El Nido Hotels vs. Vacation Rentals

When visiting El Nido, you have the choice of many high-rated hotels (Expedia), but remember what you get for your nightly hotel rate.  Vacation Rentals (VRBO) are often great options.

There are clear advantages of getting a vacation rental in El Nido.  Consider some of these vacation rental benefits over hotels:

• More Space:  El Nido vacation rentals typically offer more space for their rate. Instead of just offering you a moderately sized hotel room, a vacation rental is more spacious with room to move around the entire property.

• Kitchen Access:  You can buy a lot of groceries at local markets  for the price of one restaurant meal.(Actually it can be fun to explore markets in and around El Nido as well).  You can cook your meals and prepare picnics for all your adventures!  If you have any restrictions for you diet, you can prepare exactly what you want.  It allows you to eat out when you prefer to instead of needing to find and go to restaurants for every meal.

• Privacy:  Depending on your vacation rental, it is likely to offer you your own private entrance.  In addition, if the vacation rental offers a yard, balcony, jacuzzi or pool those will normally be yours and yours alone to enjoy!

• A more Local Experience:  Being in a hotel screams “TOURIST.”  Vacation rentals are normally in less commercial areas giving you a peek into the daily life and culture of the locals.  It’s a bonus cultural experience.

• Cost-Effective for Groups:  If you’re traveling with more than two people, a vacation rental cost can be split between all of you. This gives you far more for the money.  Compare this to a hotel or restaurant experience where arrangements are more split up – split between multiple hotel rooms, sitting at separate restaurant tables, etc.

• Unique Atmosphere:  Vacation rentals offer a unique appearance and atmosphere, often reflecting local color and culture.  Try looking at the art and decoration at a typical hotel.  It has a mass produced look with no unique flavor.

• Long-stay Conveniences:  If you’re staying for longer than a few days, many vacation rental offer features like laundry machines and full closets.  In a hotel, you would normally have to go out to a local El Nido laundry service or alternatively, get started washing clothes in the bathtub.

• Pet-Friendly Options:  Many vacation rentals allow pets, which can be harder to find in hotels around El Nido.

• Fewer Hidden Fees:  Hotels in El Nido may charge extra for parking, Wi-Fi, and resort fees. Vacation rentals normally do not charge hidden fees for things that just below to the rental, like driveway parking.

• Flexibility:  Depending on the host, they may offer more flexible check-in /out times.  It’s up to that host and not determined by some far away corporate policy.

All of these benefits of vacation rentals over hotels mean you should seriously check out the local vacation rental options in El Nido (VRBO).