That's hilarious... I actually said those exact three words to myself a split second before I scrolled down and saw your response.

Clearly you're a brilliant thinker! ^

Well, the truth is that I agree with you for a lot of that, but the Poker room at the Mirage is a great way to pass a few days...

I´d go to Montreal. Supposedly great nightlife and guaranteed good food.

Boston or NYC.

Why San Diego, halothane? I've never been there, and am going soon, so am intrigued.

Thanks.

I think you should explore your options in Canada and somewhere you normally wouldn't get to go. I'm assuming you have a pass so I'd use it to go to otherwise hard to get to or expensive to get to places. Newfoundland and Nova Scotia are two of the best places on the planet. Not sure if its too early to see icebergs or whale migration in NFLD, check some we sites. And then there are the territories. If you would natural beauty, go there. Ofcourse there is Montreal & Quebec City, the Rockies, the prairies (not a good idea this time of year) and Vancouver/Victoria. It depends what you are into.

If you are looking for a St.Paddy's day party, the best bet is NFLD. Haven't been there during that time but Halloween was insanely great so I imagine St. Paddy's would be even more so. I was in Boston for St. Paddy's once and it was a great time. Beautiful city, great weather, great food and really nice people.

Good luck!

Thanks for all the great suggestions, everyone! This question applies about once a month when the stars align that everyone is busy, so I'm excited to have a list of good suggestions.

I guess one factor I should have mentioned is that while the flights are essentially free, the hotels are not. As many thousands of Starwood points that I have, I tend to save them for big trips (five days at the US Grant in San Diego this summer, a long weekend at the new Mammoth property...) so having an affordable place to stay is always a concern.

Focusing on that (and drawing out the question), what are some of your favorite destinations that, by their very nature, include some free or cheap accomodations?

Examples I'm thinking of include great national parks with decent weather this time of year, so I could pack a sleeping bag, rent a car and call it a trip.

Maybe there are destinations in North America that still have decent hostel-dorm housing where I can just get a bed and a locker? (I think a saw a decent hostel in downtown Vancouver that had such an option).

See what I'm getting at?

I suppose I could always post on CommunityBuzz for a place to crash :)

Then definitely check out the Atlantic provinces. Nfld and NS are my favourites with Nfld bring on the top because its not cheap to get to. I think the others will be very boring this time of year. There are some great and cheap B&Bs. You could probably get them by googling or contacting the provincial tourism for a list.

Meet all of the following:

1. Somewhere I have never been
2. Something I would like to do/see
3. Somewhere that yields the most EQM/$

(not necessarially in that order)

OR

VEGAS!!!!!

Since "next" weekend is here, what did you pick OP?

No gambling
 

We see the shows and the hotels, also take the helicopter tours, etc.

Parents got a new puppy. They won't be around, but little Hardy will be! LA we go... but this question now re-applies for two weeks from now so it's still valid.

We? Who is this We? Zamyatin?

Fly into LAS, pick up a rental car with GPS, and head over to southern Utah's National Parks. Take pictures for a few days, back to Vegas and spend half a day there and fly out.

Wow, spooky. I was going to say southern Utah for exactly those reasons. Can't get enough of that place.^

That´s also my favourite. Las Vegas !! ^

In Vegas, it is anybody I can afford! :cool: