The Obamas–Bo included–will be vacationing in a Martha’s Vineyard rental at the end of August. The 28-acre farm rents for $50,000 a week and sports a pool, beach, underground movie theater, golf practice tee and–good thing for Barack–a basketball court. … Continue reading
No disrepect to my Indiana neighbors, but this Chicagoan, if she had the choice, would be a native Wisconsinite. Maybe that’s because every since I met my Door County colleague, I’ve secretly wanted to shoot skeet, eat cheese curds, dance … Continue reading
“If there is a heaven on earth, I think I was there today,” wrote a friend on her Facebook status of her stay in St. John, Virgin Islands. Such cooing has been a daily, sometimes twice-a-day, habit of the girl … Continue reading
You’ve done Disney at least 10 times, and it’s not the season for snowboarding. Your teens–or tweens–are a hard-to-impress bunch and used to a certain level of stimulation. Remember: This is the generation growing up with the words iPod Touch … Continue reading
Come the last week of August, the Obamas will be rounding out their summer in a Martha’s Vineyard vacation home, according to an interview with CBS News anchor Katie Couric. Just where he’ll stay is another story, but if Plan … Continue reading
Perched in a cloak of trees away from eavesdropping, judgmental strangers, this Washington vacation rental is exactly the kind of place Edward Cullen and Bella might call their love nest. It has that Twilight feel, doesn’t it? An air of … Continue reading
A year and 218 posts ago, I promised to spill vacationhomerental.com’s secrets on the best travel deals, from Florida vacation homes to Hawaii vacation rentals and everywhere in between–and beyond. We’ve been to Oregon, the Philippines, Thailand and Maine. We’ve … Continue reading
This beauty, one of many tempting Hawaii vacation rentals on our site, goes on my bucket list. Blame it on my mama, but I tend to look at the cost first before even pondering any purchase. Why flirt with hurt … Continue reading
I’m in a Kennedy frame of mind, what, with JFK Jr. having passed 10 years ago today. The beloved Prince of Camelot met his fate when he crashed his plane–with his wife and sister-in-law in it–off Martha’s Vineyard. The Cape … Continue reading
Let me qualify: All vacation home owners are hot for renters, but apparently the owners of Wisconsin vacation home rentals and Michigan vacation rentals are having an especially challenging time selling those homes, according to Crain’s Chicago Business. What that … Continue reading