When planning a vacation friends are another great options when it comes to where you will stay throughout you vacation. You do not necessarily have to stay in their homes the whole vacation period, you may want to spend some days with them and the rest can be on a hotel which ever way works for you but the main idea is to cut as many expenses as possible. Remember this is your stress free week so you do not want to stay with boring friends rather friends who will keep you totally engaged with unlimited fun. You can choose to go out for dinner or have some drinks.