Staycation with your favorite gals sound like the perfect plan to satisfy your summer wanderlust? I’m sharing a few ideas for how to plan a fun girls weekend close to home.
One of the hard parts about adulting is making and keeping commitments that keep you from being able to just take off whenever you feel the urge. Back in my younger days, I use to love spur of the moment road trips to nowhere in particular where the only thing that dictated my return date was the amount in my bank account. Oh, how I miss the first years my husband and I were married and the spontaneous weekend getaways we would take to spend a few days somewhere sunny. Sleeping in, eating out and sipping cocktails by the pool all day (sighhhh!)
These days the word vacation means a lot more than throwing a bikini in my carry on and digging my passport out of the drawer. Planning a vacation as a parent means packing lists, plane rides with a toddler, playing in the sand allllllll morning and the kiddie pool alllllll afternoon and praying for nap time. It also means the added expense of another person, another plane ticket, another plus one for every meal…. It’s just not as simple as it used to be. We just want to be stress free, although if I was offered to go to my favorite place in the world, I wouldn’t say no!
We’ve kind of settled into the suck-it-up years of life with small children and put our vacation goals on the back burner. Most of the year I’m ok with this plan. I love spending time with my child and I make the most of our theme park weekends and pool days. But sometimes I just need a little break from mom-life, a few days to remember what life was like before parenthood took over.
That’s why a Girls Weekend Staycation is the best thing you can plan if you’re a busy mama. Scheduling a few days away with your gal pals is good for the soul. It also doesn’t require a lot of time or money if you plan it right. Planning a staycation means you don’t have to waste time on travel or fork over a few hundred dollars for a plane ticket and Uber rides to and from the airport. You don’t have to lose a day or two of travel to get somewhere, which means you don’t have to tack on a little more mommy guilt for being gone from your kiddos too long. Believe me, I know all about the mommy guilt.
So now that we’ve covered all the reasons why you NEED to plan a girls staycation weekend, let’s talk about how to plan one. Really it comes down to two simple questions—- Where do you want to go? What do you want to do?
Lucky for you I’m a happy list maker so I’ve created a list of nearby places that fit most anywhere. Sure, some might not apply to you, but you can find a few that will work regardless of where you live exactly. Same goes for this list of what to do’s. Use it as a guide to get your brain going, think about what fun things you’ve been wanting to experience, places you’ve wanted to see, restaurants you’ve wanted to eat at. Make a list, pick a few dates and then send an email off to a few of your girlfriends who could also use a few days away.
Where to Staycation
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- Hotel – Book an overnight at a fancy hotel nearby and spend the day by the pool. Order room service, have a movie marathon, sleep in! Sometimes the simple things can so so much more to restore your spirit when life gets busy.
- Bed and Breakfast – Find a cute little B&B you can sneak away to and share some time catching up.
- Airbnb – Find an awesome pad you can rent for your weekend getaway. Airbnb has some incredible homes for whatever kind of staycation you are planning. A cabin in the mountains, a lodge by the lake, a cool crib with a pool….
- Winery– Because what could be more fun than hanging out a beautiful vineyard with your favorite people drinking wine. Rent a limo and make a whole day of it.
- Go Glamping! Go wild in the great outdoors without having to rough it. Rent an RV or a caravan, find a pretty spot you can glamp out with your gal pals.
- Spa Retreat – Just want to spend a couple of days relaxing, detoxing and dusting off your daily woes? Head to a spa retreat for some TLC with your besties. Massages, facials, yoga and complete serenity!
Fun Staycation Things to Do
- Visit a Spa
- Tour a Winery
- Paint
- See a Show
- Go shopping
- Take a Lesson
- Get Crafty
- Cooking Lesson
- Photography Class
- Yoga Retreat
- Mini Makeover
- Flying Lesson
- Foodie Tour
- Go Fish
- See a Concert
Tell me, what would be your dream staycation? And who would you want to “not-travel” with?
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I’m such a huge fan of staycations. They’re a great way to getaway without having to go through all the stress of travel.
What a great way to spend a weekend with your friends, or a few of your close family members! Where I live we have a lot of wineries, a few nice hotels aren’t too far away. Those would make for a great weekend!
I’ve done a winery tour before just with girlfriends. It’s a lot of fun. But we never actually stayed overnight. I think that would take it to a new level.
Bed and Breakfast all the way for me! I need a girls staycation SOON! Time to make my plans!
Shopping and a spa day as a stay-cation with girl pals sounds the perfect stress reliever. What a cool idea for summer to spoil yourself (and not just the kids who are out of school).
I love going on vacation with my girls but some of us simply cannot go as far as we’d want to so we just look for activities and hotels nearby! These are all lovely ideas!
I would like to go on a winery or go glamping with my friends someday. Every since I came here in the US, I miss my girlfriends back home.
I would love to do a staycation with the girls. These are such great ideas.
I need to plan one with my girlfriends asap! True, all mamas need a break.
This is awesome! I love your tips in here! Will definitely try these!
This sounds like a blast. I might have to plan a surprise staycation for my husband’s birthday in September. It is always nice to get away even if it is for a night on the town.
Enjoying a staycation with friends, family or loved ones is always a great idea. Getting to unwind altogether keeps us on point and mentally balanced.
Girls’ weekends are the best!! I’m loving all of your ideas and tips too!
What great ideas for a fun staycation with the girls. I think this would be a great thing to do with my co workers.
Loooove this idea! We too have given up big vacations for sanity’s sake while our kids are small. We do lots of great day trips, but this mom could use an overnight break!
I think some women think a girls trip have to be out of town. I love staycations and sometimes its much easier so it can be a weekend thing and can coordinate better in your home town it can be real fun and inexpensive!
We are planning a family staycation as we speak. Probably won’t be quite as amazing as a no kids version but that’s where we are right now.
What a great way to spend a weekend with your friends :)))
Does anyone have a travel itinerary on worldee or something like this?
I’ve been stuck at home for almost a year now and I have been really wanting to go out with my friends for my birthday this year. Thanks for the idea of booking a hotel or a cabin to simply get away and spend time together watching movies or be in the mountains. I think I would definitely push through with this idea.