I know that I do not have to tell you that traveling with little ones can be stressful! It is a lot of work simply to pack for a toddler or in my case 2 little ones! I run around my house grabbing all the necessary items and then I try with all my might to get them into my suitcases but there is never anyway all the essentials are going to fit in!

You know what I am talking about, just to stay, even one night, at a hotel with a baby, you need:

• playpen
• car seat
• portable highchair
• food/formula/bottles
• bibs
• bath gears
• diapers/wipes
• blankets
• pjs/shoes/clothes (extra clothes and more extra clothes!)
• toys and entertainment of all sorts
• comfort items – because they are not at home where they feel safe and secure
• a night light
• outlet covers
• pacifiers

and everything else I forgot! Oh and the baby!

Thankfully, Marriott Hotels has Us Covered!

Seriously, this is exciting news for my family. We are already huge Marriott fans but now that Marriott has announced the Tots Travel Too program we are even bigger fans (if that possible!)

Introducing Tots Travel Too™, a program designed to make travel easier for families with young children, available at more than 2,500 Courtyard, Fairfield Inn & Suites, SpringHill Suites, Residence Inn and TownePlace Suites hotels in the continental U.S. and Canada.

Visit www.marriott.com/totsTravel2 for more information about the program.

The complimentary Tots Travel Too program provides guests, upon request, with a travel crib and laundered COVERPLAY® removable crib slipcover to ensure their “traveler-in-training” can rest comfortably.  For a bit of bath time fun, a complimentary gift comes with the COVERPLAY, an animal squirtie toy.  In addition, parents who have forgotten to pack their tot’s essentials can contact the front desk for complimentary items, including outlet covers, nightlights, baby shampoo, and baby lotion, plus disposable bibs will be available in the breakfast areas.

SO what do you think! I love the idea of not having to pack the playpen, bath toys or bath wash, bibs, outlet covers (which I would have forgotten anyway!). Not having to pack these item might actually make some room for my own items in my suitcase!

Thanks Marriott for thinking of our little ones!

Oh I almost forgot:

Marriott and TheMotherhood.com are creating “The Ultimate Traveling with Toddlers Must-Have Tip Sheet”! So we need your great toddler travel tips! Leave them in the comments below and you will be entered in a great giveaway (see the detail below!)

NOTE: There will be a “Tots Travel Too” Twitter Party from 9:00 to 10:00 p.m. ET on July 1st where the “Ultimate” tips from The Motherhood will be shared, the Tots Travel Too program will be discussed, and over $2,000 in prizes will be given out to the Twitter party participants. Follow Marriott on Twitter and use the hashtag #TotsTravel2 to join in the fun!  See you there!

On to the AWESOME Giveaway:

I have a $250 Marriott Gift Card and a Marriott Tots Travel 2 Welcome Basket to give away (if there’s no Marriott-affiliated hotel nearby, the winner can use the gift card at Shop Marriott) to giveaway to one of my lovely readers.

Mandatory Entry:

Closed

Share your best tip for staying in a hotel with a toddler (or for traveling with a toddler in general)  in the comment section below.

Just leave your comment by June 29th at 8 PM PST. I will choose the winner by random number generator then. I will email the winner and the winner will have 48 hours to get back to me or I will choose a new winner.

Open to U.S. residents only. No P.O Boxes and One entry daily per household/email/household.

***As always for extra entries you can do any of the following. Please leave a separate comment for each extra entry you earn:

• Tweet about the giveaway on Twitter using the Hashtag #TotsTravel2. Make sure to include the Marriott and me so we can see the tweet (@DealiciousMom). Leave a comment below with a direct link to the tweet.

You can just copy and past the following tweet:

@DealiciousMom is giving away a $250 Marriott gift card #TotsTravel2 when you share your best travel tips w/toddlers http://bit.ly/bYZtca

• Sign up for “Deal”icious Mom’s RSS feed or email here
• Blog about my giveaway on your own personal blog/website.
• Follow me publically on Google Friend Connect (on my right sidebar below my button)
• Enter this giveaway into another giveaway linky on another blog or website. Then leave me the link to the where you posted in the comments
• Put up my button on your blog (see button code on my right hand sidebar).
• Put up  a link to DealiciousMom.com on your sidebar of your own site. If you already have my link on your site please make sure it is current.

Comments on this post saying: “Enter me” or “I would love to win” or anything of that manor will not be counted. You must enter through the method outlined above.

Thanks for reading,

I am working in partnership with Marriott and TheMotherhood.com to cover the Marriott Tots Travel Too program and have received a stipend.”

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