Florida Holiday Accommodation: Hotel or Motel? Villa or Condo? What’s the Difference and What to Choose.
Hotel or Motel? Villa or Condo? Which would suit you best and how do you find out what is available? We’ll give you some hints and tips on the options in Florida holiday accommodation.
Florida holiday accommodation is a bit different from what we are used to in Britain so you need to think a bit differently to explore it openly.
In Britain, when you travel, the cheap choices are a bit more limited. We can choose a cheap hotel (that isn’t all that cheap!), a cheap and cheerful (or cheap and nasty!) B&B, a holiday cottage (as long as you are going for a week)…..and that’s about it unless you like camping or caravan. But with our weather…need I say more?
America offers a few more options and some terms we use have different meanings over there.
• Hotels – You get a room with various optional in-house services available. Rooms are inside a large building usually accessed from the hotel reception – just as they are at home. That is to say, the doors are on the inside!
Go Here to find out more about Cheap Hotels in Florida
• Motels – You usually just get the room but it often has a basic kitchen too. Rooms are accessed directly from the car park. Most times you can park right outside your own room. Or in other words, the doors are on the outside!
Go here to find out more about Cheap Motels in Florida.
• Resorts and Resort Hotels – Large, luxury complexes that include various leisure facilities like golf, swimming pools, tennis courts etc. (Check the individual resort for full details of what’s on offer.) This is the very top of the tree in Florida holiday accommodation and sometimes the prices are top of the tree too.
Go here to find out more about the cheapest options for Resort hotels in Florida.
• Bed and Breakfast – This is nothing like what you think of in Britain! An American B&B is usually a high-priced luxury establishment. Don’t make the mistake of thinking of this as a budget option – it definitely isn’t.
Go here for more information about the best B&Bs we have found in Florida.(coming soon)
• Villas – A villa is essentially an American house. They vary greatly so choose with care. Some are small and a bit tired but many are clean, airy and well-equipped. They may the cheapest Florida accommodation option for groups of six or more.
Go here to learn about renting a Florida villa.
• Condos – Condos (condominiums) are mainly, but not exclusively, found in coastal areas. They are ‘posh flats’ as Del Boy would say, often with excellent sea views and lots of facilities for self-catering holidays.
Go here to learn more about a Florida condo holiday.
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