If you were to ask people why they opt to rent a hotel room instead of an Orlando vacation rental there will be two responses that will be provided. The first is that they do not require the amount of space that a home will provide and that is understandable. The second reason that they will provide is the price and they do not feel that they should spend as much as is required for a rental home as opposed to a hotel. This argument is somewhat understandable, but the truth of the matter is that there is a number of cost saving measures associated with home rentals that most people are not aware of.
For starters, there are a number of additional overhead costs that hotel and motel chains associate into their prices. For example, advertising costs and taxes are always going to be passed on to the consumer and that means that these costs will find their way into the rental fee. Also, it is important to point out that any motel or hotel exclusive fee such as parking costs (some motels will charge to keep a car on their lot) will be eliminated if you opt to rent a home as opposed to a hotel or motel room. And what about those tips you leave in the dining room at the hotel? You can scratch those too!
Of course, homes can also bring a number of consolidation savings. In other words, when you and five friends rent a home you are doing something that no hotel would let you do. At minimum with a hotel you would need 3 rooms so a home would eradicate those costs.
As one can see there are a great number of cost saving benefits that most people do not think of when they rent a home as opposed to a hotel room, but once those benefits are pointed out the importance of a home is noted.