Value - is a hallmark of holiday home rentals. If you have always stayed in a hotel, and this is the first time you have considered renting a holiday home in Spain - get ready for a pleasant surprise. Hotel suites in the Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca typically cost between €75 to €150 per night for a room that sleeps 4, has a bathroom, small kitchenette, and a seating area. Usually, these suites range from between 400 to 800 sq.ft . That means that the lowest priced hotel suite (from €75 per night) costs from €18.75 per person per night. The smallest holiday home that is offered by VillaDirect is an apartment in Benalmadena that sleeps up to 4 guests in comfort, has 1,000 sq.ft of fully air-conditioned space, and costs from €66 per night - equivalent to €16.50 per person per night. It's even better value for money if you want a larger apartment or a villa. You could rent a 4 bedroom villa with private pool from as low as €17.25 per person per night, and even a 10 bedroom "mansion" of 3,000 square feet with pool and gymnasium from as low as €20.35 per night (based on low seasonal rates).

But VillaDirect recognizes that it is not just the price that gives great value for money.....

Space - is a premium when you stay in a cramped hotel room or even a hotel suite. In most hotel suites, you will have 2 queen-size beds, a seating area, and kitchenette in the same room, with a family bathroom to share. Chances are that you will all sleep in the same room together - you will all share the same TV in the evening, and you will all spend much more money so that you can stay away from the hotel suite and get some space. You will also have the inevitable line in the mornings as you each use the bathroom. Most guests spend less than 2 hours in their hotel suite (apart from sleep-time). Compare that with a holiday home - most guests spend an average of 4 hours per day during their stay - as they have so much more to enjoy in the spacious privacy of a holiday home on the Costa del Sol or Costa Blanca.

What do we mean? If you have never stayed in a Costa del Sol holiday villa from VillaDirect, we recommend that you take a look at what we have to offer you. From our smallest 2 bedroom apartment to our largest 3,000 sq.ft 10 bedroom luxury villa, all of the Costa del Sol holiday homes that VillaDirect offers to its guests has a full family room with sofas, love-seats or armchairs, TV's with DVD or VCR, a full kitchen, dining area or breakfast nook, at least one master bedroom with private master bathroom en-suite, separate bedrooms with either adjoining or nearby bathrooms for the kids, and lots of other amenities.

Privacy - is critical for families today. Holidays as a family are about bringing the family back together - so it's important that you have your own time together, without the interruption and intrusion of strangers. Have you ever wondered who has entered your room in a hotel while you were out? Have you ever felt uneasy that someone else has been in your room each day, and had access to your personal items, clothing, belongings, etc? Did you ever feel self-conscious as you walked in your swimsuit from your hotel room down the endless corridors to the pool area? When you got to the pool, did you feel uneasy at who was watching you? Can you enjoy sharing your family breakfast with 500 other guests?

In a holiday home in Spain from VillaDirect, these are not concerns. If you book one of our pool homes, your family will have its own private pool to enjoy with your own deck to soak in the sun rays. During your stay, your family can enjoy peaceful meals gathered together in the spacious holiday home, prepared in a kitchen with almost everything you may need. Parents will be sure to enjoy their own private master bedrooms with private en-suite bathrooms, and also the fact that the kids have their own bedrooms and bathrooms. During your stay, we promise that you won't be disturbed by our staff - except if there's an emergency or a service issue for which you have called us. When you lock the door - its your own private "castle".

Amenities - are limited in hotel suites. You get cramped living space, together with limited facilities to use. Compare that to the apartment in Benalmadena, Marbella townhouses and Fuengirola villas that are offered on villadirectspain.com and you will soon see the difference we offer. All of our holiday homes provide extensive amenities to guests, including private bedrooms, fully equipped kitchens, dining rooms, private pools. Every holiday home that we offer provides a TV in the family room. Many also provide extra TVs, DVDs and even games consoles in the other bedrooms. Some of our homes even offer private games rooms, with a choice of air-hockey, table football games, pool tables, ping-pong, and electronic darts boards...some even have video arcade games in them!

All of the amenities offered are inclusive in the cost of your holiday home unless otherwise advised (as in the case of pool heating). We are confident that guests will agree that staying in holiday homes versus hotel suites offers you much better value, benefits and amenities.