Cheap sleeps: Live like the locals
This fall, there are many steals and deals to be had for the savvy travel planner. Some of the biggest discounts involve renting other people's condos or apartments in the most perfect of locations - from the bustling centre of a city to a remote beach. I spotted the following offerings at vacationrentals.com.
- Smack in the middle of Athens' Plaka, or central market, is Zoe's two-bedroom condo for $75 a night. For a small fee, the owners will even stock the larder with items from your grocery list before you arrive. Fancy a Shirley Valentine moment? At Iason Studios' one-bedroom in Chania, Crete, you can dream of fishermen filling your ouzo glass for $70 a night (30892).
- Christine & Michel's pied-à-terre in Montreal's Little Italy can be had for $100 a night or $500 for a week. Throw in 10-foot ceilings and hardwood floors on the second floor of a stylish 1920s duplex (7288).
- In North Goa*, India, in a tropical garden near the Arabian Sea's silver sand beaches, "Little Paradise" is Anjila's two-bedroom cottage where you never need to close the windows. Weekly rental works out to $100 a night (9733).
If you want to do a little more digging, check out other home rental companies such as vrbo.com, ownerdirect.com or vacationsfrbo.com.
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This article originally appeared in the October 2009 issue of More
* This article has been corrected from the original.
