Top vacation rental sites you can trust
As a property owner advertising on multiple vacation rental websites since more than 5 years I've learnt what vacation rental sites can be trusted. All the websites below are websites I know and trust.
Nonetheless, these vacation rental sites are some of the best and most establised websites in the industry. By adding your property to these sites you can reach thousands of potential guests and get more views, inquiries, bookings and profit. And the best thing, it's fast and free to sign up with all of them.
As a traveler I always search multiple vacation sites before I choose a vacation rental, as it gives me a wider range of options and often I can find exactly the same property cheaper on another website.
Flipkey by Tripadvisor
Flipkey is a part of Tripadvisor, one of the biggest travel sites in the world with millions of users worldwide. They have recentely introduced a free-to-list option for vacation rental owners. An account with flipkey means your property will be distributed to 12 other large travel websites, including Tripadvisor.
Airbnb
With over a million properties in most cities in the world, Airbnb.com is probably the largest rental site out there. It offers everything from a couch in someone's apartment to an entire castle or yacht. Most of the properties on Airbnb are people's homes, which they rent out to earn extra money.
It's 100% free to list your property, but Airbnb charge a 3% transaction fee per booking. By signing up you're not obligated to rent out, you can block your calender and rent out whenever you like.
Though property damage is rare, the Airbnb host guarantee will reimburse eligible hosts for damages up to $1,000,000, making it viritually risk free to rent out.
Read how to become a member of Airbnb here.
Roomorama
Roomorama is one of the fastest growing vacation rental websites in the world with more than 50 000 visits a day.
It won’t cost you thing to list your property. There are no processing fees and no commissions. Instead, they charge the traveler a booking fee.
The Shoutout program makes it possible for travelers to post what they are looking for so that owners can be a little more proactive and make them offers. Roomorama also offer travelers a Perks program with discounts to local services such as restaurants, fitness centers, spas and bars.
Homestay
Travel is about people, and this vacation rental site in particular emphazises the culture and local experience aspect. Homestay accommodation connects guests with live-in hosts who open their homes to travelers. The hosts, in over 150 countries, turn a location into a culture, time into experience and strangers into friends. Listings on Homestay can also be tied to booking.com which is one of the largest hotel booking sites in the world.
OneFineStay
OneFineStay offer a uniquely personal touch. The properties you can search for and book on OneFineStay are hand-picked by the site's staff, and you will never have to share a space; you'll always have the place to yourself! Plus, OneFineStay offers advice direct from locals in popular tourist areas on the best local attractions, from restaurants to specialty shops, from bars and nightclubs to interesting landmarks.
One thing to note about OneFineStay is that, since the properties it lists are ones that the site's staff have personally stayed at and enjoyed, you can only book places in London, Paris, Los Angeles, and New York City. The trade-off is that you'll be booking a quality rental property whose owner has personally earned the trust of the people who run OneFineStay.
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