Motel Drive-in Anyone?

You know, I remember going to the drive-in as a kid. We would pile in the Blue Van with our pillows and blankets. We would watch the first movie and then pretend to sleep as my parents would watch the 2nd movie of a double feature. Back then, the first movie was always geared to families and the 2nd geared to the adults. Although, there are still Drive-ins, (though not many) this is something that I haven't done with my kids. I suppose technology has had a hand in that since we have a projector at home.
Just the same, we stayed at a hotel in Monte Vista, CO. last night which has a drive-in. You can watch the movie from your room through a giant picture window which overlooks the movie screen and the sound is piped into your room and you can decide how loud or soft you want the sound. They played the new Disney flick, Brave. They also played on a second screen The Amazing Spiderman. This was a torture test for my kids on which flick to watch. They were hoping for a double feature but that wasn't an option. Mom chose Brave. It was a very cool experience and it was included in the hotel charge. They even have a snack bar to purchase movie size candies and movie popcorn with extra butter. We got the aforementioned along with some Soda to complete the experience. The experience chalked up as the best hotel so far that we have stayed at according to the kids.
Speaking of hotels, this might have been the biggest daunting task of our journey. We have primarily used Priceline.com to reserve rooms. When we try to call and reserve a room for 5 everyone tries to sell us two rooms even though three of them are kids or they simply say they don't have room. We book online and all of sudden there is an available room and for the most part we can get a roll-a-way for an additional charge. We have gotten stuck where the kids have had to play Rock/Paper/Scissors for the floor or chair a couple of times but the water slide or drive-in movie seem to make up for it. So, if you're traveling with 5 or more, keep that in mind. However, I am sure part of our dilemma is staying everywhere for just a night as oppose to a long weekend or a full week like traditional vacationers.
As much fun as we are all having, we are all starting to miss our bed!