Have a Home Base with a Vacation Rental or Holiday Home

The number of families taking vacations is on the rise along
with the need for something different. Some families want ski
vacations while others might want to go to the beach or a
popular tourist attraction. Regardless of the destination,
impersonal hotel rooms are being ditched for vacation rentals
and holiday homes.

Vacation
rentals and holiday homes are a great alternative for those
who wish to have more privacy and space to maneuver, something
that hotels don\'t really have. Staying in a hotel involves
tipping porters and valets; there is the added expense of dining
out daily. Plus, if staying at a hotel for several days, it can
be a bit tedious to stare at the same four walls and share a
room with family members without a modicum of privacy. Just like
there are hotels everywhere, there are vacation rentals and
holiday homes all over the world ready to be booked.

The secret to a great vacation is having a \home base\ and
vacation rentals or holiday homes provide that service to
travelers. Among the many other advantages to booking vacation
rentals or holiday homes are:

1. More bang for the buck - Incorporated in a hotel room fee is
the overhead for running the place, allowances for tips and even
marketing costs. When booking vacation rentals or holiday homes,
the price does not factor in for those big ticket luxuries that
hotels have. If there are multiple people sharing a vacation
rental, the cost per person is a lot less than it would be in a
hotel.

2. Privacy and space - When traveling with families or groups,
space and privacy is essential for maintaining the peace. With
vacation rentals and holiday homes, family members could have
separate rooms. There is also little worry about being too loud
for the neighbors down the hallway.

3. Kitchen privileges - Vacations can be expensive and one of
the major culprits is food. Dining out for every meal can not
only be costly, but also boring. With vacation rentals and
holiday homes, there are kitchens with cookware and appliances
... all the comforts of home. Keeping some breakfast items,
snacks and other foods on hand can save big bucks while still
having the option of traveling to local area restaurants.

4. Convenience of coming and going - Vacation rentals and
holiday homes offer travelers the flexibility in schedules as
well as take care of the problems with hotel parking and
security issues if late night excursions are part of the
vacation plan.

5. Variety in vacation venues - A country cabin, a villa by the
lake or a condo overlooking the ocean ... variety in lodging is
readily available. Swimming pools, game rooms, gourmet kitchens,
easy walks to the beach - these amenities are just a few of the
things requested when travelers book vacation rentals or holiday
homes.

Vacation rentals and holiday homes provide vacationers something
different from hotels - a home base in which to travel back and
forth to various tourist destinations. Personality and
comfortable surroundings are also big selling points with
vacation rentals and holiday homes over hotels. The biggest
decision however is this: where is the vacation going to be?