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[quote=Anonymous]We used to drive for 3-4 hours after dinner, stop at a hotel and then restart in the morning. It worked GREAT a few times, terrible once. The hard part was that we couldn't let the kid cry. (Well, we could have, but we didn't want to be THOSE people at a hotel). We haven't tried it again but are thinking about it for this summer's travels! We loved (pre-pandemic) getting up and having a leisurely breakfast, getting wiggles out and getting on the road again. And then we arrived mid-day at our destination ready to have fun instead of worn out at like 7pm.

The key really is to make sure the kid doesn't wake up too much. Have one parent get the room and travel crib, etc. ready and then bring the kid in. I recommend thinking about a hat or something to put on the kid when walking in b.c hotels are bright! (This is a fact I only noticed when ferrying my baby into a hotel at 1am.) Or carry him in in his car seat if he's still in a bucket (ours goes up to age 2). AND have a separate overnight bag for you and the kid, so you don't have to unpack everything for everyone (take anything actually valuable with you, though). Bring your usual white noise machine. Also, try to get a bigger room. Suites in the middle of nowhere are pretty inexpensive.[/quote]

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