MN Travel Mom

 Just a quick post about our recent trip to Phoenix/ Scottsdale for President's day HOTEL: 5/5 Fairmont Princess Scottsdale ROOM: 4/5 We had a suite upgrade award for Fairmont so had a 1 bedroom suite with a large bathroom, dining, living with sofabed and balcony.  The room was very spacious and convenient to the Princess pool.   POOLS: 5/5 There are 4 main pools and a spa pool.  We loved the sunset pool that had a beach that the kids could play at.  The splash pad/ waterslide pool had two fast waterslides (must be 42" tall) and the Princess pool was the warmest and had 2 hot tubs.  There was also an adult only pool. SPA: 5/5 The spa treatments were amazing. Loved the steam room, sauna, hot tub/ cold plunge and rooftop pool.  You also have access to the gym and classes the day of your spa treatment so I tried out TRX but the aerial yoga looked aweome. FOOD: 5/5 Pool food 5/5: very expensive but we enjoyed the hummus, salads, chicken tenders Plaza ...

  For our Fall Break this year we decided to check out another National Park and went to Acadia National Park in October. I highly recommend this trip for families as an easy short trip to hit beautiful locations. We flew into Boston and then took a puddle jumper to Bar Harbor Airport.  They let our kids sit in the cockpit and pretend to fly the plane! We rented a car at the Bar Harbor Airport and used the Guide Along tour https://guidealong.com/tour/acadia-national-park/ HOTEL: 5/5 West Street Hotel.  This was a wonderful hotel with rooftop pool (adults only) but adjacent Bar Harbor Club with pool, tennis courts etc.  The location was incredible with ocean views and walkable to many restaurants and attractions.  Scenic Drives: We did the two loops of Acadia National Park stopping in the visitor center to get the Junior Ranger books.  My kids loved doing the activities and earning another Junior Ranger Badge to add to their collection.   For ...