verbs - Is the sentence "I want to take a rest" wrong?

I heard that we should use "I want to rest" instead of "I want to take a rest."

I also heard that "I want to take a rest" is not a sentence a native speaker would use. Is that correct? Should we prefer "I want to rest" to " I want to take a rest"?

Could you please confirm if this is true, and explain “why”.