One of the best things about living in Oregon is the destination choices! From the Willamette Valley you are roughly an hour from a variety of scenic dwellings such as Sunriver, Bend, Mt Hood, Portland, and of course the beach. Taking a vacation is common for most families. It could be for an anniversary, honeymoon, summer break or just a fun three day weekend escape. As a smart consumer we are always looking for the best value for our hard earned money.

In order to decide where to stay you first need to decide what you will base your decision on. Maybe your hotel needs to be beach front or at least an ocean view. You might require a continental breakfast, a quite hotel, economical and if you are taking a group, a place that will accommodate large groups.

Say you want an ocean view or beach front, and hey why not you are at the beach no one wants to look at a parking lot first thing in the morning. Most beach front or ocean view hotel rooms in Lincoln City, a popular vacation spot, range from $80.00 to $200.00 a night before taxes and other fees, varying on the weekend. Typically the search ends here, it is expensive unless you don’t want a beach view.

If you decide to keep looking you will find most hotels that are not ocean view still range in prices from $50.00 to $100.00 but they try to lure you with the always allusive continental breakfast. Typically the continental breakfast is simply coffee, orange juice and some sort of pastry such as a donut. I don’t know about you but this is hardly anything I would write home about.

Getting a good night sleep is always important while on vacation. Unlike beach front views and a donut, a quiet hotel is something they can not guarantee. Other guests can be loud simply by taking the elevator up or getting a soda, you hear doors slamming and talking all night long. I do not remember a time I was ever able to get a good night sleep in the hotel. Forget sleeping in, house keeping is usually there right at ten and check out is eleven. This to me is anything but relaxing.

The solution to a happy relaxing vacation is this, a vacation rental home. A vacation rental home provides many things a hotel can not. You are able to prepare all of your own meals, which will save some money since you are not eating out. You know your sleep will not be disturbed from other guests, house keeping will not beat down your door early in the morning and you may come and go as you please. This makes your vacation much less stressful. You are able to spend quality time with your family and have more meaningful candid moments together. You can enjoy ocean views and relax feeling no pressure to go anywhere or do anything quickly. Best of all, if you have a large group or others who want to tag along, a vacation home can be very inexpensive if you split the cost.

Depending on how much you are willing to spend and your criteria you can find a beach front vacation home for around $100.00 ranging up to $250.00. The benefits of a vacation home far out weigh those of a hotel. Paying a little extra money might be worth it if it means you will have more time and less pressure while spending time with the ones you love the most. Do your research and decide for yourself, but remember no one ever says they went to a hotel to have and enjoyable, relaxing time, but they do say that about a vacation home.