More Value For Your Dollar

So you've decided you want to go to the beach on your next vacation, but what next? Consider the advantages of getting a beach rental for your vacation lodging.

1. The first is that the value for the dollar can be much greater than these other options. The upfront cost can be higher, but consider what you gain from renting your own beach house.

2. Second, beach houses are very spacious. You can lounge around for a day without feeling cooped up inside one room. You can also invite a large group of friends over without feeling crowded. There is usually a porch or a small yard to walk around on.

3. Third, if you're traveling in a group, a beach house makes a lot of logistical and economic sense. You can rent one house instead of having to arrange for a block of rooms in a hotel or motel. This makes planning easier. Plus, the cost per person may be much less once you average the price out. I recently went on a vacation with a group of twenty people. We could easily have spent twice as much money if we had stayed at a hotel or bed and breakfast.

4. Fourth, rental properties give you more privacy than hotels, motels, or a bed and breakfast do. Noisy neighbors are in the next house instead of the next room, so it will be easier to get to sleep if they have a party. You could argue that people will be more likely to party at a beach house. That's a fair point. But if you vacation on the off season, you shouldn't have a problem. If you get an oceanfront beach rental property, you will even have your own private path to the beach.

5. If you're into cooking, you can save quite a bit of cash by preparing all your own meals in a beach house. This is always a nice perk for my family, especially since my wife is an excellent cook! I also don't have to worry as much if my kids get noisy during dinner. You can also store all kinds of snacks and drinks in the sizable refrigerator.

There are other benefits, too. A rental may also come with an assortment of books, movies, and games. It is much easier to enter and exit a beach rental than a hotel, too since you just need to step out your front door instead of waiting for an elevator, walking through the lobby, and across a parking lot. Overall, I have thoroughly enjoyed the beach rentals I have stayed at, and I'd highly recommend them.

By Michael Stalker