Travel and Vacations

Beach House Rentals – Fun in the Sun

Story Published on August 6, 2008 ⋅  Email this Story ⋅  Print this Story ⋅ Post a comment ⋅

Oregon is unique. There are many places to vacation for all types of people. You may choose to vacation at Sunriver, Bend, Mt Hood, Portland or as many do, at the beach. The Oregon beach offers many different accommodations and activities as well as beautiful scenery. Taking a vacation is a common practice for most families. Often the vacation is for an anniversary, summer break or a three day weekend. As a smart consumer I am sure you are always looking for the best value for the dollar.

Setting criteria is vital when selecting a hotel or other vacation lodging. Maybe you really want a hotel with a beach front or ocean view. Maybe serving continential breakfast is important as well or you may want a quite hotel. Often price is the deciding factor but don’t be so quick to take price over reality.

Say you want an ocean view or beach front, and hey why not you are at the beach no one wants to look at a parking lot first thing in the morning. Most beach front or ocean view hotel rooms in Lincoln City, a popular vacation spot, range from $80.00 to $200.00 a night before taxes and other fees, varying on the weekend. Typically the search ends here, it is expensive unless you don’t want a beach view.

Even if you choose to go this route, hotel rooms even without an ocean view are still $50.00 to $100.00 in Lincoln City, and then they try to lure you with the always questionable continental breakfast or free cable. Typically the continental breakfast is simply coffee, orange juice and some sort of pastry such as a donut. I don’t know about you but a single donut for breakfast isn’t going to do much for me except ruin my diet. Cable, who needs cable I am on vacation, I can watch TV at home!

Getting a good night sleep is always important while on vacation. Unlike beach front views and a donut, a quiet hotel is something they can not guarantee. Other guests can be loud simply by taking the elevator up or getting a soda, you hear doors slamming and talking all night long. I do not remember a time I was ever able to get a good night sleep in the hotel. Forget sleeping in, house keeping is usually there right at ten and check out is eleven. This to me is anything but relaxing.

Vacation homes are a unique fun way to enjoy your vacation. A vacation rental home provides many things a hotel can not. You are able to prepare all of your own meals, and save some money by not eating out, and you have options other than a donut. You know your sleep will not be disturbed from other guests, house keeping will not beat down your door early in the morning and you may come and go as you please. You are able to spend quality time with your family and have more meaningful candid moments together. You can enjoy ocean views and relax feeling no pressure to go anywhere or do anything quickly. Best of all, if you have a large group or others who want to tag along, a vacation home can be very inexpensive if you split the cost.

Depending on how much you are willing to spend and your criteria you can find a beach front vacation home for around $100.00 ranging up to $250.00. The benefits of a vacation home far out weigh those of a hotel. Paying a little extra money might be worth it if it means you will have more time and less pressure while spending time with the ones you love the most. Do your research and decide for yourself, but remember no one ever says they went to a hotel to have and enjoyable, relaxing time, but they do say that about a vacation home.

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