Matress Protectors for Villas

So, you are renting a vacation villa. Congrats! Now, what will you need? Let me suggest that you invest in matress protectors. These are vinyl water proof cases that bed mattresses go into and then get zipped, sealing the matress.

When we arrive in Florida we stop by a Walmart and pick these up. We just buy the cheap ones - around $10 each.

These are a good idea because you don't know who has used these beds,  what they have done with them, nor how the matress was taken care of. God forbid there could be bugs in the matress! By sealing the matress in a protector, you will have nothing to worry about!

Next, bed mattresses are very expensive. I recently bought a new matress for my bedroom and it was so expensive that I had to pay for it in installments! 

When you are renting a villa, you are financially responsible for any damages to the villa. That includes damaged to the beds.

Spill a drink? Have a child have a bathroom accident? Or any of the thousand other possibilities and your security deposit could be looking at a very expensive fee for matress replacement.

$10 per bed is a small price to pay for peace of mind.

When you get ready to leave, you can take the matress protectors with you and use them next time. Instead, we leave the protectors. They are only $10, we are usually staying for a long time, and we consider that we are paying it forward.

So my advice? Use matress protectors.