With the summer 2007 now firmly behind us, the time is near when vacationers throughout the world will start to look forward to their next vacation. For the lucky ones, Christmas will be an opportunity to travel to holiday destination and whilst hotels may usually be the first option in people’s mind when thinking about a place to live when traveling, wise travelers have known about holiday apartments for a while now. This is particularly true if you are vacationing with your family and looking to get the best holiday deals.
Holiday apartments rentals provides the ideal alternative to hotels for vacationers interested in saving money as well as seeking more comfortable and spacious accommodation finding a home. The advantages are numerous be it size, price and other considerations. And whilst hotels usually boast room and other personalized services to their customers, vacation suites and apartments are now competing with that as well making renting an apartment for your next vacation a very competitive proposition indeed.
There are traditionally three different types of holiday properties available for rental:
- Private owners often use the holiday rental market to monetize a second or third home, and have traditionally used the services of a letting agency to find customers, take payment and sometimes even take over full management of the said properties.
- In the past 15 years, large houses in European cities such London have been converted into apartments (flats) for the purpose of being rented to tourists and travelers on short term basis. These types of properties directly compete with hotels in that they provide a reception for check-ins and check-outs and varying degrees of concierge services.
- Hotels, having realized the potential loss of revenue generated by the rental of holiday apartments have now begun to offer furnished hotel suites, which combine the amenities of a home with the services of a hotel. This option is perhaps the most costly of all three types of vacation apartment’s rentals but if you cannot live without room service, then this one is for you.
Business travelers have often opted for hotels, but even this industry is gradually showing interest in short term serviced apartments. Renting a one bedroom holiday apartments for one week for example is cheaper than a hotel room, and it has the advantage of providing a full lounge/dining room in which to hold meetings with customers or work colleague.
Families though have traditionally been the ones to take advantages of this vacation rental opportunity. In addition to the extra room, the holiday rentals offer substantial savings over hotel, not just on the cost of the actual rent, but also on savings achieved by taking some of your meals at home rather than in restaurants.
If you are looking for more space in which to stretch your tired legs after a day’s walking through the streets of London or other cities throughout the world, apartments are an ideal alternative to hotels. In addition to space, though, the savings are what make holiday apartments so worthy of your consideration for your next travel or vacation trip.