Re: RV\'s What is the Attraction?
We have a 30' trailer on a permanent spot in Annapolis. We lease a lot in a members-only park. To my thinking, it's a less risky investment than building a small cabin (allowable up to 456' square feet) because it's movable. For a fraction of the price of even building - and outfitting - a small cabin, I got an instant weekend getaway in an expensive resort area, fully furnished, heated, air-conditioned, awning, skylights, kitchen, etc. We use it every weekend in the summer, about half that each during spring and fall, and even a couple of times during the winter. Given that kind of use, it's paid for itself vs. hotels in about 2-3 years, I don't have to haul luggage, worry about shortening or lengthening my stay, and, as others have said, I sleep in my own bed, have my own stuff on hand, etc. I don't check in or out. I can eat in or go out. We can grill outside the door - try that at a hotel. While a hotel view might be better sometimes, often it's not. Hotel beds usually stink, and all too often, so do the rooms - literally. (and we don't usually stay in cheap hotels, either)
We're not dependent on a hotel for entertainment while staying in. We have TV (with DVD/VCR), cards, games, tennis, pool & hot tub, our own books, stereo. There aren't hotel employees coming in and out, noises from other rooms, distant parking and long hallways, or limited breakfast hours. While the neighbors don't change, we like them, and besides, they're not always there anyways.
I grew up in SE Mass and Cape Cod. My parents kept a trailer on a permanent site ocean-side on the Cape, so I've lifetime RV experience, though I can speak more extensively to sited use than traveling with one. There's more to like than you might think.
