| If you want to plan a relaxed holiday in Barcelona, | | | | chocolate, so go native and enjoy this simple |
| Spain, but are nervous about the hotel choice, how | | | | breakfast. For a good wakeup, however, you may |
| about trying an apartment instead? Apartments are | | | | want to have a pastry with a cup of strong Spanish |
| available that are perfect for a couple, a family, or a | | | | coffee. And for the hearty eaters, a Spanish omelet |
| group of friends vacationing together. Besides the | | | | will satisfy the appetite. The really wonderful thing is |
| variety in sizes of apartments available, there is also | | | | that you can enjoy all of these things without paying |
| a great variety in the type of accomodations, from | | | | expensive restaurant prices, and without even |
| the simple low budget option to an apartment that | | | | getting out of your pajamas! |
| has all the amenities of a four star hotel. Of course, | | | | Especially in the beginning of your stay, you may |
| the more luxurious the apartment, the more | | | | want to eat at home until you find out where the |
| expensive it will be. Whether you want luxury at any | | | | good places to eat or visit are located. If you see a |
| cost, or you want to keep your vacation expenses | | | | pretty park or scenic area, you can pack a picnic in |
| low, you can find the right apartment. Different | | | | your apartment and bring it along with you for your |
| locations are also available, and you can stay right in | | | | day trip. Or you have the option of picking up |
| the center of town, near all the tourist sites, or by | | | | prepared foods at one of the many wonderful |
| the port where you can enjoy the view, or perhaps | | | | delicatessans and supermarkets Barcelona has to |
| you prefer a quiet neighborhood the outskirts of | | | | offer. |
| town. If you rented a car, you could choose any one | | | | Before the advent of the computer and the internet, |
| of these kinds of locales to stay in. | | | | renting an apartment was not an easy task, and |
| One of the most important advantages of an | | | | involved a lot of paperwork. But now, you can just |
| apartment rental is the space it offers to each one | | | | email one of the agents specializing in short term or |
| staying there. You don't have to be crowded in one | | | | holiday apartment rentals and have your pick of |
| hotel room, but each person can have a little space | | | | aprtment to suit your needs. And apartment rentals |
| to spread out in. In addition, the apartments offer | | | | are not just available in Barcelona. You can go to |
| one full and one half bath, so there is no waiting for | | | | other areas in Spain and have the same convenience. |
| the bathroom like there is in a hotel room. Ample | | | | How about a visit to the Costa Brava in Sitges? |
| closet room and drawer space also make life easier | | | | Carnival is an especially wonderful time to rent an |
| for vacationers sharing a space. There is a wide | | | | apartment here. If you drive into the mountains, you |
| variety of bedroom layouts, so you can have double | | | | can choose an apartment in the countryside of |
| beds, single beds, bunk beds and sofa beds to | | | | Girona or Figueres. Another option is to visit the Dali |
| accomodate as many people as you need to. No | | | | museum and then drive on to the foothills of the |
| worries about making the dining room on time for | | | | Pyrennes. There you can rent a lovely rustic |
| breakfast, since each person can make his own | | | | apartment and enjoy the mountains. There are also |
| when he gets up in the convenient kitchen. Vacation | | | | ski resorts that offer apartments and you can indulge |
| apartments in Barcelona are completely equipped with | | | | in your winter sports and then relax in your |
| kitchen appliances and all the utensils you will need. | | | | apartment afterwards. If you don't look forward to |
| Whether you want to make a complete meal, or just | | | | breaking a leg skiing, you can just take a walk in the |
| have a quick snack without having to run out to a | | | | countryside. |
| restaurant, the choice is yours. A typical Barcelona | | | | All of this is available to you, and since you'll save |
| experience can be had by breakfasting on the | | | | money on lodging by renting an apartment, you can |
| terrace (Barcelona weather is warm year round). The | | | | do a lot of other things. |
| traditional breakfast is a fritter with a cup of hot | | | | |