| Although not a new concept, booking a vacation | | | | Most importantly, a vacation rental is in the long run |
| rental instead of a hotel is becoming more and more | | | | far cheaper than a hotel, and the more people in |
| popular as a cheaper alternative to conventional | | | | your group or family, the cheaper it is. For example, |
| lodging ideas. For one thing, they are available in | | | | you can rent a five bedroom house in Florida that will |
| almost as many vacation destinations as a standard | | | | sleep 12 people comfortably for $4,000 for a week. |
| hotel, and there are many more advantages | | | | Let's say that you have twelve people in your group, |
| advantages. For one a vacation rental has many of | | | | this will come out to just over $330 per person for |
| the same amenities, including options for a pool, | | | | the whole week. Some high end hotel rooms can |
| jacuzzi, and even some that have work out spaces. | | | | cost this much, and that is per night, not by the |
| More and more people are also finding that they are | | | | week. You also have cooking facilities, separate |
| not using as many amenities, because they are | | | | bedrooms, and many are pet friendly, all that are far |
| spending more time seeing the sights, shopping and | | | | better than renting a standard hotel room. So as you |
| eating at restaurants, and by the time they get | | | | can see, renting a vacation property can be far |
| done, many opportunities for swimming in the pool or | | | | cheaper than regular lodging. |
| using the hot tub are closed for the night. | | | | |