[3][2] Resident Advisor critic Andrew Ryce wrote that On Vacation has a similar intention to Paris, Texas in that it "invites you to get lost in its incredible backdrops.

[4] For example, "Arto," as Bromfield wrote, "will scan as European to anyone who’s never seen a Hayao Miyazaki film, but to those who have, it will instantly evoke the work of his musical partner, Joe Hisaishi, particularly on their more nostalgic joints like Porco Rosso and Kiki's Delivery Service.

[4] Bromfield also wrote that some songs, such as “Lighthouse On Chatham Sound,” “Chasing,” and “In The Courtyard” have a high amount of reverb on instruments "for extra transportive oomph.

[1][12] Bromfield, reviewing for Spectrum Culture, wrote that with On Vacation, Silver proved he was the "closest thing Balearic ha[d] to a modern great.

As he concluded in his review for Pitchfork, "it is Silver's most sophisticated virtual environment yet; disappear into it for a while, and you may come back with a newfound appreciation for sounds you once thought irredeemable—yes, even slap bass.

[6] The writer praised Silver's "keen sense of melody" on the LP where it "allows CFCF to switch genres throughout this release and shows him in clear analogue organic territory.

"[6] Thump journalist Josh Baines honored it as a "10/10, stone cold, grade-A masterpiece, and an utterly essential listen for anyone with even the slightest interest in music that sort of sounds like being in a garden centre on the best pill of your life.

"[9] Simpson, writing for Allmusic, said that "there's certainly a great deal of care put into these subtly sophisticated tracks, with slightly twisted rhythms and arrangements, and ecstatic moments.

"[8] In a more mixed review for Exclaim!, Pearson called On Vacation a "loving recreation" of new age music from the 1980s and 1990s, praising its "expertly sourced sound-bank.

[19] CFCF's "Fleurs Laissés Dans Un Taxi" remix extends the original song's guitar and adds a saxophone and drum machine to its instrumentation.