Wednesday, February 15, 2012

How To Choose A Ski Vacation Home - The Experts Speak!

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By Harry Barber


Every winter, millions of Americans take to the slopes to go skiing, snowboarding or both. As people's interest in winter vacations continues to snowball, so too does interest in renting winter vacation homes.

The homes are a perfect place to relax and unwind with the people you love the most. Compared to your basic hotel room accommodation, they are more spacious and full-featured, as you can store your equipment, tool around the home and relax after all that fun and frolic on the slopes, and furthermore you can reduce food expenses as larger parties get discounts on use of the complete kitchen facilities.

With everybody proffering advice on ski vacation homes, what makes these tips different from theirs? No, it's not the clever rhymes involving popular names. These tips come courtesy of experienced ski experts at ResortQuest (tm), a ski vacation home rental company dedicated to quality service AND also the largest in the country.

Don't Forget to Compare, Claire -- Your intrepid team of winter sportspeople will benefit if you are able to compare a number of vacation homes before settling on the right choice for everybody. Go on the 'net and explore their website. They should discuss the accommodations in depth, in both realistic words and images alike. Look for a blurb on services that they offer and find out how near it would be to the ski slopes.

The "Good Stuff" -- When we say "good stuff" we are pertaining to special discounts and other offers, such as those on lift tickets, ski lessons and for the 'after-party' of skiing, tourist attractions or entertainment packages.

Amenities -- Ensure that the property's amenities are all accounted for, to avoid inconveniencing your party. Is there space for skis, parkas, snowboards and other equipment to be stored safely? How large is the washer/dryer, do both come with the other, and can they fit all your gear inside? Does everybody have enough towels to use for each day of your stay?

What Do They Say, Kay? -- Research, do your homework, whatever you call it; just make sure you find out if the property has a high percentage of satisfied guests. Find out what others say about a property by speaking to their representatives or browsing on a 'net forum.

Sleep Tight/Ski Right-Decide in advance who bunks with whom and where. Keep in mind everybody would have their own preference in terms of time to start skiing. If you are not able to find a vacation accommodation where each of the bedrooms has their own bathroom, you will have to ask each team member to draw up their preferred bathroom schedules and take it from there -- never the easiest thing to do.

What Time Do We Eat, Pete? -- Is it an option to have the pantry stocked up in advance, before you reach the destination? If not, are you able to order food from anywhere within the vicinity? Decide in advance how to share costs of food and beverages, who cooks and who cleans up.

As the Boy Scouts say, Be Prepared -- Have everything from a first aid kit to even an extra toothbrush ready, because as you all know by now, life is full of oh-so-delightful surprises. Look for properties that have local management offices or representatives from the rental management company available to assist around the clock.




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