The Seaside Hotels for the Southern California Family Vacation

Do you want to take you're family vacation to Southern California but are frightened off by expensive hotel reservations or the costs of resort accommodations? The perfect answer might lie in renting a small family owned beach hotel anywhere along the Southern California Coast.

Admit it! Going on a family vacation is expensive. If you are planning on staying in hotels, you usually have to plan on the price of an expensive room accommodation, the lack of individuality in a busy hotel, and the additional costs of eating out at restaurants, which increases both the cost and stress of your vacation. Your family of five might even have to purchase multiple hotel rooms for your night's stay.

Staying in a tent or RV can also be quite stressful for a family vacation. Tents and RVs lack privacy, and in are terribly uncomfortable in the morning sun. It is no wonder that hotel reservations at the smaller beach hotels are becoming the number one choice for families going out on their vacations!

Owners of beachside hotels in Southern California have begun to realize that the perfect way to keep their hotel rooms occupied all season long is to provide hotel reservations at lower costs than the large luxury hotels. And hotel reservation costs at these small hotels are negotiable and reservations can be made at a moments notice.

Families can make reserve rooms for a small seaside hotel for less than they would spend in a luxury hotel, that often have all the comforts of home that cannot be found in the resort hotels. Small family owned hotels that have been made available for rental often include multiple rooms with soft beds, a small kitchenette, and often cable or satellite television. In other words, a small family owned hotel offer all the comforts of home at your favorite vacation destination, for much less and with less hassle than is usually offered either by reserving a hotel room in a larger fancier hotel.

Meals also can be budgeted and implemented with ease, and if you forgot to pack enough food there is always a grocery store a short distance away. Often, there will be stores that specialize in a specific food you might want to eat outside your vacation rental, for example, you might find a store selling Greek food or a vegetable market nearby. A family who chooses hotel reservations in a smaller family owned seaside hotel will save money over a hotel that may be jazzier but is expensive beyond your means!

Smaller California beachside hotels are become much more popular for the family vacation that booking hotel rooms in the larger resorts are slowly falling to the wayside as the family owned hotels begin to take precedence and increase in popularity. The cost effective family vacation and the insurance that hotel reservations in family owned hotel offer are a mutual benefit to all parties concerned.

Douglas Anchell has written and published numerous articles on the Joys of Discount Travel. For more information on discount hotel reservations and family vacations in popular destinations visit us at: http://www.all-reservations.com or http://www.california-accommodations.com

Hotels in Central London: History and Luxury

Central London is where everything is: the history, the culture, the center of the UK's government, and the night life. For about a three-mile stretch between the Tower of London and Hyde Park, you'll find most of the London you're looking for: Piccadilly Circus, Big Ben, St. Paul's, London Bridge, Westminster, Trafalgar Square. It only makes sense, therefore, to find a great hotel to stay in that area. You can do this for a reasonably-inexpensive rate, or you can splurge and be treated like the Queen. The most important thing, though, is to reserve your spot as early as you can; rooms, especially the inexpensive rooms, go quickly. If you're arriving by midday, many places will hold your spot without a deposit. Others can be expensive if you're forced to cancel.

Bed and Breakfasts

In the streets behind Victoria Station, you'll find colonies of budget Bed and Breakfasts. It's a nice area, not at all touristy, and you can get a cheap ?50 room (expect what you pay for, of course) or a nicer ?80 room, with atmosphere and a nice British breakfast. You can possibly save a little money by arriving later in the day without a reservation and looking for a bargain. Competition is fierce here, and you can probably strike a deal, particularly in the off-season, and particularly with a multiple night stay. In Warwick Way hotels, request a quiet back room.

Woodville House at 105 Elbury St. offers inexpensive rooms. You'll share a bathroom down the hall and you may end up next to the noisy street, but the atmosphere is great, the proprietor friendly and endlessly informative, and you can save even more money by bunking 3-5 in a room with friends.

Or you can try a more expensive place like Lime Tree Hotel, with thoughtfully decorated public areas and spacious guest rooms; the breakfast room is even attached to a nice traditional garden.

Wherever you stay, a bed and breakfast will give you a traditional taste of London.

Modern Hotels

For the cheapest rates, you can stay at one of the Travel Inn hotels. The rooms are cookie-cutter and dull and the restaurants and bars are ordinary, even somewhat tacky, but if you're planning to stay out in the city most of the time, you can't find a better deal. They have locations near Big Ben, the British Library, and further off at Putney Bridge.

Classy, Trendy Hotels

If you don't need to cut corners and would like to stay in an area so classy they don't allow tacky things like hotel signs on the street, you probably want to stay in South Kensington. The shops are great - Harrods is in walking distance - and you can find budget and nice restaurants of all descriptions lining the streets nearby.

Aster House Hotel has excellent rooms with televisions, phones, and a refrigerator. You can have breakfast in the Orangerie, a Victorian greenhouse and lounge in the back garden; or you can walk a short distance to have your meals in town.

5 Sumner Place Hotel has been voted the best small hotel in London. Chandeliers decorate the Victorian-style conservatory, a greenhouse decorated in blues, where you'll have breakfast. The hotel is in a 150-year-old building, and each room is decorated with period furnishings. It can be expensive, but if you're looking for atmosphere, this is where to find it.

If you don't quite have as much money to spend, you can try 16 Sumner Place up the road, or Kensington Juries Hotel. Either is popular and close to attractions, with excellent furnishings, informative and friendly management, and loads of class and comfort.

Wherever you stay in this neighborhood, you'll be certain of atmosphere, walking-distance attractions, and friendly service.

The Cheapest Place Ever

If you're a young woman or a man with a Norwegian passport, you can get a room at the Norwegian YWCA for half the price you'd spend anywhere else in London; all rooms are smoke free, and, other than singles, have their own showers; if you're willing to share a quad room with strangers, you can get a room for as little as ?18 in the off-season, breakfast included. And believe it or not, it's a really nice place to stay, with atmosphere and comfort.

Smooth Hound http://www.smoothhound.co.uk/london-central.html offers affordable hotel, guest house and bed & breakfast accommodation throughout London and the rest of the world.

The Case for Condo Hotels

Why the condo hotel industry is booming...

1.) Demographics - 78 million US Baby Boomers that will retire in the next 15 years (the largest population turned 50 in 2004-05, with 50th birthdays occurring every 7 seconds). The under told statistic is that there will be 103 million Empty Nesters in Europe by 2009 and Japan will have 32 million boomers by 2010, in a total population of only 127 million people. 213 million Boomers will compete for a uniquely similar lifestyle in retirement. 2.) Boomers Like Debt - Unlike the previous generation, Boomers have proven that they are willing to pay, and borrow for the lifestyle they want. The boomer generation has innovated everything from disposable diapers to SUV's, they will innovate the idea of retirement homes.

3.) The Wealth Transfer - Not everyone is going to get rich. Boomers are estimated to get the biggest slice of the inheritance pie: $17.8 trillion. Distributed evenly, each of the 78 million US boomers get $228,205. But these inheritance dollars will not be distributed evenly. The 73.5% of the boomer cohort will likely join the wealthier classes. Within the next 15 years, 20.7 million boomers will become over $658,000 wealthier, and 57.3 million people will get less than $72,900 to boost their meager net worth/retirement. 20.7 million people may be able to afford luxury retirement residences if they innovate to fractional ownership, condo hotel, and private residence clubs. Whole ownership is going to be bid farther out of reach by the sheer mass of this population competing for prime property, a trend that is already under way. Boomers will need to get creative by purchasing a combination of a primary residence, Condo Hotel and Fractional and PRC ownership options, to more efficiently use their limited nest eggs and to have active and dynamic golden years. www.vacation-finance.com

Bob Waun , CEO

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As a VP at Paramount Bank, and while at Wells Fargo, Bob innovated lending for Condo Hotel projects. He holds a Master's degree in finance/economics and BBA in finance from Walsh College and a MI Real Estate Broker's License. He has personally lent over $600+ million in residential loans, and over seen operations lending $1+billion. He has been a professional guest speaker and taught numerous courses/se

Superbreak offers new luxurious packages with Niche Hotels

Short break specialist Superbreak http://www.superbreak.com has teamed up with Niche Hotels, a luxurious group of four star hotels with minimalist styling to offer the very best in small and contemporary boutique hotels. These intimate, period hotels are amongst the UKs finest and focus on the overall hotel experience a guest has rather than just the visit! Ideal for those who are passionate about perfect hospitality, hotels include wyckhillhouse in Stow-on-the-Wold, greystreethotel Newcastles first boutique hotel and thequeensgate in Kensington, London. Plus, the new theroyalhotel opens in Cardiff this August.

Short break specialist Superbreak http://www.superbreak.com has teamed up with Niche Hotels, a luxurious group of four star hotels with minimalist styling to offer the very best in small and contemporary boutique hotels. These intimate, period hotels are amongst the UKs finest and focus on the overall hotel experience a guest has rather than just the visit! Ideal for those who are passionate about perfect hospitality, hotels include wyckhillhouse in Stow-on-the-Wold, greystreethotel Newcastles first boutique hotel and thequeensgate in Kensington, London. Plus, the new theroyalhotel opens in Cardiff this August.

For this summer, Superbreak is offering a range of special deals including four nights for the price of three and a free bottle of wine on arrival to make luxury now truly affordable.

4 nights for the price of 3 at the four star wyckhillhouse hotel in Stow-on-the-Wold - 59.50pppn - Feel what its like to have lived in an English Manor House set in 100 acres of rolling Cotswold meadows. wyckhillhouse is a quaint 18th Century Manor with 32 bedrooms, small enough to feel at home, big enough to provide all of the spoiling home doesn't afford. Enjoy a special four nights for the price of three offer for arrivals on a Sunday or Monday between 17 July and 4 September. The price of 59.50 per person, per night (178.50pp for four nights) includes full breakfast and is based on two sharing. A free bottle of wine on arrival is also included.

4 nights for the price of 3 at the four star greystreethotel in Newcastle - 55.50pppn -
This is Newcastles first boutique hotel. Grade II listed, this former old bank oozes period charm. Huge bedrooms are flooded with light from floor-to-ceiling mullioned sash windows. Bedroom interior design incorporates contemporary iconic goods, designer beds, 100% Egyptian cotton by Frette, bespoke toiletries designed in the States, drench rain-showers, flat screens and DVDs. Enjoy a special four nights for the price of three offer for arrivals on a Sunday or Monday between 17 July and 4 September. The price of 55.50 per person, per night (166.50pp for four nights) includes full breakfast and is based on two sharing. A free bottle of wine on arrival is also included.

4 nights for the price of 3 at the four star thequeensgate in Kensington - 59.50pppn -
A contemporary boutique town house thequeensgate has just 26 bedrooms. Relax in luxurious Egyptian white linen, oversized pillows and sash windows that flood the rooms with light. The hotel is set in chic South Kensington in the leafy avenue of Queens Gate and is adjacent to The Natural History and the V & A Museums, whilst at the top of the street is The Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park. It is an easy walk to Knightsbridge, Harvey Nichols, Harrods and Chelsea. Enjoy a special four nights for the price of three offer for arrivals on a Sunday or Monday between 17 July and 4 September. The price of 59.50 per person, per night (178.50pp for four nights) includes full breakfast and is based on two sharing. A free bottle of wine on arrival is also included.

4 nights for the price of 3 at the four star theroyalhotel in Cardiff - 57.50pppn -
Opening mid August 2005, theroyalhotel is the city's newest and hippest hotel. This beautiful period property has all the trademark contemporary influences whilst the character of the period is celebrated. The original oak-panelled dining room was used by Scott to plan his trip to the Antarctic. The 65 bedrooms have interior design influences from the minimalist period. Enjoy a special four nights for the price of three offer for arrivals on a Sunday or Monday between 13 August and 4 September. The price of 57.50 per person, per night (172.50pp for four nights) includes full breakfast and is based on two sharing. A free bottle of wine on arrival is also included.

Who are Superbreak?

Superbreak.com, incorporating Theatrebreak.com, is the internet division of Superbreak Mini Holidays Limited, the market leader for short breaks throughout the UK. Superbreak is part of Holidaybreak plc, a publicly quoted leisure company whose share price can be found in most major UK newspapers, or at http://www.holidaybreak.com.

Based in York, England, Superbreak specialises in booking 2-5 star hotel accommodation throughout Britain for the leisure traveller. Superbreak hold allocations of rooms at all hotels and we can book up to and including the day of departure.

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