Well, first and foremost, self-catering villas and apartments tend to offer great value for money, especially if you’re travelling as part of a larger group or as a family, and particularly if you don’t conform to the 2+2 family model. The cost per head is typically far cheaper when opting for a holiday rental over a hotel based on a comparable level of accommodation. But not just this, opting for self-catering allows you to purchase and store your own food supplies and cook your own meals, thus saving you money on eating out as well.
Better understand the local way of life
Those opting to stay in a holiday villa or apartment often find that it allows them to enjoy a greater understanding of the local culture and way of life. After all, when staying in a holiday rental, you could well be lucky enough to meet and get to know your neighbors, and you can certainly find plenty of opportunities to practice your language skills and absorb the local culture in the shops and markets when stocking up on groceries. It’s an experience that you just wouldn’t get to enjoy as much in a hotel. The Holiday Cottages are essential for the same.
More space in which to relax
Families can certainly find that opting for a villa or apartment can provide them with the space they need to relax properly. For those with little ones, there is surely nothing more depressing than putting the little one to bed at 7 o’clock only to find they have to spend the rest of the evening tiptoeing around the hotel room in fear of waking them up?
Opting for self-catering will mean your little one can be tucked up in bed whilst you are sat in the living areas, on the balcony or even in your own private garden. But even when your children are teenagers, it’s just as important to have the extra space in which the whole family can relax. And, as it’s your own space, you don’t have to worry about your children disturbing any of the other hotel guests either. What is more, if you’re lucky enough to have a holiday rental with a pool, you can even have the pool all to yourself.
Set your own holiday timetable
Whilst it can undoubtedly be lovely to have someone make breakfast for you, a service which you can almost always enjoy in a hotel, on the flip side this does mean that you are restricted to hotel breakfast times and strict hotel rules.
Aimeo Cottage is built on the hill of Okiato, a secluded peninsula overlooking the Bay of Islands. Only a stone’s throw from the site of the country’s first Government House and just across the Bay, where the British and Maori leaders signed the historic Treaty of Waitangi in 1840.