How relaxing are vacations away anyway?
When you own a backyard swimming pool or spa, you can create your own backyard paradise that meets all the requirements of a fun and relaxing vacation. Here’s a list of reasons why a poolside ‘staycation’ can be better than a vacation:
No time spent planning, booking, packing or travelling
We’re all busy and we all have a lot on our plates. The time spent researching vacation destinations, finding hotels or resorts that suit the whole family and trying to fit it into everyone’s hectic schedule can be stressful. Time spent searching for the cheapest flight or planning out your road trip can be better spent relaxing by your pool with a book and glass of wine in hand. Better still, a staycation allows more time to be spent on the important things in life, like quality time with your family. The only things you need to ‘pack’ are sunscreen and sunglasses!
A staycation is peaceful and relaxing
Imagine a staycation where you can relax on a banana lounge poolside with soft, enjoyable music, a chilled cocktail and a good book, along with fresh outdoor air and the beautiful vision of the glistening backyard pool you designed and built. On a vacation, sure you can relax poolside, but you’ll likely have to fight for a space in the water and put up with the sounds of screaming children, or teenagers playing loud music!
Entertainment can come to you
If you prefer to have a more entertaining Easter, a poolside staycation can still be the way to go. Invite friends and family over for pool parties, host a poolside cocktail party or BBQ, install a waterslide or diving board (if your pool is deep enough), set up a water volleyball net or treat the kids to some new pool toys. You’ll be surprised just how entertaining a staycation can be.
It’s More Affordable
Installing a backyard swimming pool or spa is an expense, but it’s also an investment that will pay dividends in the long run. Enjoying poolside staycations makes serious financial sense and will actually save you thousands of dollars each year!
You Can Make It Your Own
One of the wonderful things about buying a backyard pool or spa is that you can make your backyard space uniquely your own. If you like vacations to tropical locations, you can turn your pool area into a tropical paradise with landscaping, flowering plants, decorations, tiki torches, a cabana and hammocks. When you spend your day relaxing by your pool, you’ll feel like you’re in the Caribbean or Fiji–but without the fuss and expense of having to travel there!
It’s Better for the Environment
Managing our environmental impact is a big issue these days. Everybody is trying to do what they can to reduce their carbon footprint and impact. Air travel is one of the worst offenders of pollution, whereas a staycation has virtually no additional environmental impact.
It’s A Lifestyle Benefit
Investing in your home to create the perfect staycation location can also have long-lasting benefits to your property and lifestyle outside of vacation time. Poolside holidays are a popular choice with the time spent swimming and relaxing in the water being beneficial both physically and mentally.
Take a relaxing dip in your spa or hot tub
If you’re fortunate enough to own either a spa or hut tub, you can get the same relaxing benefits as from any resort or holiday facility. The feeling of relaxation and the ability to meditate in the warm bubbly water can do wonders for your mind and body. The benefits of soaking in a spa or hot tub include lowering your blood pressure, improving your focus and calming your mind through having time to sit still and meditate. And the best thing about it is that you can do it all in your very own backyard.
Enjoy a stress-free staycation this Easter!
