As Spring Break is upon us, and summer is right around the corner, you might want to check out vrbo.com. Vacation Rentals by Owner is a great resource for thousands of rental properties throughout the US and beyond. From VRBO website:
Established in 1995, we’ve been in the vacation rental business for over 14 years. In fact, VRBO was founded by vacation rental owners who self-manage their second homes, like many of you do. We provide an online space for homeowners to advertise their vacation properties and make it easy for travelers to search 150,000+ rentals in over 100 countries worldwide.
I have a friend who always uses VRBO. She told me they recently rented a gorgeous tri-level home with 5 bedrooms and 5 baths for 5 nights for $1800 in Colorado Springs. Much cheaper than staying in a hotel! Plus you have the convenience of your own kitchen, a place for your entire family to get together and visit in a large space, not to mention the PRIVACY! So if you are looking for a large rental, or a small condo, I hope you include VRBO in your search.
Yeah – it was much cheaper when you consider that 3 separate families stayed there consisting of 10 people. If each family had put their whole family in one hotel room, it would have been $150 – $175 a night in cramped quarters, and for 5 nights, that would have been $875 for each family. Multiply that by 3 and you’ve got over $2600 dollars and everyone crammed in a hotel room with probably one bath per room. Not to mention not having a huge state-of-the-art kitchen and dining area, a gorgeous deck and grill, etc. It was a true bargain!!! And it was a gorgeous home.
March 16, 2011 @ 11:08 am
Vrbo is one of my favorite sites!!!! We have used it a number of times and the properties have always been exactly as billed. I love to check out interesting places that I have on my ‘travel wish list’ too : )
March 16, 2011 @ 7:17 pm