{"id":622,"date":"2014-04-03T20:27:50","date_gmt":"2014-04-03T20:27:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.davesfloridavilla.com\/private-villa-blog\/?p=622"},"modified":"2014-04-11T20:54:28","modified_gmt":"2014-04-11T20:54:28","slug":"package-hotel-holiday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davesfloridavilla.com\/private-villa-blog\/package-hotel-holiday\/","title":{"rendered":"Package Hotel Holiday vs Private Villa Rental"},"content":{"rendered":"

Is a Villa better than a package hotel holiday?<\/h2>\n

This is a question we have been asked many times and it’s even gone through our own minds before, but you only have to think about the luxury of your own private pool and not having to get fully dressed and join a hustling queue for breakfast (at 8:00 am!) to see why a private villa in Florida is a much more appealing way to spend the holiday of a lifetime with your family!<\/p>\n

\"Spa<\/a>

Would your hotel be this private?<\/p><\/div>\n

With flights shooting up in price over the school holidays, we have just done our own search on package deals compared to booking everything separately.<\/p>\n

OK, we admit we did find one or two hotel packages that were cheaper than booking our villa for a family of 4, but the packages we found meant that your family would be spending 13 nights of their 2 week stay\u00a0cooped up in\u00a0a single 900sqft bedroom!<\/p>\n

Factor in the costs of eating meals out compared to one or two self-catered meals in a villa, and already the villa is winning hands down.<\/p>\n

How about a beer? Pop to the mini-bar and it’ll cost you 5 times more than if you stock up the fridge in a villa.\u00a0 Forget about the cocktails!<\/p>\n

How about a beer as soon as you want it?\u00a0 Compare the thought of queuing up at the hotel bar with walking to your own kitchen and just getting one whenever you fancy.\u00a0 Take it to the poolside if you want.\u00a0 We don’t care, but a hotel would throw the rule book at you.<\/p>\n

Just to prove we’re not obsessed with alcohol, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to work out that our spacious 4 bedroom villa would offer loads more space for your money.\u00a0 More than enough space for all the family to rattle around in, Mum and Dad\u00a0can have their own King room with en-suite and his-and-hers sinks, and the children can be safely tucked away on the other side of the house.\u00a0 Or Mum and Dad can have the Queen room next to the children if they want to be nearby.<\/p>\n

Early morning trips to put pool towels on the hotel sun\u00a0loungers?\u00a0 No need!\u00a0 Just step out onto your shaded lanai area next to your own private south facing\u00a0pool to enjoy a drink together whilst the sun sets.<\/p>\n

\"Villa<\/a>

The sun has set, but who cares?<\/p><\/div>\n

Forget about just 4 people sharing a hotel room – most Florida holidays are spent with your extended family and friends so you can all have fun together. With a much bigger group you won\u2019t have to be parted into separate hotel rooms if you have a villa – and the cost of renting<\/a> our accommodation can work out to be as little as \u00a36 per person per night!<\/p>\n

We’re biased of course, but we speak from the experience of staying at a lot of American hotels before buying our villa in Tuscan Ridge.\u00a0 A quick recap of the benefits of our villa over a package hotel holiday:<\/p>\n