Traveling? There's no need to reserve a hotel room when you can have your own private place.

1. Traveling? Then rent an apartment and not a hotel room.

2. You 've been counting down the days ' til your vacation , and now you ' re ready to blast off . Just don ' t screw up your fun making the wrong decision : stay in an apartment , not in a hotel room .

3. Why? Four reasons, actually.

4. Reason #1 Hotel expense.

5. This is a no-brainer. Hotel rooms are very expensive, and you waste the money you should be spending on having fun. Now, some luxury might be ok, but when you rent a place to stay for your vacations, you're not hanging around the hotel all day. Mostly you’re paying for luxuries you’re not even going to use !

7. Here’s the real option: In a rented apartment things are different. You don't worry about these security issues. Your apartment is usually several floors up, and no one can get in. Also there is always a security guard asking everybody for an ID before coming in. And only you have the key . There is no way to sneak in.

8. Reason #2 Meal expense.

9. When you are in a hotel room, you can’t prepare your own meals. Therefore you’re condemned to eat out every single day of your stay, whether at the hotel restaurant or somewhere else. Believe me, the hotel will take advantage of this and offer you the simplest meals with the most extravagant names (you’re paying for a lot of adjectives), and charge you an arm and a leg.

10. Sure you can eat out at another restaurant , but eating out in restaurants several times a day will rack up your food bill obviously .

11. Now eating out once or twice might be fun; not to mention that eating the local meals is always a great experience

12. But what if you just don ' t like the food or you need a specific diet ?

13. There is no need to run those risks. Being able to cook your own meals is always a great advantage, that is why you need to stay in an apartment .

14. Reason #3 Renting an apartment is great if you travel with your friends or family

15. In an apartment you are among friends, you can each have your own bedroom and just enjoy the common areas. You live your vacations your way , even if that means staying up late with your amigos in the living room .

16. Let’s jump back to the hostel situation. There you need to keep some "civility" with people and of course keep an eye on your stuff. Closet? Ha! If you're staying in a backpackers' you'd better get a padlock for your suitcase and be careful with the keys. Not to mention you will quite likely draw lots to decide who takes the upper bunk bed.

17. If you stay in an apartment with your family , you have less to worry about . You do not have to watch your kids excessively, making sure they don’t rack up a lot hotel charges, playing video games or watching adult movies when you are not looking.

18. Reason #4 Because dealing with some hotel staff can become problematic

19. Yeah, problematic ... If you want to ask some friends up to your room after meeting them at the beach, or for a party. Some hotels would even try to charge you extra! When you have your own place rented, you make the decisions, period. It's your vacation , your way !

20. Our company, Cartagena Apartments , offers very comfortable spots to spend your vacations in Colombia. You can have your vacations staying in one of our beach-front apartments or in a penthouse closer to downtown. Call us today ( +57-5-6655642 ), and let us know when you are planning to come to Cartagena. We will reserve an apartment for you. If you prefer email, fill in this form and we'll contact you in very short time. Then we'll toss you the keys.