What are Vacation Rentals and what are the advantages of getting listed?
Vacation rental is a term in the travel industry meaning renting out a furnished apartment or house on a temporary basis to tourists as an alternative to a hotel. Vacation rentals have long been a popular travel option in Europe (especially in the UK) as well as in Canada and are becoming increasingly popular across the world. They are often referred to as self-catering rentals or villa rentals. In some cities, like Barcelona, local authorities determined that vacation rentals were becoming a threat to the hotel industry and passed some legislation placing regulations and limits on the industry, while in others, such as England, Ireland, France and Spain, the government promotes and certifies holiday rentals, even offering its own program of holiday/vacation rentals.
A vacation rental is a fully furnished property, such as a condominium, town-home or single-family-style home, often referred to as villa rentals in Europe. The client/traveler arranges to rent the vacation rental property for a designated period of time, many rent on nightly basis similar to hotel rooms, although the more prevalent vacation rental industry practice is typically weekly rentals.
What are the differences between villa vacation rentals and timeshares
Vacation Rentals and Management Companies
The largest vacation rental property management company in the United States represents nearly 17,000 vacation rental properties and there are many such specialty agencies throughout the world. Guests who book through vacation rental management companies may experience benefits including quality control, housekeeping services, professional reservations agents and on-site or on-call staff. Many such companies are members of the Vacation Rental Managers Association and there are additionally many rental property management companies that deal only with vacation rental brokers/agencies that specialize in the villa/vacation rental industry. |
The pros and cons of vacation rentals
How do I get paid for my rental and when?
When a booking client books my rental property, how do I get paid? There are various options that you can choose from to be paid for your rental property, namely: 1. You can choose to be paid through the payment processing procedure of Bookedo at the moment that the booking client books your property, or, 2. You can choose to be paid through your personal payment processing procedure of that is available for you at Bookedo. When you have for instance a payment processing account with Pay Pal you can register this account in your Bookedo booking panel and payments come straight to you. You are free to choose how much you want to be paid at the moment the booking client books your property, you can namely; 1. Demand the full amount when the client makes the booking (not too many people would like to do this) 2. Ask for a down payment at the moment the booking is made, for instance 10% 3. The remainder, in this case 90%, BEFORE, your client goes to your rental property, or when you are living at the property; 4. The client pays the remainder upon arrival Think about a form of guarantee that your rental client wants when he is asked to pay the remainder in full before he actually sees the property. Your client will take a risk there, give him a form of security whereby he, for instance, pays 80% before departure to the rental and the remainder at the moment he has arrived at the rental and found everything in good order. There are other alternatives to find an agreeable payment procedure. Last but not least: Bookedo! guarantees your payment! If you need help or further information on this subject; email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
Consumers unfamiliar with the concept of a vacation rental may confuse it with the seemingly similar, but distinctly different, timeshare. A timeshare can still be rented as a vacation rental should an owner decide to put his owned week(s) on a vacation rental program. Many timeshare resorts offer quarter-ownership which offers the owner 13-weeks of ownership and, therefore, more weeks to offer for rental.
Many property owners contract a vacation rental management company to manage the business of their vacation rentals. These management companies market the v
acation rental property, providing information and photos to guests and handling reservations and billing in the homeowner’s stead. These companies also handle details such as guest check-in, housekeeping and property maintenance.
Vacation and villa rentals are generally appealing for many reasons, some of the foremost being cost savings, more space, and no tips, taxes or service charges that are associated with hotel rooms. Villa and vacation rentals have kitchens for cooking, living rooms for gathering together and offer the appeal of living in a real neighborhood and soaking up the rhythm of the locals. In the United States, hotels often enjoy the advantages of brand recognition, familiar reservation processes, and on-site staff for problem resolution. For a guest, booking a vacation rental may mean stepping out of that comfort zone in order to garner some of the advantages they offer. Perceived cons of vacation rentals can include having to communicate directly with the property owner, being unfamiliar with the property, lack of on-site staff, and concerns about quality or cleanliness -- however, these are most often mitigated by dealing with villa or vacation rental agencies that manage vacation properties for owners and they offer many of the same services hotels offer to their guests, e.g., front desk check-in, 24-hour maintenance, in-house housekeeping, concierge service.
- Fawlty Towers, England, from €15
- Hotel les Fleurs, France, from €59
- Thompson LES Hotel New York, from $399
- Moulin des Borderies, France, from €60
- Villa San Souci, France, from €50
- Yurt Tents Avaze Valley, France, from €150
- MTBaker Lodging, USA, from $109
- Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 52.2, Croatia, from €280
- Chateau de Chazelles, France, from €85
- bell hotel, from €
