| People have been traveling abroad for many years. | | | | with dishwashers and microwaves. All of them also |
| Previously their only choice was to stay in an hotel | | | | had spacious bedrooms that were tastefully |
| ranging from 1 star to 5 star. The latest craze | | | | decorated. I liked the idea of having a kitchen as this |
| however is to rent self catering apartments which | | | | meant we did not have to go out every night to eat. A |
| works out cheaper and more practical. | | | | family of eight eating in restaurants every night can be |
| I had always hated using hotels, but it had never | | | | very expensive. |
| occurred to me to rent a self catering apartment and I | | | | I already knew that Ibiza was the next destination for |
| would not have known where to start looking anyway. | | | | our family holiday, so I narrowed down my search to |
| Then my friend returned from her holiday in Ibiza and | | | | approximately 50 apartments to choose from. As |
| told me about the fantastic time she had. She raved | | | | soon as I spotted the one I wanted, I made the |
| about how relaxed it was when renting a self catering | | | | reservation. I did not have to pay online as the money |
| apartment. | | | | would be given at the accommodation reception. I also |
| There are not many hotels that can accommodate a | | | | decided to treat myself by booking a cleaner. She |
| family of eight in one room, we always had to pay for | | | | was going to come in and clean up which meant I |
| extra rooms which made the price extremely | | | | could spend more time entertaining the kids. |
| expensive. Hotels also have strict rules about taking | | | | The apartment that I rented for that holiday was a |
| food and drink up to the rooms. The kids can also be | | | | four bedroom apartment and it really did make a |
| quite nosy at times as well, and it was never a proper | | | | difference to the quality of our holiday. I did not have to |
| holiday for me as I was always waiting for someone | | | | set the alarm and get everyone up in case we |
| to complain about the noise. | | | | missed the breakfast slot. Instead we woke up when |
| A friend then suggested that I rented a self catering | | | | we wanted to and had breakfast on the balcony. |
| apartment or villa instead. Apparently they had moved | | | | For your next holiday, I strongly advise choosing a self |
| on in terms of modern designs, space and practicality. I | | | | catering apartment to rent. There are thousands of |
| decided to look further into her suggestion and found | | | | them on the Internet for nearly every country in the |
| so many sites through the search engine called | | | | world. Swap from booking an hotel to a self catering |
| Google. A lot of the sites were for rent from people | | | | apartment and it will definitely make your holiday one |
| who had bought property abroad and rented it out to | | | | to remember. All members of the family become so |
| cover the running costs. | | | | relaxed and enjoy their time. I have booked myself |
| There was so many apartments to rent. Some had | | | | apartment for our holiday next year. I would never |
| luxury bathrooms with a Jacuzzi, others had kitchens | | | | dream of using an hotel again. |