For those of you who may not be familiar with our travel
history, and been following my travel articles and travel blogs for the past
many years, you may not be familiar with or have not used the internet
resources that are available for alternative housing. That is home style housing and not using
traditional hotels. We have rented
houses and condos in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico; Auckland, Wellington, and
Christchurch, New Zealand; Panama City, Panama; and presently are in a
beautiful three bedroom casa in Oaxaca, Mexico.
The two most common ways to find
available vacation homes on the internet are through VRBO.com or
homeaway.com. It is my understanding that
homeaway is also the owner of VRBO. I
have always used VRBO and have never had a problem. Each rental is with the actual owner who you
contact by e-mail, after you have reviewed their entry on the website. Usually an owner’s entry will also contain a
calendar so you can see if it is available for the dates you are interested in.
If you are not comfortable with only contact by e-mail, most owners have
posted their phone number so you can talk about any details directly. Once you have a tentative date, it does not
become cast in stone until the owner receives your deposit. Most accept credit cards, or you can mail a
check.
I suggest you pick a spot in the
world and just surf some entries for a city or location you would like to
visit. Most vacation home entries
include great descriptions, what is available in the home, the price for the
various seasons, an owner’s profile, location maps, helpful location
suggestions, and photos of the property.
Here in our compound in Oaxaca, there are three rental opportunities,
two stand alone casas, and a separate casita (a small cottage). Below I am listing the websites for all three
off their entries on VRBO. Our casa, El Estudio
is the first one.
Thanks for sharing info on how you get your great houses. I hope this will come in handy for us in some future date. Thanks for your blog -- I've really enjoyed it!
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