple of streets away from the Vegas strip. The location is ideal as the price drops dramatically when you stay off the strip itself. It had under gone a renovation from when I was their in 2013. The rooms are really well appointed for the price. No in-house laundry was …
Route 66 – (2018 Trip) – Cruisers Cafe 66
Route 66 trip I’ve been here 3 times in the last 5 years, great place to sit back and listen to some music over a cold beer. I was also served the most bizarre burger I’ve ever had. It came out deconstructed and I had to put it together to eat. Seriously? That’s just plain …