Urban Rentals Increase in Popularity
Rentals are a way to cut city vacation costs, according to a Chicago Tribune article by Ed Perkins., who says, “If you think that a "vacation rental" means a condo on Maui, a cottage in Wisconsin, a "villa" in the Caribbean or a farmhouse in Tuscany, think again. A short-term apartment rental can be a very attractive alternative to a hotel when you want to stay in the center of a big city.�
Perkins points out some advantages that rentals have over conventional hotels, which include extra space and comfort, lower per-person cost, and lower meal costs.
This has been a favorite theme of VacationRentals.org for some time. With big city hotels pushing up their rates to exorbitant levels, vacation rentals have become the choice of not only vacation travelers but businessmen and others who find it necessary to a spend a week in the city.
In addition to the benefits pointed out in the Chicago Tribune article there are others. You can get a better feel of the city you are visiting in a luxury vacation rental than in a fancy hotel. The most enjoyable trip we ever had to San Francisco was a trip many years ago during a national political convention. Because the convention had all the rooms in the major hotels locked up, we rented an apartment in the Fisherman’s Wharf area. We got to know the area in a way that would not have been possible in one of the fancy hotels and enjoyed our stay more than any trip we have ever had to San Francisco.
