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8 Benefits of Owning a Resort Style Vacation Home

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Vacation homes come in all shapes and sizes, from modest sun-filled apartments to larger than life luxury mansions. But arguably, the best vacation homes are those in a resorts.

Although they’re usually spacious with an abundance of outdoor living opportunities, they're less about square footage. This type of vacation home has got it all from five-star amenities, interior appeal and superior security. Most importantly, resort style vacation homes boast the best locations being minutes from world-renowned landmarks and attractions

  1. On-Site Amenities 
  2. Superior Security 
  3. Surrounding Community
  4. Outdoor Space 
  5. Nearby Attractions
  6. Easy to Travel To
  7. Interior Appeal 
  8. Location, Location, Location

1. On-Site Amenities

Resort style vacation homes are bound to boast amazing amenities from well maintained pools with lifeguards to restaurants and even on-site spas. With all of these on your doorstep, you get much more for the price of a resort style vacation home when compared to those in more isolated environments. 

2. Superior Security

Most resort style vacation homes are housed within a managed complex. With these, site security and surveillance come as standard. When you’re on vacation or when you’re away, you can be safe knowing your vacation home and all of its assets are properly protected. Some resort style vacation homes are also operated by prestigious hospitality companies like Hilton, which brings its own set of benefits.

hamilton bermuda

3. Surrounding Community 

Another worthwhile benefit of a resort location is its surrounding community, full of thriving locals, expats, remote workers and holidayers alike. With resort vacation homes, you can indulge in shared experiences with new friends and neighbours or kick back to enjoy some peaceful time to yourself. An enviable and easygoing lifestyle. 

4. Outdoor Space 

Resort style vacation homes are typically located with stunning views and superior microclimates. Outdoor verandas, private pools, terraces and firepits are all common, allowing you to immerse yourself in indoor-outdoor living. As such, resort style vacation homes allow you to make the most of your entire property — not just its interiors. 

5. Nearby Attractions

Resorts sit in prime positions close to shops, restaurants and attractions. For couples and families spending time in their own vacation home, this is sure to make trips more memorable. For those renting their vacation home out, proximity to nearby attractions enables you to raise your rental price as well as achieve better occupancy. 

Their Majesties Chappell, St. Peter's Church, in St. George's, Bermuda

6. Easy to Travel to 

Due to their prime position, resort style vacation homes are easy to travel to and are often located near major airports, bus routes or train stations. This benefits anyone using the home, be it yourself, a family member or a paying guest, instantly making it more accessible for everyone, no matter where they’re travelling from. 

7. Interior Appeal 

Resort style vacation homes are perhaps best known for their relaxed decor. Think rattan furniture, light linens and an abundance of plants and outdoor elements, all topped off with a nautical colour scheme that brings the coast to your private cove. If the beach doesn’t appeal, there are other possibilities for relaxation in mountain and golf resorts, catering to the more adventurous amongst us. Here, interiors are classic and pristine, offering a considered, yet laidback landscape for guests to kick back.

bermudiana interior

8. Location, Location, Location 

The fact that resorts are so well located is a huge benefit. Resorts are generally easy to access and have amenities close by—something you can’t guarantee with vacation homes outside of resort areas. Resort style vacation homes are built near the most beautiful beaches, natural wonders and conservation areas. With this type of vacation home investment, you can wake up to a wonderland and instantly take advantage of a getaway's best asset: escapism. 

Bermuda is one such wonderland

A Subtropical Paradise Awaits You...

You only need to step onto the island to see picture-perfect, pink-sand beaches and Bermuda’s deep blue, crystal clear ocean. Explore a little further and you’ll be rewarded with the sights of hidden rocky coves, bays and grottos, plus a variety of magical flora and fauna in Bermuda’s secret gardens that seem to have sprung from the pages of a fairytale. 

Find out everything there is to know about the island’s intrigue in our Why Bermuda? guide. 

Even after a glance, you’ll know why there’s no greater place to pick a resort style vacation home than here, on the exquisite island territory in the west of the Sargasso Sea. Get access to this resource today using the button below.

Guide to What Makes Bermudiana Beach Resort so Special