VeritasVincit wrote:I stayed with a friend in Colorado, up in the Rockies. While not at the house we toured around in a mini-winnebago.
We met lots of Americans, and without exception, they were friendly, interesting to talk to and willing to help out with any small problems that cropped up. Getting together with locals beats any organised tour hands-down. I would presume that staying in someone's house you will get to meet many of the neighbours.
Yes, it adds a layer of interest that you don't get staying in one hotel after another.
The first time we did it was in Seattle. Lovely house, midway between the sea and the lake. We were invited to dinner by neighbours on the night of a big air display so we ate outside with all that going on. We swapped cars too, and we took their car over to Olympic National Park and on a trip up to see the amazing Boeing factory at Everett.