A challenge we all face when we need to get away is how to give your family a great vacation on a budget.  We all need some time off – away from school, work and even home.  This isn’t always easy because in this economy money can be tight and hotels and nice resorts are expensive.  You don’t have to give up on the dream of a nice vacation.  You can always rent a time share.  Yes, I said rent, not buy!

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border_width=”1″ border_color=”#dddddd” ]Back in 2007, my husband’s family organized a family vacation to Georgia. The thought of all of us getting separate accomodations seemed daunting and even trying to get a block of rooms at a hotel for all 20 people was going to be difficult and expensive. Not to mention living out of a hotel room and having to eat out every meal was out of the question for those of us who couldn’t really afford that. My sister-in-law suggested that we rent a timeshare. At first I didn’t think she’d be able to get one large enough for us all but there was a timeshare available in an exclusive lakeside community that had 7 bedrooms, a full working kitchen, full working laundry, three bathrooms, a patio with a grill, two living spaces with big screen TVs, a fireplace and a dining area that was large enough for us all at every meal. It sounded like it would be fun so we all agreed and drove down. We were amazed at how huge the bedrooms were – some even had three double beds. The day after we arrived we all went grocery shopping and made a list of all the things we wanted to make for the week. There were opportunities for hiking and exploring. We were within an hour’s driving distance from Atlanta. We visited the Coca-Cola museum and the Georgia Aquarium. We all had a blast – on a budget.[/dropshadowbox]

I was very excited when given the opportunity to review a timeshare rental and resale site called RedWeek.com.  I am a novice at planning family vacations and getting a great deal is always important to me.  When I received this opportunity I was very excited.  I wanted to know more how RedWeek could help me answer how to give your family a great vacation on a budget by renting a timeshare.  Timeshare owners, brokers and even the properties themselves will post their timeshares on this site.  Every year time share owners the world over are faced with the problem, “Will I be able to use my time share this year? If I can’t what do I do then?” This is where time share rental comes into play.  By putting their time share up for rent direct to consumers like you and me it assures the time share owner they aren’t out their investment for the year AND we get a great deal when we rent a timeshare.

Time Share Rental Vs. Hotel

Why is a time share rental better than just booking a hotel at your desired destination? Time shares typically include enough rooms for everyone in your family or group and then some:

• A built in functioning kitchen, 
• Cleaning services
• Depending on location
  • Access to a pool
  • Fitness center
  • Hot tub
  • Other resort amenities –
    included in the timeshare rental!  

Looking for Entertainment

If the purpose of your trip is not just to sit by the pool or on the beach and relax but to have loads of fun with the kids and family you can find timeshare resorts near amusement parks.  On RedWeek.com you can choose to search listings by features & attractions:

Features & Attractions

• All-Inclusive
• Beaches
• Casinos
• Golf
• Kid Friendly
• Pet Friendly
• Theme Parks

Orlando Area Resort found on RedWeek direct from an owner for one week in April:

Do yourself a favor and go to RedWeek.com and sign up for a guest account.  This will allow you to search their vast array of available properties for timeshare rental or timeshare purchase. Would you like to have full access to all of RedWeek.com’s vast array of timeshare listings and services? Enter below for your chance to win a 2-Year full access subscription to their timeshare rental site. You will be able to search all their resort listing WORLDWIDE and book direct from timeshare owners. Giveaway
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