Outer Banks - Big Mama's

Given the fact that we rent vacation rentals along the Outer Banks, it’s a pretty safe bet that we are big fans of the value, convenience, and overall experience that vacation rentals offer guests that hotels cannot.

In fact, here’s a link to our Top 10 reasons vacation rentals surpass hotels.

But we’re not the only fans.  We can count the Huffington Post among loyal supporters of vacation rentals as well.

The Huff Po recently ran an article titled “Live Like a Local with Vacation Rentals” that highlights one of the strongest advantages vacation rentals offer over hotels; local flavor.  A vacation is so much more than the where you lay your head at night, but your choice of lodging can have a large impact on the overall experience.

A stale room in a high rise where you meet your friends in the lobby to head out to dinner, or a house that feels like home where you gather with your friends on the deck overlooking the ocean to enjoy a great meal prepared in your private kitchen?

Seems like an easy choice.

As the article states…

“[H]ow else can travelers, especially those on a budget, really get to know a place? Spend the night cooking in with friends, rather than dining out among strangers?

The vacation rental’s ability to put you in the heart of things reflects, I think, a more communal, democratized approach to travel. Concierge and crisp guest books are now replaced by Trip Advisor and countless rental websites, not to mention random queries for advice on Facebook and Twitter.”

We’d love to help you find that local flavor.  www.OuterBanksVacations.com