So you have heard of villas... and condos as well. And we
take it for granted that you might have already stayed in one of them, during
those vacations to famous vacation spots such as St. Martin/ St. Maarten,
Hawaii islands etc. (These vacation islands are full of such amazing villas and
condos). But do you know what makes a villa different from a condo? Well, don't
be ashamed, if you don't. The fact is that many people (most of them are ardent
vacationers) don't know either. And that is why we have come up with this
article, explaining the key differences between villas and condos.
Read on to
find out what those differences are:
· Villas are usually single storied, whereas condos can
either be single storied or double storied (with the living areas on the bottom
floor, and the sleeping areas on the top floor).
· The buyer gets the entire building as well as the land
attached to it, in the case of villas. But in the case of condos, the buyer
gets only a particular unit.
· Condo owners have to pay association fees, since condos
belong to groups of residences (which usually have designated condo
associations). Villas being single standalone houses don't have any
associations, and hence no association fees.
· Condo owners don't have to worry about the maintenance of
the exteriors as well as the public amenities in the condos, since they will be
taken care of by the associations. But for villas, the owners have to take care
of all the maintenance works.
· Condos or condominiums as they are known come much
cheaper, when compared to villas.
· But villas can offer more comfort and privacy, when
compared to condos any day.
· Condos are similar to apartments. In short, you will have
to sacrifice your privacy from every single angle. But villas are just the
opposite of what condos are. They offer lots of privacy and freedom.
· Condos come with more amenities and facilities such as
gyms, saunas, and swimming pools etc., when put in comparison with villas.
· Villas are standalone homes, and so they offer very less
opportunities for socialization. But in the case of condos, opportunities for
socialization are more due to the presence of many families living in the same
community area.
And if you thought that the list ends there, well no! We
mentioned only the most important ones among the differences between villas and
condos. The list is endless and the choices as well.
To take a look at the best villas and condos ever created by
man, visit http://century21-stmaarten.com/.
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