November 2009
Nov 25, 2009
We won’t be blogging as regularly for the next few weeks, so we thought we’d set you up with a handy guide to Christmas vacation rentals on Vacation Rentals.com. As the mega holiday gets closer and closer, more and more last-minute deals are popping up. Left, right, up, down – they’re all around, so you won’t have any trouble at all financing your Christmas vacation this year. As long as you hang around here, that is!
For starters, glance over this introduction to Christmas vacation rentals. When you’re ready to take the plunge, check out these fab Christmas deals.
Doing Disney World for the holidays? We’ve got the skinny on what to expect.
Happy holidays from Vacation Rentals.com! Be back in a few weeks.
Nov 23, 2009
Are you a procrastinator? Well, that’s probably a good thing. Because, boy do we have some last minute Thanksgiving deals for you! Sometimes, the best deals really do come to those who wait. Vacation Rentals.com is filled with sizable vacation homes that are ready for you and your family this Thanksgiving, but we realize that’s a lot to take in. So, we tracked down 11 of our favorite last minute Thanksgiving deals.
Read ‘em and book!
North Myrtle Beach SC, $487 a week
3-bedroom beach home
Lincoln City OR, $79 a night
1-bedroom oceanfront condo with pool access
Panama City Beach FL, $89 a night
3-bedroom beach condo with pool and hot tub access
Anna Maria Island FL, $625 a week
Pet-friendly oceanfront studio
Aaronsburg PA, $95 a night
4-bedroom home
Seagrove Beach FL, $699 a week
3-bedroom resort-style beach condo
Laughlin NV, $100 a night
3-bedroom pet-friendly condo on the river, with pool and hot tub access
Kauai HI, $100 a night
1-bedroom beach condo
San Diego CA, get a free night’s stay ($269) and massage ($100)
2-bedroom yacht
Seattle WA, $155 a night
1-bedroom downtown condo with pool and hot tub access
Glen Arbor MI, $1,750 a week
6-bedroom lake house
Nov 20, 2009
Spend Thanksgiving in Texas, and spend very little money. But why a Texas Thanksgiving, you ask? Because the weather’s surprisingly balmy this time of the year, the deals and the vacatiion rentals are big enough for your group, and, well, it’s a fun state to visit! From the quirky culture of Austin to the spectacular fun of Schlitterbahn in New Braunfels and Galveston (the water park now has a holiday theme and indoor rides), there’s lots for you to do in Texas over Thanksgiving.
See if these deals, all available for Thanksgiving, are worth giving thanks for with a last-minute booking…
Austin, 3 bedrooms, $175 a night
New Braunfels, 2 bedrooms, $720 a week
New Braunfels, 2 bedrooms, earn a free night’s stay (worth $140)
Canyon Lake, 6 bedrooms, $121 a night
Galveston, 2 bedrooms, $99 a night
Lake Travis, 3 bedrooms, $1,200 a month
South Padre Island, 5 bedrooms, $1,500 a week
Rockport, 3 bedrooms, $149 a night
Want to do Thanksgiving in Texas, but not enthused about these deals? Browse more Texas Thanksgiving deals by clicking here.
Nov 19, 2009
Are you a first-time visitor to the Vacation Rentals.com deals blog? If so, we want to give you a warm welcome and show you around a little.
Nearly every week day, we post a new deals-oriented blog entry - we're dedicated to saving you money every step along the way, from planning your vacation to booking your rental! You can always browse our current deals or sign up to get deals alerts, too.
Happy travels!
Nov 19, 2009
Ingredients:
Lots of planning
Borrowed ski gear
Knowledge of the best/cheapest ski resorts
Cheap ski vacation rental
Ok, so the planning and the research part is definitely the boring part of the equation, but a cheap ski trip is well within reach. Especially if you’ve got a cheap ski rental to stay in! We can help you put together the best cheap ski trip ever. In fact, we have a collection of articles dedicated to ski vacations, so you – the traveler – is fully prepared.
And as far as cheap ski vacation rentals go, well, you know we’ve got them in spades. Here are some of our favorite picks of the moment.
Lake Tahoe, $75 a night
Breckenridge, $89 a night
Crested Butte, $225 a week
Winter Park, $60 a night
Park City, $47 a night
Nov 17, 2009
Want to win a Flip VideoTM, specifically a Flip UltraHDTM? Of course you do. Even if you already have one, it'd be pretty cool to get a new one - you can be greedy and keep it or give it a friend, after all. Anyways, it's super easy to enter for a chance to win one from Vacation Rentals.com. Here are the details...
To enter to win a Flip VideoTM:
1. Follow @VRDeals on Twitter.
2. Reply to @VRDeals with the listing number of your favorite rental deal that's currently listed on Vacation Rentals.com.
3. Tag this reply tweet #TravelTuesday.
4. Contest ends Wednesday night at 11:59 PM eastern time. We'll announce the winner Thursday, November 19 on our Twitter account ( as well as direct message the winner). You must be following @VRDeals at the time that we choose the winner to participate!
For official rules, click here.
Ready...set.....................tweet!
Nov 12, 2009
No more sharing the pool with other tourists for you - nope, you're much too smart for that. If you appreciate privacy on your vacation (who doesn’t?), then stop assuming that you have to swim with strangers. It’s really kind of gross when you think about it – in fact, we suggest that you stop thinking about it for the remainder of this blog post.
Instead, picture yourself falling asleep on an outdoor patio chair, no one (except maybe your family) around… catching a tan, and then cooling off with a big splash. Vacation Rentals.com is brimming with affordable pool homes. So, we figured we’d give you a nice sampling of those today.
Some of these homes are ultra-luxurious, while others are ultra-affordable…but they all have two things in common: a deal and a private pool.
Where: Anaheim, California
What: 4-bedroom home near Disneyland
Why: $325 a night
Where: Big Bear Lake, California
What: 2-bedroom lake condo
Why: Get a free night’s stay (worth $125)
Where: South Padre Island, Texas
What: 5-bedroom home (pool is heated!)
Why: $1,500 a week
Where: Las Vegas, Nevada
What: 3-bedroom home (pool is heated!)
Why: $949 a week
Where: Lake Havasu, Arizona
What: 3-bedroom pet-friendly home near the lake
Why: $182 a night
Where: Daytona Beach, Florida
What: 3-bedrooom pet-friendly home near the beach
Why: $875 a week
Where: Kissimmee, Florida (near Disney World)
What: 4-bedroom home
Why: $650 a week
Where: Los Cabos, Mexico
What: 4-bedroom pet-friendly beach mansion
Why: $750 a night
Where: Costa Rica
What: 3-bedroom pet-friendly home
Why: $1,750 a week
Where: Belize
What: 5-bedroom pet-friendly beach villa
Why: $585 a night
Nov 11, 2009
Many things in life are free on Vacation Rentals.com. From wine to golf to Thanksgiving dinner, vacation rental owners are offering up all kinds of free amenities to entice travelers just like you. We rarely feature freebies on this blog, so we that’s why we’ve picked out ten great ones that are available right now. Check it out…
Ride on an H2 Hummer with 20 of your closest friends (worth $700)
Professionally prepared breakfast every morning (worth $336)
Beach membership (worth $525)
Tickets to Ocean World, where you can swim with dolphins and sharks (worth $330)
Dolphin cruises (worth $55) and turkey for Thanksgiving ($30)
36 holes of golf and a golf cart (worth $170)
Thanksgiving dinner (worth $100)
Breakfast every day, and transportation to and from airport (worth $500)
Wine basket (worth $30)
Ski lift tickets (worth $84)
Nov 6, 2009
Of all Texas festivals, Wurstfest is one of the most fun. Expect all the typical Oktoberfest food, drink, and entertainment, plus a whole lot more – that’s what makes it so special! Unfortunately, it’s coming to an end this weekend, so you don’t have much time left. And who would want to miss out on German music, cuisine, and most of all, beer? We’ve got a selection of New Braunfels deals available for the remainder of Wurstfest 2009.
Free housekeeping (worth $175)
Earn a free night (worth $400)
Earn a free night (worth $400)
5 Wurstfest Tickets
5 Wurstfest Tickets
Nov 3, 2009
We’ve got a bunch of fabulous winter rentals that are going for just $32 to $75 a night! (Note: In some cases, you must book a whole week to get the deal.) For very little cost, you can spend Christmas at Disney, Thanksgiving at a Colorado ski resort, or this weekend in San Diego.
So, what are you waiting for? Take your pick!
Where: Disney Area
What: 1-bedroom condo with pool and hot tub access, near SeaWorld and Disney World
Why: $229 a week
Where: Keystone, Colorado
What: 1-bedroom ski in out condo with hot tub
Why: $44 a night
Where: Kauai, Hawaii
What: 1-bedroom oceanfront condo with pool and hot tub access
Why: $50 a night
Where: Scottsdale, Arizona
What: Elegant 1-bedroom home with pool and hot tub access
Why: $400 a week
Where: St George, Utah
What: 1-bedroom resort condo with pool and hot tub access
Why: $450 a week, and a free spa treatment (worth $100)
Where: San Diego, California
What: Studio in Mission Hills
Why: $455 a week
Where: Barbados
What: 3-bedroom beach condo with hot tub
Why: $489 a week, and free international phone calls (worth $120)
Where: Chula Vista, California (San Diego area)
What: 2-bedroom condo with private pool, near beach
Why: $72 a night
Where: New York City
What: Pet-friendly designer studio
Why: $75 a night
Where: Tucson, Arizona
What: 2-bedroom pet-friendly townhome with private pool and mountain views
Why: $500 a week
Nov 2, 2009
This weekend’s a great time to hit up Disney World. That’s because on Sunday, November 8th, the Epcot International Food and Wine Festival 2009 will come to a close. The annual fest features food and wine (obviously), as well as live entertainment, from dozens of countries. And you've got less than a week to check it out.
Remember, Disney World’s a year-round destination, unlike other theme parks that are only open seasonally. That’s why it makes for a great getaway right now. The kids are still in school – the holidays haven’t settled in just yet – so you won’t have to deal with the kinds of crowds that Spring Break and summertime yield.
We’ve also got four Disney deals for the last minute planner – all for under $500 a week! Of course they’re available for rent during the Epcot International Food and Wine Festival 2009.
$446 a week
$446 a week
$300 a week
$446 a week
For more Disney deals, click here.
