>>JENNIFER WAUGH: NOW HELPING YOU SAVE MONEY WHEN YOU TRAVEL IN LAST HOUR, WE EXPLAIN THE
PROS AND CONS OF USING GAS
CARDS. NOW WE WANT TO TACKLE
ANOTHER BIG TRAVEL DECISION
WHERE TO STAY VERY IMPORTANT
HERE. LAUREN, JOINING US FOR
MANY OF US, THE QUESTION IS.
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: DO I LOOK AT
A HOTEL OR MAYBE A VACATION
RENTAL LIKE A VRBO AIR BNB.
SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES.
SO MANY DIFFERENT OPTIONS. BY
THE WAY, JUST FOR THE LAST
HOUR, JEN, WHERE YOU SURPRISED
AT THE GAS CARDS WEREN’T IS
VALUABLE US.
>> SO IF YOU JOIN US FOR THE
LAST HOUR, YES, WE FOUND I
TOLD YOU BASICALLY THAT GAS
CARDS NOT AS VALUABLE AS YOU
THINK. SO WE’RE TRYING TO HELP
YOU SAVE MONEY. THAT’S THE
WHOLE IDEA OF TODAY. SO THERE
ARE PROS AND CONS TO EITHER A
VACATION RENTAL OR HOTEL. IT
REALLY DEPENDS ON HOW MANY
PEOPLE YOU’RE TRAVELING WITH
WHERE YOU’RE GOING AND REALLY
WHAT YOU WANT OUT OF A
LOCATION. SO AS I SAID, A FEW
FACTORS TO LOOK AT FIRST.
LET’S START WITH GROUP SIZE.
SO IF YOU’RE TRAVELING WITH A
LARGE GROUP, THINK MORE THAN 4
PEOPLE VACATION RENTALS
THROUGH AN AIR BNB OR A ARE
ALMOST ALWAYS CHEAPER. YOU CAN
FIND A HOME THAT FIT 16. PLUS
PEOPLE. PLUS THERE’S USUALLY
ROOM TO SPREAD AROUND,
INCLUDING THAT LIVING ROOM
BACKYARD. PLUS, WHEN YOUR BOOK
AND YOU CAN LOOK FOR THAT
SPECIFICS, HOW LONG YOU’LL BE
STAYING AS ANOTHER FACTOR FOR
TRIPS LONGER THAN A FEW DAYS.
AIR BNB WILL LIKELY WIN OUT
MOST AIR BNB IS THEY DO CHARGE
THAT CLEANING FEE AT THE END,
WHICH CAN CAUSE AN EXTRA 150
BUCKS. MAYBE NOT AS WORTH IT.
IF YOU’RE ONLY STAYING FOR A
NIGHT OR 2. ALSO THE
CONVENIENCE OF USING HOTEL
SCHOLS NOT NEEDING TO DO A KEY
EXCHANGE WITH THE OWNER COULD
MAKE IT MORE WORTH IT FOR A
HOTEL. IF YOU’RE STAYING FOR
THAT LIMITED TIME NEXT DINING
OPTIONS. ALMOST ALL VACATION
RENTALS COME WITH A KITCHEN OR
LEASE A KITCHENETTE WHICH
COULD SAVE MONEY FOR LARGER
FAMILIES. IF YOU DO WANT TO
SAVE MONEY, HOWEVER, YOU WOULD
HAVE TO ADD THE CONVENIENCE
FACTOR OF NOT DOING ANY
GROCERY SHOPPING. IF YOU STAY
AT A HOTEL. ALSO CLEANING. SO
NICE TO SKIP THAT AWAY. ALL
RIGHT. WITH ALL THAT BEING
SAID, IF AMENITIES ARE WHAT
YOU WANT, A HOTEL WINDS OUT
ALMOST EVERY TIME MOST HOTELS
HAVE A POOL FITNESS CENTER,
SHUTTLE SERVICE CONCIERGE AND
MANY CASES FREE BREAKFASTS.
LET’S TALK ABOUT THOSE HIDDEN
FEES ASSOCIATED WITH BOTH
VACATION RENTALS AND HOTELS
WITH AN AIR BNB. YOU NEED TO
TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION
CLEANING FEES, OWNER, FEES AND
POTENTIALLY EVEN TAXES. IF THE
AIR BNB MADE AN AGREEMENT WITH
THAT CITY’S GOVERNMENT, YOU
CAN ALSO EXPECT A GOVERNMENT
AND LOCAL TAXES WITH ALL
HOTELS. BUT BEWARE. IF THERE’S
A HOTEL THAT HAS A RESORT FEE,
YOU SEE THAT A LOT, ESPECIALLY
IN ORLANDO, ARE THOSE BIG
RESORTS. ONE THING TO
CONSIDER, THOUGH, LOYALTY
PROGRAMS, MANY HOTELS HAVE
THEM IN. DEPENDING ON THE
PROGRAM. YOU’RE LOOKING FOR
COULD MEAN FREE MEALS. FREE
NIZAR WAIVED RESORT FEES. AND
AT THE MINIMUM LOSS AS WELL AS
WELL OFF OR AT LEAST FREE
WI-FI, AT THE VERY LEAST. SO
WHAT SHOULD YOU PICK IF YOU
WANT A LOCATION THAT’S IN THE
CENTER OF A CITY WITH NO
CHORES AND HELP AT YOUR
FINGERTIPS OF YOUR HOTEL FARM.
GO WITH THE HOTEL. IF YOU’RE
TRAVELING WITH A BIG FAMILY,
DON’T WANT TO PAY FOR VALLEY
AND WANT TO FEEL LIKE A LOCAL
GO WITH THAT VACATION RENTAL.
AND I WILL SAY IT. THE FEAST
JUST LOOK FOR THE FEES ASKED
THE OWNER ABOUT IF YOU’RE
GOING TO DO A VACATION RENTAL
AND THE HOTEL, THOSE RESORT
FEES. IT REALLY ADD UP. YEAH,
I MEAN, REALLY, I AND YOU SEE
ONE NUMBER FOR THE HOTEL PER
NIGHT. AND THEN ALL OF A
SUDDEN YOU CHECK OUT IS GOING
ON HERE. WHY DID THIS DOUBLE
BE HUNDREDS OF YEAH, 100. SO
REALLY IT’S JUST THOSE FEES.
AND THEN IN THE END, IF YOU’RE
GOING TO BE THERE FOR A FEW
DAYS AND YA DON’T FEEL LIKE
DOING ANY CLEANING. THAT’S HOW
IF NOT, IF YOU HAVE KIDS, IT’S
GOING TO MAKE HAITIAN RENTAL.
SO COMING UP IN THE 9 O’CLOCK
HOUR OF THE MORNING SHOW,
WE’RE TALKING ON HOW TO SAVE
ON FLIGHTS AND RENTAL CARS.
WELL, AS ORLANDO SCOTT’S CHEAP
FLIGHTS, HE’S GOING TO JOIN US
LIVE WITH THAT 10 0ND HACK