If you missed it, please visit Part I to read our four basic reasons choosing to stay in a vacation rental instead of a hotel room pays off. Those were Space for the Money, Home Away From Home, Be a Local, and Personal Experience.

Here are four additional (but just as convincing!) reasons:

Pet Friendly

Most hotels are not pet friendly, but many vacation rentals welcome your family fido. Many people enjoy bringing their dogs on vacation. This is especially true for long vacations, when dogs must be separated from owners and placed at expensive boarders. Pet-friendly vacation rentals allow you to bring your dog on vacation, without tripping over each other in a small (and hard to find) pet-friendly hotel room. Some rentals even have fenced yards for dogs to run around and play. Other rentals have large properties and trails right outside the door, where you can take your dog for a walk unleashed. For both dog and owner, this kind of freedom really makes a difference over having to leash a dog to walk through hotel halls and down a busy street. Many people particularly like to bring their dogs when visiting areas with hiking.

Amenities

Rentals often include a full range of amenities that hotel rooms cannot offer their guests. Our properties offer, at the very least, fully equipped kitchens ready to make breakfast or dinner, and include all the necessary linens and towels. Many rentals include additional amenities that fit into your ideal vacation home. Enjoy your own, private outdoor hot tub or cozy up in front of your warm living room fireplace. Have a game of billiards in the game room, or surf the web over the rental’s Internet connection. Or pick any combination of these amenities that are ideal for you, and you are still sure to find a property that matches your desires.

Eat In

Vacation rentals offer custom kitchens, all fully equipped for your cooking needs. Guests can eat homemade muffins and make coffee just the way they like it, while sitting on the porch and taking in a beautiful mountain view. Many people enjoy having the option to cook at home instead of eating out. Having a kitchen in a vacation rental allows for a romantic dinner for two in, or cooking a meal for a large group of family members. While eating out in a new town can be tons of fun, it’s also very costly to eat every meal of a vacation in a restaurant. Being able to save money by cooking at ‘home’ makes your vacation more affordable or leaves extra money in your vacation budget for a special meal out, such as at one of Asheville’s fanciest restaurants.

Privacy

Enjoy privacy and seclusion at a vacation home that you could never get in a hotel. In a vacation rental you don’t have to share a hot tub or hear the television in the hotel room next door. You won’t be disturbed by kids running up and down the halls early in the morning, or partiers coming back late into the night.

You can sit on your own porch, overlooking a beautiful mountain view – without having to share it with strangers! You also don’t have to worry about security. There’s no need to lock your valuables in the hotel room safe, and we have measures in place to guarantee the safety and security of our properties.

I chose to live in Asheville for many reasons, but particularly the town and its mountain surroundings. To have your own personal experience in a Western North Carolina vacation rental, contact our vacation specialists at 828.398.0712.

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