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Comparing Miami Beach hotels and Miami Beach vacation rentals


Jun 15

Posted: under Destinations and Places, Florida, Lodging and Hotel News.
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Miami Beach hotels, Miami Beach vacation rentals

Miami Beach was created in 1915, (read about the history of Miami) and most Miami Beach hotels were built in the 30’s and 40’s. Low cost Miami Beach hotel rooms (from 80 to $200/night) are within those charming historic Art Deco buildings. The average historic Miami Beach hotels are small and made up of about 20 to 50 rooms distributed among 2 stories. Most historic Miami Beach hotels offer limited amenities and usually do not have pools and gyms but they are located 2 minutes from the beach.

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On average, the Miami Beach hotels rooms from this era were small and normally around 150 square feet. The bathrooms were also small. Throughout the years Miami Beach hotels were renovated. Still, hotel rooms are small compared to more modern buildings, where, by law, hotel rooms need to be at least 400 square feet.
Miami Beach vacation rentals are found within historic buildings in the art deco district or in luxury buildings such as the Yacht Club, Portofino, The Flamingo or the Setai. No matter their budget, vacationers will have plenty of choices. Travelers on a budget will likely stay in Miami Beach vacation rentals located in the art deco district. For the price of a hotel room, vacationers can have more space and a fully-furnished apartment in Miami Beach vacation rentals.

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The Rise of Travel Forums, Latest Tourism Website Trend


Jun 15

Posted: under Destinations and Places, Lodging and Hotel News, Restaurants News.
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Vacation rentals, Travel forum

The latest trend on tourism websites is to display reviews that customers write about hotels, worldwide vacation rentals and restaurants. The 2009 traveler wants to have a travel forum where they may voice their satisfaction or complaints about hotels or worldwide vacation rentals. Most travel forums let vacationers express their feelings, as do hotel network sites such as Expedia or Hotel.com. Vacation rentals websites such as Miamihabitat.com also publish reviews by people that actually stay in the rental properties.

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Travelpost, a travel forum owned by Kayak.com, gathers reviews from all different hotel network sites and publish them in a well-done and easy-to-use website. Vacationers can get thorough information and book worldwide vacation rentals through this travel forum site or their favorite hotel network sites. We really love this travel forum site and recommend you use it to plan your holidays.

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The French Riviera: Home of Beaches and Art


Jun 15

Posted: under Destinations and Places, French Riviera.
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French Riviera vacation rental guide, Museum visits

The French Riviera is well known as a great place to spend unforgettable holidays. The beach and year-round wonderful weather is what attracts tourists to the largest seaside resorts of the French Riviera such as Cannes, Nice, St Tropez or Monaco. Vacationers use the French Riviera vacation rental guide to find hotels or French Riviera vacation villas. As you may have suspected, the French Riviera vacation rental guide favors vacation rentals over hotels.

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The French Riviera offers much more than just beach activities; it is has always been a magnet for artists. The most popular French painters and sculptors spent a lot of time in this unique area that inspired them with breathtaking landscapes and an exceptional quality of life. Travelers from all over the world go on museum visits while in town. Van Gogh, Gauguin, Giacometti, Chagall and Picasso are among a few of the many iconic artists that lived in the French Riviera. The French Riviera also called Cote D Azur is much more than just beautiful beaches and partying; it offers a rich artistic and cultural life. Vacationers may take a break from the beach and embark in an artistic adventure that will take them on museum visits and to artistic monuments. Here are the locations where art enthusiasts should go to discover incredible pieces of art on local museum visits.

Vacationers can relax in their vacation villa in Cannes or in their holiday homes in Antibes that they find in the French Riviera vacation rental guide and explore all the wonderful museums within a few minutes driving.

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