Vacation Home Vs Resort Hotel

Time spent together with your family during your holiday can be the most precious of all; memories are made that last a lifetime. Choosing the right accommodation and deciding who to trust with your family vacation is as important as the destination itself.
Vacation home rentals are growing in popularity and becoming a more mainstream alternative means of accommodating your family's holiday. Why is this?
Disadvantages with a Resort Hotel
• Higher Nightly Rate - An average Orlando hotel can cost $85 per night for a 550 square foot room that sleeps 2. That's $42.50 a night, per guest.
• Pay for Phone Calls/Internet - Typically a hotel will charge you $10 a night for the internet and additional rates for making phone calls.
• Limited or No Kitchen Facilities - Guests staying in a hotel are forced to rely more on restaurants in the evening and fast food during the day.
• No Laundry Facilities - With no access to a washing machine or dryer, you have the choice to either pay money and waste precious time at a laundromat, or bring extra clothes in your suitcase, leading to increased airline baggage fees.
• No Children's Equipment - If you have small children, you will either have to haul clunky equipment with you on your holiday, or alternatively, you will have to undergo the cost for renting or purchasing required equipment.
• Limited In-Room Amenities - In-room entertainment is limited to expensive pay per movies or computer games.
• Hidden Fees - Possible additional fees with parking, gratuity, resort fee for using gym and business center, and an incoming phone call fees.
• Limited Hotel Resort Amenities - Possible access to gym, pool, and business center amenities.
• Noise - High concentration of guests in some areas of the building.
• Less Bedrooms/Bathrooms - Most hotels come with only one bedroom/one bathroom per room; less than ideal for families or groups.
• Less Privacy - Due to shared entrances, lobbies, stairways & elevators/lifts

Benefits of a Vacation Home:
• More Space - A 1,408 square foot condo that sleeps 8 averages at $99 a night. This value offers you a low nightly rate of just $12.37 per guest.
• Free calls - Most vacation homes offer FREE local, long distance & international phone calls, plus FREE high speed wireless internet on a secure network
• Your own Kitchen - With your own fully equipped kitchen, you have the ability to avoid expensive dining out. You have the freedom to prepare and enjoy meals at your vacation home, or pack lunch to take to the theme parks.
• Washer & Dryer - Vacation homes come equipped with machine machines and dryers, as well as irons and ironing boards. This perk helps you avoid expensive laundering services, and enables you to pack less, avoiding extra airline baggage fees and restrictions.
• Room Entertainment - FREE in-home amenities such as, TV's, DVD players, movies, computer consoles and games, plus board games to keep your family entertained.
• No Hidden Surprises - There are no hidden fees at check-out in your vacation home.
• Resort Amenities- Enjoy the benefits of resort facilities. For example a vacation home in Windsor Hills resort can be like visiting your own free theme park. Here you'll have access to free facilities including a double Olympic sized heated pool, spiral slide, in-house HD movie theatre, picnic/BBQ area, playgrounds, putting green, and tennis, basketball and volleyball courts - all within 2 miles of Disney.
• Privacy - Orlando vacation homes & condos provide peace & quiet.
• Better for Traveling Groups - Multiple bedrooms/bathrooms in all homes, ideal for families and groups

ABOUT MAGICAL VACATION HOMES
Magical Vacation Homes is a family owned and operated business that offers the finest selection of privately owned, luxury Windsor Hills rentals just 2 miles to Disney. All homes are fully furnished and exquisitely designed to provide your family the privacy and relaxation you long for, all at affordable rates.

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