The Diary Of A Jewellery Lover: James Villa Holidays

For many travellers, staying in a hotel is a default travel choice. Book the hotel, book the plane tickets and go, but sometimes a hotel isn't the best option for your needs. If you have a large family or you are going on holiday with a group, staying in a villa can be a better choice especially. It can give you more privacy, more space, and potentially save you money. Even if you are a couple staying in a villa can be a luxury choice and give you some benefits staying in a hotel cannot.

Here are some of the reasons you should stay in a villa on your next holiday.

Privacy

The top reason to stay in a villa is for the privacy. Tucked serenely and safely within your own four walls, you’ll enjoy the privacy that only a villa can offer. For example, some of the best villas with Rebl Rentals are in beautiful and serene locations. You won’t have to worry about disturbing anyone or having anyone disturb you, so say goodbye to slamming doors, drunk guests, screaming babies and midnight disruptions, you just have your own friends and family to contend with!

Cost Effectiveness

The price of many villas can be comparable or even cheaper than a hotel when you consider the number of separate rooms you may have to book for your family or group of friends. If you have rented a villa, you won’t have to pay for expenses like laundry and eating out. You’ll have your own kitchen, so you can grocery shop and cook your own food. Even if you just eat breakfast in every day, this can add up to considerable savings especially if you are a large family or group of friends. You’ll be amazed at how much you can save just by not paying for expensive restaurant meals.

Space

A villa offers much more space than a hotel does. Not only are villas much bigger, but you’ll also have the outdoor area. Most villas come with their own pool, barbeque, and outdoor space. This extra space gives you room to breathe, relax, and enjoy your break. You can even bring your dog to some villas and you can also be close to your family and friends whilst still having your own room and space to chill out in.

Luxury

In a villa, you get many luxuries that you don't get staying in a hotel. The obvious one is your own private pool but some have pool tables, iPod speakers, game consoles, electric barbeques and media rooms. Other facilities can include hot tubs, jacuzzis, flat screen TVS, and of course free Wi-Fi. Often villas are well positioned and have amazing views as well - you can really get the WOW factor with a luxury villa.

Personalisation

If you choose to stay in a villa, you can select one with the amenities to suit your needs and reflect your lifestyle. Maybe you prefer a simple villa, a more rustic villa or more luxurious villa, there are many different styles of villas to suit your needs. You also don't have to worry about breakfast hours, room service, and intrusive cleaning schedules. It can really feel like your home away from home, and those with children can keep familiar routines. If you have a family with special dietary needs then cooking for them is often easier than going out for a meal in a place you may not know.

With a reputable villa company, you know the standard of accommodation will be excellent too, and some of the best like James Villa holidays will organise car hire or transfers for you as well as provide a welcome pack of basic groceries. This means the first thing you can do is sit and relax with a cup of tea or glass of wine and enjoy the pool with the kids or your partner.

There’s no doubt about it, whether you are looking to book a villa in Costa Dorada Spain or Orlando Florida, Sorrento Italy or Albufeira Portugal, a villa is the perfect way to relax on holiday your way, so make your next vacation exactly what you’re dreaming of by booking a beautiful villa in your destination of choice.

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James Villa holidays celebrate their 30th anniversary this year, and have undergone some interesting research into how our travel habits have changed in the last 30 years. Over 2700 people were quizzed in their travel survey and some of the findings are below.

Do you remember 1984? This was the year that pound notes were taken out of circulation, all teenagers thought they were a character from The Breakfast Club and the high tech computer game of the moment was Tetris. Frankie Goes to Hollywood got Relax to number one and was banned on radio 1, Kevin Bacon was the dancing teen rebel in Footloose and not a parody of himself in a phone advert and leg warmers and snoods were the accessories of the moment.

Our holiday habits have changed since then too. Of course we booked our holidays through a travel agent, as computers were yet to take over our life, and mobile phones weren't widely used until the next decade. It seemed a simpler life then. Do you remember travel agents had a secret 'book' with unbiased reviews of hotels they stashed under the counter? If you wanted to read about places you had to look at travel brochures or guidebooks as there was no Internet as we know it now, no price comparison sites or review sites and no ability for the consumer to book hotels or flights online.

private pools almost seem essential to the modern traveller

Where we vacation has changed too. Our favourite long haul destination used to be the US but now Australia is the clear leader with the US second and Japan third. Our favourite short haul used to be Spain but now Italy is a clear favourite. We also have had a foodie revolution with nice places to eat nearby overtaking a swimming pool as an expected part of a holiday. We seem to want a little bit more luxury today and consumers wanting a private pool has more than doubled in the last thirty years. Foreign travel certainly seems more affordable today and things we used to think of as luxuries are now the norm.

Some things never change though - spending quality time with loved ones is still our number one priority then as now and the number one essential holiday item is still an old fashioned book. Relaxing from the strains of modern life is still a necessity for us although many of use can't be without our mobile phones on holiday.

Why don't you have a look at the infographic below and let me know what you think? Have your travel habits changed? Where did you like to go on holiday in the past compared to now?