In a recent article published on CNN, Christopher Elliott explains why “Inn is out: 5 reasons to skip a hotel“. Hotels definitely have their purpose and place, but we agree: a hotel is not the optimal spot for a leisurely vacation. In the article, the 5 reasons are as follows:

• Lots and lots of room
• More privacy
• A better price
• You can go native
• Extra flexibility

Those are all great reasons, but don’t be fooled staying in a vacation rental or B&B or condo does take a little more work for the traveler. After all, you’re either working with a home owner or a property manager — not a billion dollar organization that has all the booking and reservation systems in place. Granted, many property managers now have sophisticated systems where booking on line and finding local information from an in house- concierge is possible.

If you’ve never considered a vacation rental, try it out. Go to our search page and inquire about a few spots.