We only really need to watch The Holiday – where Kate Winslet books a vacation rental and ends up staying in a luxury Los Angeles mansion – to convince us to try it for ourselves. But if you need more reasons to rent a unique accommodation from local hosts, here are six:
1. You get to experience the destination like a local.
If you want to explore the city like a local, you’ve got to, well, live like one. Staying at a vacation rental means you’ll become part of their community and avoid the tourist traps – there’ll be no offers of tacky hotel tours to put you on that path. Ask nicely, and your hosts can give you valuable insider tips and information you won’t find in travel guides.
2. Your holiday, your rules!
The morning after can be a tough one. But in a vacation rental, you don’t have to wake up before noon for breakfast, or adhere to pool times. Even better, some properties may offer meals and spa treatments in the comfort of your own lounge.
3. Privacy, guaranteed
When you get a place all to yourself, you won’t have to deal with busy hotel lobbies, crowded pools and packed dining halls.
4. Staying in feels as special as going out.
No matter how “homely” a hotel promises, nothing comes close to living in a real home – places we wish we could live in. Renting a private luxury villa for the week means you can spend the day lying by the pool, or plan a barbecue party with the family.
5. More bang for your buck.
Vacation rentals are almost always the same price, if not cheaper, than a hotel. Plus, there’s more space to frolick around when you have the whole apartment or a mansion all to yourself, and you get all the comforts of a home, like a fully-equipped kitchen and other facilities at no extra cost!
6. Stay somewhere unique
Boats, villas, tree houses – make your stay truly one-of-a-kind. Imagine sleeping under the stars in a treehouse in Bangkok or vacationing like celeb in a luxurious private island with its own gorgeous beach.
Why we love travelmob
Part of HomeAway Inc, a vacation rental marketplace, travelmob boasts over a million listings spanning 1,000 cities and 88 countries, so there’s something even for the fussiest traveller. Designed with ease and security in mind, the website is available 13 different languages and 17 currencies, plus all bookings are handled by travelmob using a reliable, worry-free online payment system.
Find your own piece of paradise with a click
While we love getting spoiled with many fabulous choices, finding the perfect home-away-from-home takes time. Lucky for us, travelmob has recently a free online concierge service to help travellers book their dream vacation. Just enter your requirements (travel dates, number of traveller, property preferences, and the likes) in the concierge service form, and travelmob’s team of local expert will handpick a few recommendations according to your needs.
To help get you started on planning your next getaway, check out our top picks of Bali’s best affordable villas!
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