Top Ten Reasons to Rent a Vacation House

1. Save money in a vacation home.

That's right, a whole house is less expensive than a hotel room! This is the *only* way to travel!

$1,344 for a family of four in Orlando at a middle-run hotel. This beautiful 3 bedroom/2 bath Orlando vacation rental villa with a private pool and is the same 5 minutes from DisneyWorld only costs $775 for the same week. And it comes with access to a full health club, club swimming pools, a cyber cafe, games arcade, fishing pier, free parking and a concierge! And the savings of $569 does not even include what you'll save by not having to go to restaurants for breakfast every day!

2. Vacation rentals have more space.

Spread out! Which would you rather have? A 250-400 square foot hotel room or a 1,500-3,000 square foot vacation home? After a long day of crazy DisneyWorld rides, you know the answer! Yeah, that's right, ten times the space for less dough.

3. A Kitchen saves you dough on restaurants.

Instead of waking up and having to get dressed to spend your cash at a restaurant, wouldn't you rather sleep in and amble to the kitchen in your bathrobe and fix yourself a bagel? And then maybe head back to bed. And let the kids grab a PB&J. That kitchen can pay for itself in saved restaurant costs!

4. Get some privacy.

That's right, separate bedrooms for the kids - hey let 'em bring a friend! Make the kids share a room with each other rather than with you! Tell ya the truth, that has always sealed the deal for us on vacation.

5. Get to know the locals.

When staying at a vacation house or apartment, you're generally hanging with with the locals which lets you get to know the local scene. Check out the folks next door and ask them where the local cafe is.

6. Washer & Dryer

Why bring 10 days worth of clothes on vacation? In a vacation rental you can pack light and then do a wash load or two as you need.

7. Bring your beloved pets to a vacation rental.

Your pets are part of the family, why leave them home when you go on vacation? Vacation rentals are much more likely to let you bring your dog than a hotel. It's a bummer to have to leave poor Rover at home! Here is our list of over 59,000 pet-friendly vacation rentals in whole world! There's nothing better than staying in a dog friendly house (if you've got your dog with ya, that is).

8. Love your privacy.

No one likes listening to the ruckus coming from the hotel room next door. A vacation rental gives you privacy from those paper-thin hotel room walls.

9. Gotta love that big screen TV.

Big screen TVs. DVD players. Microwaves. Toasters. Pool tables. Backyard pools. A garage. Vacation rentals give you all that stuff that hotels are missing.

10. Feels Like Home

When we're on vacation, we really like to spread out like at home, be able to grab a bite when we want without getting dressed up, chill on the couch and put our feet up after a day of sightseeing. If we could take our home with us when we traveled, it would be awesome. That's what a vacation rental gives ya. Yeah.