The beach.
It’s a safe haven for so many, and it’s a place where millions of people flock to for vacations. We wanted a real experience for our spring vacation with friends, and we knew we’d need to be near a beach. The search was on for a great place in Rincon, Puerto Rico that was ocean side but without a huge “by the beach” price. As soon as the guest list reached 7 people, I knew we needed to rent a place. Boy, did we luck out.
HomeAway.com was one of the first sites I frequented while I was deployed. I knew that I needed to use a site that could really show me the deals and give a detailed breakdown of the amenities at each rental. We needed a minimum of 4 rooms, a kitchen, and if possible, a pool. With all those requests from guests, I was a little leery about finding a place that would fit our budget. I typed in the information on Home Away, crossed my fingers and hit search. This is what popped up on my screen:
This post was in no way sponsored by Home Away. I just really dig their site. And I dig cheap vacations. You dig?
Wow, that house looks awesome. Thanks for sharing this info!
Thank you for posting those beautiful pictures…you look great! And whether you know it or not, you and your husband did a very wise thing in taking a getaway without the kids. Too many husbands and wives focus all their attention on their children and forget to nurture their marital relationship. Big mistake! Remember that children grow up quickly, leave home and start their own families. Of course they will always be a part of your family unit, but they become busy with their own lives/careers/families, and there are only so many hours in a day. So who will always be a constant for you? Your spouse…IF you nurtured your relationship! Again, thank you for your lovely pictures, and I’m so glad you had a great time.
Wow! What an amazing trip! And I can’t believe what a great deal it was, too! We have a big family so we prefer to stay in a house when we travel. I’ll definitely keep this site in mind for our next trip! What other places have you stayed?
Thanks Jamie! The house was indeed very awesome 🙂
Anon,
you are so right. I try to keep that in mind quite a bit when we plan things. We used to try to have a mini vacation or full vacation by ourselves once a year, but with a tight budget we couldn’t do it all the time. Now that we are more comfortable in how to appropriate funds and how much to save towards vacations, we are starting to do things like this again, just the two of us.
Debborah,
I’m so glad that you could stop by and read the post! I’ve recently become an impulse save fan through Debt Princess and you guys rock!
What an awesome house! Now I want to gather up some friends and go to Puerto Rico.