Tuesday, October 28, 2008

A Villa in Florida or a Hotel

By Craig Walker

After booking your Florida flights you will then need to arrange appropriate accommodation. Do you stay in a hotel or rent a private villa? Your choice will depend on the size of your family or the number of people travelling with you.

When people in Europe go on holiday they generally stay in a hotel or a self catering apartment. In Florida the option to stay in a private villa is not normally available and is something new to consider

What could be the main differences between a private holiday villa as compared to a normal hotel in Florida?

Depending on the size of the number of people travelling you may not all fit into one hotel room which would result in extra costs getting more than one hotel room. There is also the issue of privacy depending on who is travelling with you on your holiday to Florida. Most private homes or villas come with two or more bedrooms and a fold down couch giving you a lot more room and space to relax and put your belongings.

The quality of the furnishings in the private homes and villas are generally of an excellent standard and are more spacious than a hotel room. A lot of the villas are privately owned and the owners use thyem themselves most times of the year.

If you have to get more than one hotel room there is no guarantee that you will get rooms next door to each other. In some cases you could have rooms not only on a different floor but even a different building.

Noisy neighbours can be a problem in the evenings if the people in the next room are out late and are not particularly quiet upon their return. This can be particularly annoying if it happens a few times and does not help you relax and enjoy your holiday.

In your villa you would expect cooking facilities and a fridge for you to fill up with your food and of course drinks. If you stayed in a hotel or a motel you would have to go looking for the ice machine and make sure you have enough change for the vending machine for any cold drinks.

Some of the Florida villas available to rent have their own swimming pool. This can be a very popular option as only you and your friends and family are able to use it. On the downside the pools are generally quite small whereas the hotels normally have large pools shared between all its guests.

In the off-peak and sometimes colder months of the year the pools require heating and in most villas this comes at an extra cost. The charges for this vary but could be as much as $40 per day however in a hotel there would be no charge.

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