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Re: Precautions to take prior to renting a villa?
[Re: KT_Chatt]
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06/24/2016 02:23 PM
06/24/2016 02:23 PM
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Bobcat
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GOBEACH ====================== Gobeach is a very reliable source for villa rentals - see if your villa is on the map and compare prices and descriptions, if asking price or description of your villa is far less and differs it maybe a sign of a problem Also at the bottom of the page is a link to the map on Orient beach villas.
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Re: Precautions to take prior to renting a villa?
[Re: KT_Chatt]
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06/24/2016 02:39 PM
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DrDoug
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Follow BobCats advice and use Gobeach, a local on island business. This VRBO business seems to keep changing their terms for owners and renters. I did find a nice condo in Hawaii 3 years ago, but the owner said to deal directly with him and all went well. Since the changes, his condo isn't listed. http://www.gobeach.com/sxm.htm will show you many villas for rent.
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Re: Precautions to take prior to renting a villa?
[Re: KT_Chatt]
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06/24/2016 03:09 PM
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boucharda
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They did give me the option to pay through VRBO, but that would cost $600 more with the new fees The rental fees are maxed out at $499 and that gets you the protection that you are trying to circumvent AND you can use a CC with no additional fee for even more protection. I have used VRBO many, many times and have had no issues. I am not thrilled with the new fee but when I figured out the CC charge for our 7 week rental it was nearly a wash AND I get miles/cashback <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Thumbsup.gif" alt="" />. Hard to figure out why you "have a bad feeling" and then do not use the protection offered. Rant over.... <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/toast.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Precautions to take prior to renting a villa?
[Re: boucharda]
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06/24/2016 05:50 PM
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VancityS4
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boucharda said:They did give me the option to pay through VRBO, but that would cost $600 more with the new fees The rental fees are maxed out at $499 and that gets you the protection that you are trying to circumvent AND you can use a CC with no additional fee for even more protection. I have used VRBO many, many times and have had no issues. I am not thrilled with the new fee but when I figured out the CC charge for our 7 week rental it was nearly a wash AND I get miles/cashback <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Thumbsup.gif" alt="" />. Hard to figure out why you "have a bad feeling" and then do not use the protection offered. Rant over.... <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/toast.gif" alt="" /> ^^^This^^^ If you pay through the VRBO site with a credit card you are double protected. Have done it many times. If you deal with the "owner", you had better be very sure to whom you are sending a bag of cash. I walked away from one villa rental as the deal seemed too good to be true, and I got three different quotes (two in US$ and one in Euros) purportedly from the "owner". I do believe her site was hacked. When I asked her about the three different quotes, she said she had only sent me one. I told her I think her site was hacked and she got very upset at me. She said "We have never been hacked", but had no explanation for the other two quotes I received. I emailed her the other quotes but she never replied. I politely declined her offer.
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Re: Precautions to take prior to renting a villa?
[Re: VancityS4]
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06/24/2016 10:33 PM
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KGB
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Rented via VRBO or HomeAwayZfromHome numerous times, in SXM, Europe and US. Never had a problem but alway went with my gut feeling.... If your gut feeling tells you to bugger off - then bugger off!
"Often Wrong, Never in Doubt"
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