People travel styles differ. When we were newlyweds in our early 20s, we used to do roadtrips along the West Coast. I still remember as yesterday our honeymoon trip 30 years ago, when we walked through SF Chinatown a windswept afternoon, looking to buy for my new bride a jade bracelet as the souvenir for the honeymoon trip. Yes, my wife still wears that daily.
And then, as we got older and had more money and less time, we traveled the "fly-and-drive" way, just as most of us here do. We could afford to upgrade from Motel 6 to the larger hotels, and tend to stay more in downtown areas. Yes, those places that have outrageous parking fees, or will not let you park your own car, and gouge you for WiFi access.
It has been a while since we did a real road trip. I am looking to do that again. We do not really care for RV resorts, although of course we have not been to one, not owning an RV until now. However, when staying in a "regular" resort, we did it just to stay in a nice place. Other than that, there are little resort amenities that we care for. As we are no golfers, all their golf courses offer for us are a chance to take a walk to enjoy the scenery, maybe. We do not use their swimming pools, as we hardly even use our own pool at home, ever since the kids were grown. They might have nice restaurants, but after a meal there, we would want to go into town for a different experience, and not eating there every night. So, a resort to us is nothing more than a nice room and bed.
When we take to RV'ing, I think we will be on the move a lot. We will do a lot of hiking in the countryside as we have done in past travels. We would still want to go into cities for sightseeing and exploring on foot. That means that we will need a toad, as the RV is too cumbersome to take into town.
Oh, I envision that while in transit, we may stay overnight in a Walmart, an interstate truck stop, or a public rest area. However, I have seen that there are also state-run parks off the smaller highways (with no hookups, and on an honor system) that would provide a scenic stop for the night. For the little fee that is required, I think that is worth it.
So, we will be back to the kind of road trips as we did 30 years ago. However, we will not have to look for a Motel 6 at the end of the day, nor a place to eat. Of course, in exchange for that, we will need to look for a place to park, or to boondock. It is going to be FUN!