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Going on vacation is something almost every family does at some point during the year. Maybe it is for an anniversary, summer vacation or a three day weekend. Here in Oregon the possibilities are endless. You can choose to stay at Sunriver, Bend, Timberline Lodge, Portland or as many people love, the beach. The Oregon beaches have spectacular, unpopulated beaches and many hotels to choose from. However as a smart consumer it is always good to shop around and get the best bang for your buck.

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.

Waking up in the morning to a parking lot is no ones idea of “ocean view”. You came to see the beach and enjoy it, this is after all your vacation. After researching hotels in Lincoln City, a popular vacation spot, most beach fronts’ range in prince 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.

If you decide to keep looking you will find most hotels that are not ocean view still range in prices from $50.00 to $100.00 but they try to lure you with the always allusive continental breakfast. 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 this is hardly anything I would write home about.

Feeling rushed is usually associated with stress and the point of a vacation is to avoid that. Nothing is worse than being disturbed first thing in the morning by a knock at the door and someone yelling “house keeping”. Typically the standard check out time is eleven in the morning. That means up need to be up by nine to get ready and pack before house keeping comes and to make sure the good donuts are not gone from the breakfast! This is hardly relaxing. Then generally you still have to deal with 200 occupied rooms, which means, loud guests. Guests can be loud simply by taking the elevator up or getting a soda, you hear doors slamming and talking all night long.

So here lies the solution, vacation rental homes. Having 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 will not go off your diet by eating a donut provided by a hotel. You know you 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.

Regardless of your price range, you should be able to find something within your budget and criteria for a vacation home. Some beach front vacation homes are around $100.00 per night and can range up to $250.00 a night. The benefits of a vacation home far out weigh those of a hotel, this much is clear. 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 people don’t often say they went to a hotel and had a fabulous, relaxing time, but they do say that about a vacation home.