When on vacation in Europe, an increasing number of people prefer
to take out apartment rentals for a short or longer term stay,
in preference to hotel or bed and breakfast accommodation. Apartment rentals
offer visitors self catering facilities and other vacation advantages.
Self catering rentals enable visitors to experience a European holiday in an intimate and involved way. And in spite of the very few restrictions, the majority of people who spend their holiday in an apartment for a long or short term stay, highly recommend the vacation experience.
Holiday apartments are available with all private facilities such as a completely equipped kitchen, bathroom, dvd player, music system, free wireless internet access, etc.
Stay for one night, a weekend, a week or longer in an apartment for rent. Popular destinations are Birmingham, London and Liverpool in the UK and Europe’s most touristic cities such as Barcelona, Rome, Paris, Lisbon and Florence. Going on a Summer holiday ? Plenty of fully furnished places to stay can be found in Southern Europe as well. From the Canary Islands, Costa del Sol to the Balearic Islands and Southern France, you will find the best accommodations.
Very popular are apartment rentals near Disneyland Paris.
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Generally, when you are on holiday in Europe for a short or long term stay, self catering apartments can work out less expensive than renting a hotel room or suite. The majority of apartments offer at least one double bedroom and a number of smaller rooms for single and younger people. Kitchens are normally equipped with a cooker and refrigerator, and clothes’ washing facilities.
Be aware that many apartments have minimum stay requirements, usually one week. In addition, the usual occupy/vacate day is at the weekend, for example, Saturday. The majority of apartment rentals include a cleaning service, so that the visitor on holiday can enjoy all of the usual home comforts, combined with the freedom of being on vacation, for a short or long term stay.
Nowadays, an increasing number of travellers feel regimented by the timetables imposed by hotels, for example, the opening time of the dining room for breakfast and supper, the time that the cleaners arrive, and so on. Since many people travel to experience new types of cuisine, it makes sense to hire an apartment to experience the freedom of self catering.
When groups of people travel together for a common experience, for example, winter sports, they appreciate the ambience engendered by apartment rentals, which a hotel room, no matter how high in quality, might inhibit.
And many people like to experience life in a European city for a short or long term period, without the “tourist” label, buying and cooking local foods, and enjoy living like a native.
Spanish seaside resorts are filled with self catering apartment blocks, allowing visitors to experiment with the fresh and inexpensive foods available from local markets. Apartment rentals on the south coast of Spain offer superb value for money.
Prices vary according to the size of the apartment and the facilities offered. Generally, guests pay between £400 and £500 each, to stay for a week. Ski resorts in the German, Swiss and Austrian Alps offer chalets for parties of ten people or more.
Again, prices range between £400 and £500 a week. Less expensive apartments are available in eastern European resorts, like Vogel in Slovenia.
If you are seeking a city apartment, be aware that many of these rentals are fully booked quickly. Search now for apartments for one night, two nights, for the weekend, week, month in Europe’s biggest cities such as Belfast, Bristol, Cannes, Cardiff, Cologne, Copenhagen, Florence, Frankfurt am Main, Leeds, Lloret de Mar, Lyon, Norwich, Rotterdam, Salou, Sheffield, Stockholm, Valencia, Oslo, Nice, and many more.
