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California vacations offer families, singles, couples, girls and guys the getaways that help them relax and have fun. Make sure to keep travel in your recreational activities for healthy living. There are many California beach vacations and other types of trips to help you relax. Probably the most popular manner of booking your vacation is to look for a chain hotel. After staying at a Best Western hotel in Palm Springs, you may get a survey asking about your chain hotel preferences. The survery is clearly geared for travelers in the Comfort Inns category. And when staying at a Hard Rock Hotel in San Diego, you'll receive a similar survey asking about your experience at that hotel's brand. The point is that chain hotels are learning to pay attention to their audience, and they are asking questions about your reasons for choosing a chain hotel, so they can market themselves to you more.

Whether choosing chain hotels or not, California beach escapes are one of the most popular escapes, even beating out the millions of vacationers attending Disneyland and other California theme parks. Beach trips are the best when you can stay near a beach, and there are still some beaches where the nightly prices is within an affordable range. Many travelers opt for affordable accommodations or cheap hotels close to the beach, figuring that they are only going to spend time sleeping in a hotel room. Chain hotels that are known for budget travel include Best Western, Hilton Garden Inns, Howard JOhnson, Ramada and Econo. There's no guarantee that a price will be less at a chain hotel near a beach, however, so be sure to check chain hotels known for higher rates. Hilton, Hyatt Regency, Marriott and Westin are several chains that have hotels at the beach in California. Factor in the price of parking at these beach hotels and resorts, and subtract the fee for beach day parking (usually around $10) to determine the real expense or savings at a beach hotel.

Chain hotels: Chain hotels must qualify and meet specific standards to earn the brand that they represent in their name. From the top-of-the-line Four Seasons brand which often touts five diamond quality and prices, to the mid-range to low-end budget chains, travelers like consistency and will often choose a chain hotel in California, mainly because there are so many to choose from. If you are a chain hotel shopper, don't overlook the privately owned hotels as additional options. We've lucked into some gems in California, where a home has been transformed into a b&b style property. You'll find some of these hotels in the more remote Sonoma and Mendocino coast, at mountain resorts such as Big Bear Lake, and in Napa and Sonoma wine country. Reasons for hotels not carrying a brand name include expense and amenities required to qualify. Some also are dropped from the chain brand because their quality drops, or change brand because they re-market themselves to even a higher-end audience. The B&B's that range from chalets to historic properties often do not fit into the thinking of a chain hotel, thus they become known through word-of-mouth and good press.

When looking for a California vacation, travelers seek several things such as location, activities and events.

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