European Villas

gt568

hi all

What are your go to websites for booking villas in Europe these days?

Any recommendations?

strawb_shortcake

gt568 said:

hi all

What are your go to websites for booking villas in Europe these days?

Any recommendations?

One friend swears by James Villas, most other friends only use Airbnb. 

James Villas are pretty expensive in my opinion 

Westin

annabanana82 said:

gt568 said:

hi all

What are your go to websites for booking villas in Europe these days?

Any recommendations?

One friend swears by James Villas, most other friends only use Airbnb. 

James Villas are pretty expensive in my opinion 

They have also closed down….

strawb_shortcake

Westin said:

annabanana82 said:

gt568 said:

hi all

What are your go to websites for booking villas in Europe these days?

Any recommendations?

One friend swears by James Villas, most other friends only use Airbnb. 

James Villas are pretty expensive in my opinion 

They have also closed down….

It's clearly been awhile since her last holiday then

J_B

We advertise ours on Tripadvisor/Holidaylettings/Vrbo

There's also 'Owners Abroad'

lea2012

We usually look on VRBO, Holiday Lettings, Airbnb and Booking.com

In some cases, if i can see that it's an agent that is advertising the property, I will then look on their own website and book direct as it can often be cheaper or have better booking conditions. You can usually tell by the 'host' name or profile picture. 

531063

lea2012 said:

We usually look on VRBO, Holiday Lettings, Airbnb and Booking.com

In some cases, if i can see that it's an agent that is advertising the property, I will then look on their own website and book direct as it can often be cheaper or have better booking conditions. You can usually tell by the 'host' name or profile picture. 

I find also if you copy n paste the 1st 2/3 lines of the advert into google you can sometimes find the owners website & book direct and cheaper.

J_B

531063 said:

lea2012 said:

We usually look on VRBO, Holiday Lettings, Airbnb and Booking.com

In some cases, if i can see that it's an agent that is advertising the property, I will then look on their own website and book direct as it can often be cheaper or have better booking conditions. You can usually tell by the 'host' name or profile picture. 

I find also if you copy n paste the 1st 2/3 lines of the advert into google you can sometimes find the owners website & book direct and cheaper.

Interesting.

We rent out our place on Holiday Lettings/Trip Advisor and have reviews going back for 14 years but some still prefer to book via the agent despite us offering a 10% discount for 'direct' bookings.

Maybe the press coverage of all the scams puts them off?