in search of darn good digs

We are on a mission to find the world’s best independently owned hotels for budget-minded travelers, and so far we have put together a pretty solid hotel list for Mexico – from the Yucatan to the Pacific coast, Mexico City to the Lake Chapala region.  We always seek out owners with unique visions as well [...]

In his blog post earlier this year, Arthur Frommer challenged us to find and review 500 Darn Good Digs around the world, and we think we’re well on our way.  In a few months, we’ll have published over 200 reviews, and we’ve added even more colorful photos than ever before. You can help by nominating [...]

We recently published a guest post entitled “4 Hotels Under $25: Cheap, Yet So Amazing You Won’t Want to Leave!” on the Budget Travelers Sandbox blog. If super cheap hotels that are still extraordinary intrigues you, then definitely go check our article out.  We write about four of our favorite under $25 hotels: Mustapha’s Place [...]

Last winter when we visited Walt Disney World and the Kennedy Space Center with our four-year old boy, we were looking for a quiet, friendly place to spend a couple of days nearby as a brief escape from the craziness of the Orlando-area theme parks. After researching a 100 mile swath of central Florida’s Atlantic [...]

As the editors of Darn Good Digs, we can’t help but put together our own wish list of must-visit digs around the world. After all, that’s part of the fun of running our accommodations website. For our must-do budget safari that sounds absolutely amazing, we’re waiting three more years (when our son turns eight) to [...]

Visitors to Minas Gerais, the Brazilian state bordering Rio de Janeiro, can step back in time by wandering the cobblestone streets among whitewashed 18th century houses in dozens of colonial mining towns dotting the region. The most famous destinations, Ouro Preto, Tiradentes, and Mariana, are closest to Rio, but true treasures await for intrepid travelers [...]

We’re always on the lookout for original accommodations around the world for budget-minded travelers.  Holly Maguire, at Escapio.com, suggested a guest post about Paradores – the collection of historic properties scattered around Spain that have been converted into unique hotels.  Quite honestly, we assumed that paradores as a rule were out of our price range, [...]

Puerto Rico offers far more for travelers than just all-inclusive resorts and high rise hotels. A simpler, more laid back Caribbean thrives all around the island – in mountain retreats, island guesthouses, and beach-side inns. Here’s our starter list of original hotels in Puerto Rico for budget-minded travelers: We had the good fortune to visit [...]

Do you ever read those glossy travel magazines and think to yourself, ‘Oh, how I’d love to stay in a fabulous ice castle or undersea lodge – if only I had a gazillion dollars?’ Sometimes it’s fun to live vicariously through sleek photos, but we at Darn Good Digs have put together a list of [...]

Last Friday we woke up to learn that Arthur Frommer, founder of Frommer’s guides and one of the most influential voices in the travel industry, featured darngooddigs.com on his blog.  In a post titled, “The Website Darn Good Digs Will Be of Major Assistance to Your Next Trip — Unless it’s too Successful“, Mr. Frommer [...]