Here are the best reasons to make a vacation rental your best choice for your next trip:
What is a vacation rental?
VACATION RENTALS ARE COST EFFICIENT– You will save a lot of money. In general, vacation rentals will run about one-half to one-third of the cost of a hotel or resort. The bottom line is that you should be able to rent a 2BR/2BA condo for about the same rate as one hotel room in the area. Get two couples to share and the efficiencies double. You will also save money by preparing some or all of your meals in your own kitchen. This is especially useful if there are children involved. In a hotel/resort situation you might have to go to restaurants for each meal, substantially running up the bill for your vacation.
VACATION RENTALS OFFER PRIVACY – You will be in your home away from home. No noisy TV from the next guest room with flimsy walls. No screaming children in the pool, unless they are your own). You could even have your own pool if you rent a private home with a pool.
More bathrooms equal more privacy.
VACATION RENTALS GIVE YOU PEACE AND QUIET – A natural segue from the previous point, privacy. Here’s the scenario: drive or fly to your vacation destination, map or mapquest in hand, find your home away from home. Enter. And you’re home. Only away from home. You can get your bearings, rest, then figure out your next move.
LIVE LIKE THE LOCALS IN YOUR VACATION RENTAL - HOME AWAY FROM HOME– Explore the town you’re visiting and live like the locals. Find the main shopping street or area. Find the nearest grocery store, pharmacy, bakery. Shop like a local. Have appetizers and a glass of local wine and on the patio. Enjoy the sunset. Next morning head out to the beach or a hike in the mountains with a picnic lunch. Come home to shower and rest. Find a hot spot for drinks and meet a few locals. Dine our or have the option to go home and grill a few steaks on the BBQ patio.
You get the picture.
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Your observations on vacation rentals are right on. We frequently recommend to new/second home buyers to rent first and, as you said, be locals. Here in New York's Catskill Mountains, one town is rural farm country, mountains and woods with no one around for miles. But 20 miles away can be actual civilization with shopping, art galleries, and restaurants. Big surprises if you haven't "lived" here temporarily first!
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I like your review of vacation rentals</a>. The only thing im not too sure about is rental deposits. Although soome vacation rental websites like www.rentalo.com are using a very cheap insurance instead.
I like to vacation with my family and rent vacation homes or cabins depending upon where we are going. I totally agree, hotels are way expensive and the space just does NOT work for family travel.
The problem with booking a vacation rental is the time it takes to find these homes and the owners. My husband will usually send out ten emails and get 2 responses. Usually homes are booked up unless you plan in advance.
ReserveMyHome.com is a very easy to use website for booking vacation homes. Although they do not have lots of homes their customer service is outstanding and book a vacation is simple.
Another thing I like about ReserveMyhome.com is the deposit policy. Usually, I am charged $400 just for the deposit and who knows if the owner of the rental will send it back. This company has a awesome solution.
Happy Travels!
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