2 Comments March 27th, 2009

What is the difference between a Villa & a Resort? Or which one is better?

*Princess* asked:


We are going to Maui Hawaii this November for our Honeymoon and we arent sure where to stay… Please give ur sugg.. Maybe pics would help.
Thanks!

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2 Responses to “What is the difference between a Villa & a Resort? Or which one is better?”

  1. Invisigoth Says:
    March 29th, 2009 at 6:48 am

    historically a villa is/was an upper class country house.

    Many resorts use the name villa, this would imply that they are some sort of luxury hotel or resort in an isolated area or in some sort of country locale. NOT in an urban area.

  2. Miss Bean Says:
    March 30th, 2009 at 11:55 pm

    A villa is a large house that can be rented by the day or by the week. A resort is usually a huge hotel with several towers and will typically have all the amenities you would expect from one.

    Which one is better will depend on what kind of honeymoon you’re after.

    Villas:
    The benefit of a villa is that y’all are completely on your own. You get all the benefits of your own home– a full kitchen, bath, living room, bedroom, yard, etc. — with all of the upper class feel of a nice hotel. You’ll be able to prepare your own meals, live on your own schedule, and design a honeymoon completely catered to you.
    The drawback is…that you’re completely on your own! If you stay in a villa, you’re essentially renting out a vacation home. Any classes or luaus or sightseeing trips you’d like to take will have to be organized completely by the two of you and may be difficult to orchestrate.

    Resorts:
    You get all the benefits and conveniences of a hotel. You’ll have a private bed and bath, but will share eating spaces with other guests. Romance packages are usually available for purchase with your room which would usually allow you to add breakfast in bed every morning to your bill or a bottle of champagne, roses, chocolate covered strawberries and so on upon your arrival. Most resorts have on-site spas for your convenience. Some Hawaiian resorts have built up private beaches open only to their guests. Full bars are open late hours, and cocktails by the pool are popular in the evening hours. There’s usually restaurants on site and, in many resorts, mini-malls for high-end shopping within the resort itself. The amenities differ from place to place, but most have lei making, hula dancing, etc. classes scheduled on a daily basis and often the concierge will be able to help you design a schedule around your plans catering to you. There are often shuttles available to take you to luaus around the island, or there are evening luaus on site.
    Drawbacks: you won’t be able to have the same kind of intimacy as a villa. You may be completely pampered at the resort and the world will be at your beck and call…but there will be hundreds of other couples there as well. And, on occasion, full families of tourists with small children. (there are couples only resorts, but I’m not sure if there are any in maui)

    It depends on if you value privacy at the price of a lot of planning, or pampering at the price of a loss of privacy.

    Good luck with your honeymoon!!