where you just sit in the hotel room and read books and watch TV and relax, rather than running around to see stuff and running yourself silly.

Of course, no need to leave home to do that. :)

Parts of college are almost like a vacation if you attend parties and get boozed up on the weekends. That is, if someone else is buying the booze for you if your finances are bad. Just hope you don't have a final exam on Monday and have to take it with a hang-over. :)