Vacation rentals are a good alternative to staying at a hotel during your Orlando vacation stay. Depending on your wants and needs, you have lots of different lodging options for your rental.

Villas, apartments, townhouses, condos, chalets and cabins are all available for you to rent. Renting allows you to have a lot more space than a regular hotel room. This gives you the comfort of being able to walk around and even cook if you'd like. It also works out cheaper than staying in a hotel; this is especially good if you plan on spending more than a few nights in Orlando.

Also, if you have a larger family or a bigger group of people staying with you, it saves you the cost of booking extra rooms. You can get places with 3 rooms generally up to 7 rooms.

Both points two and three are especially useful if you have a large family in tow since size is essentially taken out of the question.

Beachside rentals are popular, so if that's what you want, you will have to book well ahead of time. Of course, if you do plan on renting, you will probably need to have or rent a car so you can be slightly more flexible.

Vacation rentals are one of the ways to make your vacation in Orlando that much more personal. The problem of a lack of shuttle transportation (which is usually one of the perks of hotel bookings) is generally offset by the rental of a car. If you're eyeing for a more private and home-y feel to your vacations, then vacation rental is definitely the way to go.