Originally Posted by B747-437B

While you may be able to do the flying yourself, you still cannot hold a CPL until you are 18 years old. Therefore, you will need to be accompanied by a CFI if you want to do the flying. And depending on where you want to go, getting a validation of an FAA license may be a time consuming process.

I think those issues are far more critical than simple stuff like renting hotel rooms, etc... Your CFI should be able to do that for you anyway.