| When most of us travel, our minds normally | | | | If you're traveling in a small group of 4 to |
| squander into the typical process of | | | | 20 people, the charges associated with your |
| selecting a destination, time, and | | | | stay may be shared amongst all the travelers, |
| arrangements. You get an idea or a vision of | | | | versus getting multiple hotel rooms to |
| where you would like to relax or escape. | | | | accommodate everyone. |
| Once it is decided where and when, we go | | | | |
| through the process of selecting a hotel or | | | | Exclusivity |
| resort property. For a select few, they | | | | |
| already know that the most luxurious locales | | | | Almost 70% of all the villa rental properties |
| in the world are best appreciated in the | | | | are somewhat isolated from other properties. |
| solitude and exclusivity of a luxury villa. | | | | Enjoy yourselves at your leisure without |
| | | | having to be concerned with hotel management |
| Perhaps many don't realize that those places | | | | sending someone to knock on your door |
| you've seen on TV and in movies - the ones | | | | requesting that you to quiet down. |
| where many say "It must be nice to have a | | | | |
| place like that" - perched up on some exotic | | | | Room |
| hillside can be had for a while by even the | | | | |
| most frugal travelers. Remember the saying, | | | | You will be staying in anything from a cabin |
| "Don't judge a book by its cover." What if I | | | | up to a small mansion, affording the traveler |
| told you that you and your spouse, family, or | | | | a vast amount of space to frolic - a feature |
| group could have your own Italian villa | | | | which most hotels cannot match. |
| overlooking the Mediterranean Sea for not | | | | |
| much more than you'd pay for a 3 star hotel? | | | | Accommodations |
| Well it is true. Those images you've had in | | | | |
| your head can be your reality, even if only | | | | Many of the villas offered feature private |
| for a few days. You've seen the images; an | | | | pools exclusively for you and your guests |
| elegant chalet with twenty foot pillars | | | | only. Guests may have individual rooms and |
| garnishing the front entrance. The driveway | | | | shared living quarters in they all may |
| is paved in beautifully aged cobblestones. | | | | congregate -kitchens, entertainment, and |
| The house looks like a miniature palace - as | | | | dining rooms. |
| white as any marble could ever be - adorns | | | | |
| the emerald green hillside on which it is | | | | So when planning your next vacation, consider |
| perched. No other building in site. The | | | | the advantages of a villa rental. Your |
| rear facade looks over the hill to the sea | | | | travel agent may be of great assistance to |
| which is as blue as the depths of Fred | | | | you in locating a property which will fit |
| Astaire's eyes. There is a large pool here, | | | | your needs and desires. Take time to |
| which at just the right angles seemingly runs | | | | carefully consider those you will be |
| directly into that sea. But it is only | | | | traveling with, as you will be stuck in the |
| optical illusion. | | | | same quarters for some time. Many villas |
| | | | will be large enough to provide room to |
| Aside from satisfying the need to escape, | | | | escape from bothersome co-travelers, but you |
| staying in a villa for your vacation offers | | | | want to make sure that your relationships are |
| several other advantages to a conventional | | | | stable enough to stand being shacked up |
| hotel stay. | | | | together for a few days. There should be |
| | | | transportation for everyone to escape without |
| Expense | | | | hindering the ability of others to trek |
| | | | around as well. |