Tips for Organizing a Great Vacation with Your Friends

Suggestions for Organizing a Villa Rental Vacation with Your Group of Friends

Determine the location.

Before you open a holiday proposal to your large group of friends, do your research on the place you're going to and go by reducing the options you have to offer. Reduce the number of your favorite villas from 10 to 5 and choose a villa concept that you agree with. Preferences that appeal to common tastes should be determined in terms of both holiday location and rental villa features.

Make sure everyone sticks to dates

As will be evident, determining a date range that would suit everyone in your group of friends is no easy task. You could even call it a success! The best option is to set the parameters as broad as possible and ask everyone in the group to list preferred days, times they can take time off from work, and dates when it's impossible to go on vacation.

Create a wishlist survey

Not everyone's dream of a perfect group vacation is the same. It can therefore be helpful to get an overall picture of the holiday atmosphere and characteristics each person desires. Before you start arranging everything else, ask everyone what they want and identify what they associate their ideal vacation with. For example, does everyone want to be close to the beach? Does he want to hang out by the pool or do fun activities? Things like this…

List everyone's activity-event requests

Your next task is to be specific about what each person wants to do. Yes, you might think we're going too far here. But do not forget that we are trying to carry out a perfect organization. Therefore, it is very important to work meticulously… If cultural tours such as diving tours, boat tours, and ancient cities are requested, it may be useful to obtain local information about this subject beforehand. You can list things to do, including excursions other than villa vacations, and ask your vacation buddies to identify what interests them.

Be aware of any dislikes and special needs.

When it comes to wants and needs, don't jump to conclusions about your friends as incompatible. Food allergies, physical disabilities and health issues, and personal preferences all need to be considered. It is best to ask each person individually, as some topics can be personal and not intended to be spread to the entire group.

Organize some small events with your holiday group ahead of time.

While it's a good idea not to plan every moment and let goals be explored in advance, the key to a hassle-free friend group vacation experience is planning. To avoid wasting time and energy when you arrive at your private rental villa, it would be a good idea to book things of interest and do them in advance so that everyone can have a pleasant time.

Create an itinerary

If you're going to organize activities, rest times, and special meals together, it's worth adding them to an itinerary. The secret to a successful journey with others is to only take time into account. Make sure you take enough time to relax and let everyone be alone. Filling every moment of the day with activity or spending a whole day with no plans can both be boring. One of the great things about a luxury villa is that you don't have to go outside. Many villas have gyms, infinity pools, nature that you can touch if you reach out, and views that words cannot describe.

Allocate separate rooms for everyone so that everyone is happy.

Villa accommodation capacity is very important in this respect. Having a bed and a room for everyone will make everyone happy. Nobody wants to sleep on the couch on a nice vacation, right? Villas for rent are perfect for group vacations, not only for their location, setting, and features but also for the common areas and privacy they offer. Another plus point is the number of bedrooms. With our villas with an accommodation capacity of 2 to 18 people, it will be sufficient to clarify the number of your group of friends. Good news for small groups: you can book any villa you want, even if you have less than the total number of bedrooms in the villa. On top of that, many villa bedrooms can be reconfigured with twin and king-size beds, offering more flexibility in sleeping arrangements.

Set up a WhatsApp group.

A great way to make sure everyone is in the loop and has a good flow of information is to set up a group chat. Whatsapp, line, Viber, or Facebook Messenger are great for this. It instantly helps you make quick decisions and answer questions others may have.

Make sure practical matters are organized.

All practical travel details need to be resolved in travel documents, from booking requests, and flight tickets to villa transfers, as well as exploring the surroundings upon arrival.

Thanks to all these tips, your rental villa holiday will go smoothly. Finally, it may be a good idea to create a checklist and add suggestions such as what clothes you should bring based on the activities you will be doing.

An organized holiday of friends is a happy holiday of friends!

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