Villas aren't just for millionaires; they're for people who want to party with everyone they already know in opulent settings. If the truth were known, there wouldn't be such a bourgeois stigma against renting a villa. You're doing it because it's economical, not because you have delusions of grandeur. Europe is very good at ripping you off there, and as an extra bonus, they make sure that hoteliers are surly and non-communicative. No problem, you chirp the first time you get scammed paying $...