As you may have noticed, our family does a huge amount of traveling. It seems sometimes that we just stop in at home to change suitcases and we are back out the door. Summer is pretty busy for us but we do try to get in one #RoadTrip2Fun where everyone just gets to choose a place and off we go.

This year the fun started in Pa. We were off to King of Prussia, Pa. Honestly, I have never been there before so I had no idea what the area would be like. That makes choosing a hotel a little nerveracking.

There are times I just dread stopping for the night wondering what the hotel of choice will be and having it run through my mind forever hoping that we land in a clean place and everything will be up to par. 

One hotel our family always agrees on is the Spring Hill Suites. They have a record with us of 100% when it comes to clean and being on top of things. Of course every hotel is a little different, so until I’m actually in the room, I don’t ever comment on things. 

Upon arriving at the Spring Hill Suites in King of Prussia things seemed pretty normal. We checked in easily and the manager on duty could not have been any nicer. Then we got up to the room. BRAVO! Spring Hill Suites did it again. It was like a magic trick. The room was amazingly crispy clean and  very very welcoming!

It was another dream come true. Our family of five settled in and then realized that at 10:30 at night we had not eaten dinner. We called down the front desk for suggestions. They were so helpful and did not stop with ideas until the delivery man arrived in the lobby! We have stayed at some hotels where they just refer you to the directory. Not this one. We were treated like family. The staff really cared about us and it showed. 

Of course the hotel came with all of the basics of a wonderful lobby, exercise room, business room, pool, etc, but there is more to a hotel than what’s in it. If the staff does not care about you, there is something missing.

In the morning we woke up refreshed and ready for the inclusive breakfast. This is a real perk when you are traveling with your family. Who wants to go out and try to find somewhere to eat breakfast when you can dine right within the hotel.

Not to mention having to leave the hotel and come back and then check out. The Spring Hill Suites has it down pat. Their breakfast can rival any of the local eateries. There was literally something for everyone. The one tip I will give you after staying in quite a few Spring Hill Suites is find out the night before what time the breakfast is over. No matter where we have stayed from Pa to Florida and back, when breakfast is done, it’s done. They have a strict cut off and they hold to it. You can’t blame them, keeping things “just right” is what they are all about. Find out more about the hotel here: 

If you are traveling to the King of Prussia area of Pa or the Philly area, this Spring Hill Suites would be perfect for you. If you are spending the day at the King of Prussia Mall this would be a perfect ending.

I would not hesitate to recommend this hotel and stand by my decision 100%. A few days after this we stayed with a different hotel chain and I was not thrilled at all. I realized then that all of the hotels we stay at are being held up to the standards of Spring Hill Suites. Congrats Spring Hill Suites King of Prussia. You excelled in cleanliness, helpfulness and yumminess! If we are in the area again we will be back, promise. Thank you for making us feeling like we were “Coming home”…..

+3decades3kids +Diane Sullivan 

Summer may have just begun, but around here we are already thinking about the holidays. Is it ever too early to get that list started? Personally, I am always thinking about what Santa will leave under the tree, what everyone in the family would love and what I can surprise friends with on their birthdays along the way.

Recently I was thrilled to be invited to Walmart’s Holiday Preview. Yes, please! Our family loves Walmart.

Since we live on the same street as our local Walmart, it has become our “run to for everything” store. 

It doesn’t hurt that is is open 24/7 and you can order online and pick it up at the store for free!

But, with all of that aside- there is never a bad time for me to check out all of the season’s new products that will be available for everyone in your family this holiday season. The only thing missing was a shopping kart!

In my head I was thinking, “Oh, this will be great for hubby!”, “This will be great for Em!”, “This will be great for….Well, you get it. Of course I was also thinking about all the things that would be great for me! 

Walmart is a definite one stop shopping when it comes to the holidays. 

There literally was something for everyone on my list! Jewelry and fashion choices that could fancy up any outfit. Cell phone purses, scarves, necklaces were at the top of my list. As for hubby and the boys- there was plenty to choose from including gaming systems, nabi, gaming/tech chairs with speaker systems within the chairs. Now that will make an awesome gift for any gamer or movie watcher. It would be a definite hit in my house.

There were toys galore! Santa could surely stop by Walmart this holiday season and save the elves a lot of extra work! We all know that Frozen will be topping out on requests by the little ones and Walmart will have you covered in every way. Frozen blankets, clothing, hats, toys, you name it and Walmart has it. One tip-I would shop early this year. We all know how popular many of the brands are and you will want to get yours right away just to be sure you have it and are not doing the crazy run around as the clock ticks closer and closer to the holidays.

Disclosure: No compensation was given for this post. I was invited to a media event to experience this Walmart Holiday Preview. Contact Diane Sullivan

 at ELGEorgia@aol.com and everywhere else as .@3decades3kids.