We've been making plans to visit Paramount King's Island later this month. It's about a two-hour drive to Cincinnati so we are planning on driving up the night before. We also wanted to spend the night of our day at the park in Cincinnati and stop at the Newport Aquarium on the way home.
When I came up with the idea for this trip I thought the most difficult part of it would be enduring the car ride with three children who can't get along with each other for more than ten minutes at a time. I'm still not looking forward to that part of the trip but they're going to have to outdo their normal disagreeable behavior to beat the frustration I had finding a hotel room that would accommodate all of us. I could have driven there and back in less time than it took me to find a place to stay. (I could have booked an additional room at several places but that would have meant another $250 - $300.) Are families of more than two children so unusual that hotels located near a theme park don't offer rooms for more than four people?
I finally found one that not only has two double beds plus a sleeper sofa but also provides a free hot breakfast and it's only four miles from King's Island.
Update: We tried going this weekend but as is often the case with my vacations, the weather was unseasonably cool and wet. We did go to the Newport Aquarium but decided to wait until another time to visit King's Island. We'll probably just make it a day trip...wait for a day when the weather is nice and sneak up on it before it knows I'm coming.
Yes, I do believe that the weather plots against me. On most other topics, I believe I'm reasonably sane...but I may not be the best judge of that.
Posted by marybeth at June 6, 2006 02:33 PM Family