We are fast approaching that time of year where we look forward to our annual two week vacation away with our family to somewhere warm and relaxing where we can forget all about the stresses and strains of our everyday lives and enjoy some quality time with our loved ones. If you are looking to get away from the inclement weather at home perhaps a villa holiday could be the ideal two week break for you and your family.

Villa holidays are generally a less expensive alternative to booking a two week vacation in a hotel or a holiday apartment and offer you a new level of independence and freedom that you will not find in other kinds of holiday. The beauty of as villa holiday is that you really can make you accommodation your home for the duration of your vacation rather than a hotel room which always feels exactly like what it is, a hotel room. You can eat whenever you want as well as eating whatever you want when you stay in a holiday villa as well as have all of the creature comforts that you may find in your own home. A villa holiday is just like staying in your own home but having the added luxury of guaranteed good weather and the bonus of a swimming pool in your garden.

Holiday villas offer you the versatility of being to choose the accommodation size that perfectly suits and fits your family, the bigger the family the bigger the villa you can rent. If you want to share the cost of your holiday and invite some friends or family along with you then this gives you the option of splitting the cost of the holiday villa making the holiday that bit more cost effective.

When booking you holiday villa it is important to research the area first where you will be looking to stay, we all like peace and quiet and the opportunity to relax when on holiday but if you book your villa miles away from the nearest town or resort and then have no means of getting around or not enough money to hire a car then you could be in for a very lonely vacation.

It is always a good idea to get an exact breakdown of what facilities are available in your holiday villa, for example, most people who stay in a holiday villa expect to be doing an amount of self catering during the holiday so it would be a wise idea to check how well the kitchen is equipped before you book. The bigger your family the better equipped the kitchen needs to be. If you have smaller children it is a good idea to look for a villa with a washing machine as this means you can bring fewer clothes away with you but still keep them washed and clean.

Swimming pools are always a great draw when booking a holiday villa but if you are travelling with small children you should ensure that the pool is fitted with the correct safety equipment and is well maintained, the last thing that you want is an accident or worse to one of your children when on a wonderful villa holiday. Things such as the steps in and out of the pool need to be safe and secure as well as ensuring that the pool has a well marked shallow end for children. It is also a good idea to make sure that the pool has the correct depth markings all the way along.

Renting a villa for your holiday can be a really cost effective way of having a more luxurious holiday than you would usually have but it is with remembering that you may have added costs to add to the price of your holiday that may include vehicle hire and fuel, food and drink, flights and the cleaning of the villa at the end of your vacation. Always ask to see a breakdown of any extra charges that will be made to you at the end of your holiday such as cleaning of the villa or the changing of towels etc. These costs can all add up but it is worth also remembering that with a holiday villa you pay solely for the renting of the property and not the amount of people who are staying there, this can make it much more affordable than a hotel holiday in the same resort.

With the increase in the amount of people booking their vacation online it is now possible to book a holiday villa virtually anywhere in the world directly with the owners, this opens up a mass of possibilities for you and your family this summer so make sure you have a wonderful villa holiday that will stay in the memory for many years to come.