Vacation rental is a term used in US travel agency meaning renting out a furnished apartment or house on a temporary basis to tourists as an alternative to a hotel. A vacation rental is a fully furnished property for instance a holiday cottage, condominium, town-home or single-family-style home, often referred to. This concept is gaining popularity in Europe and Canada as well as throughout the world. Hotels have some disadvantage for long term stay. You are to face noisy neighbors in hotels while in vacation rental you can enjoy your travel without any disturbances or interference from others. You can cook your own food in vacation rentals.

According to prevalent practices a vacation rental is rented on weekly basis means a client/traveler can rent vacation rental for a week. Some rent on nightly basis same as hotel. Vacation rentals are available in a range of price tags. You can get budget studio home as well as an expensive villa as vacation rental. Some villas are located on world’s famous places and they are available with heavy price. Usually prices are depending upon the location of property, facilities they offer and type of services they offer. Some vacation rentals like condominium and apartment offer service parallel to hotels such as front desk check-in, 24-hour maintenance, in-house housekeeping, and concierge service.