Our First Airbnb Stay!

For our last week of summer vacation, we took a road trip to visit Crater Lake National Park in Oregon and Lassen Volcanic National Park in Northern California.  I took k and her friend to their middle school registration in the morning, and we hit the road right after.  Our first stop was Sacramento.  At first we had a reservation at a Marriott in downtown Sacramento with D’s points, but then I saw this Airbnb listing in my Facebook feed through our friend’s sister’s friend!  We had never tried Airbnb, but thought it would be worth a try.

The duplex did not look like much from the outside, but you could tell that a lot of effort had been put into remodeling the interior.  We were able to park right outside the front door, so that was nice.  I downloaded the SmartLock app as instructed, and it was so cool.  The lock looks like a regular lock, but when I opened the app on my phone, the door unlocked/locked like magic.

The owner definitely has an eye for style!

This was the bedroom D and I stayed in.  The mattress was very comfortable!

This was the bedroom where the kids slept.  It was nice to have separate rooms.  D was able to wake up early to do his core exercises without disturbing the kids’ sleep.

Here’s the bathroom.  For some reason I failed to take a picture of the kitchen!  Overall, this was a positive Airbnb experience for us.  I will definitely be keeping it in mind for future stays.

We went to a local grocery store and bought food for dinner, breakfast, and hot dogs for the next night’s camping dinner.

We left early the next morning since it was Oregon or bust!

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