Vacation rental

thumb|right|300px|The Villa Medici in Fiesole with early terraced hillside [[landscape by Leon Battista Alberti]] thumb|The Tamminiemi|Villa Tamminiemi, an [[Art Nouveau styled villa and house museum in Helsinki, Finland]]

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furnished apartment for short-term stays

thumb|:fr:Gîte du Volcan|Gîte du Volcan in [[Réunion]] A gîte or gite () is, typically, a holiday rental home in France, but there are many interpretations of the term 'gîte'. They range from a gîtes d'etape — a hostel, for walkers and cyclists — to a gîte rural, a holiday home in the country available for rent, often an accessory dwelling unit. The term gîte originally meant quite simply a form of shelter. Gîtes d'etape, which resemble mountain huts or youth hostel, usually provide meals and have dormitory accommodation. They are found along Grande Randonnée long distance trails. The holiday