Lagoon-style pools. Manicured grounds with palm trees and exotic flora and fauna. Pearly white beaches. Golf courses, tennis courts and oh, the conveniences of home, in the forms of full-sized kitchens and Starbucks. In a nutshell, those are the many … Continue reading
A public shout-out to the first reader to name the ferris wheel above. And no cheating. (Here’s a hint: Drew Barrymore filmed a key scene in “Never Been Kissed” there.) Ding-ding! Chicago’s Navy Pier. On a clear, summer day, there’s … Continue reading
You’re not the type of traveler who’s happy sitting on the sand with a Mai Tai. If there’s beach volleyball to be played, you’re schooling folks on your serve. If the tide is cooperative, you’re out there on ripping those … Continue reading
The mortgage meltdown forced a glut of California home owners to lose their shirts–and the keys to those fabulous manors that most of us only dream about when we’re watching HGTV. Because when it comes to luxury real estate, no … Continue reading
Maybe you bought your Lake Norman vacation home as an investment, hoping to flip it after a few years for big bucks. Maybe your Charlotte vacation rental won’t get used this year because you’re worried about taking too much time … Continue reading
Relax, procrastinators. If you haven’t nailed down any firm plans for Memorial Day weekend, you still have–oh, 48 hours–especially if you’ve always wanted to stay in an Oregon vacation home. Our Last-Minute Deals section plucks multiple beach houses for the … Continue reading
Steamboat Springs vacation homes aren’t the first places on your radar for spending summer break. After all, you’ve just spent months with an ice pick frozen to your hand–wouldn’t you rather be holed up in a Florida vacation rental instead? … Continue reading
For this Jamaica vacation home, I’ll let the user reviews do the talking. Mike: “I can not think of a better way to spend time in ocho rios than in your home with millestte and lindo. Everything was great,including the … Continue reading
When was the last time you saw a rainbow? For me, it was 2002 during my honeymoon in Co. Kerry, Ireland. (Cue cheesy, tin-whistle soundtrack here, preferably with a strapping Colin Ferrell emerging from the bog in nothing but a … Continue reading
A friend who calls Brooklyn home once vowed never to invest in real estate again, unless it was a vacation home. A Maine vacation rental perhaps or possibly an upstate New York vacation home. That’s a New Yorker for you–priced … Continue reading