For the last 10 years, my wife and I have been part-time van lifers, taking our 2014 Sprinter wherever the road goes. We spend summers up north, winters somewhere warm, and fill the gaps with back roads that looked good on the map.
Most nights we camp. But van life rarely goes to plan. Bad weather rolls in, the heater quits, or we just want a hot shower and a real bed after a long week on the road.
Finding a room was never the problem. Parking was.
I'd zoom in on satellite views, trying to guess whether our 20-foot, high-roof Sprinter would fit. Then I'd call the front desk and explain it all over again. Sometimes it was fine. Sometimes there was an extra charge. And sometimes we pulled in to find the van wouldn't fit through the gate.
On the road we met RVers and truckers with the same problem, and bigger rigs. We started swapping notes on the hotels that worked.
So we turned those notes into HotelsWithTruckParking.com: our 10 years of stays, plus hotels shared by fellow drivers. Every lot is checked by satellite and reviewed by people who've parked there. No more guessing. No more calling. Just a room for you and a spot for your rig.