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Cannon found that atypical accommodations were more fun as the kids got older. They’ve stayed in places with farm animals, wildlife, and firepits on the property.
“We took our first jungle-type adventure to Panama when my daughter was 6,” she said. “We stayed in a treehouse lodge.”
In Cannon’s experience, another perk of booking these stays over all-inclusive resorts is that they’re usually cheaper.
“There is often little correlation between price and the experience our family has at any given accommodations,” she said. “One of my niches through the years has been finding unique places to stay.”
For example, the family has since stayed in another treehouse in Oregon, a stationary train caboose in Nova Scotia, and a lighthouse hotel on Prince Edward Island in Canada — all cost less than $200 a night during their trips.
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“They weren’t very expensive, but they were adventures,” she said.