Accept Reality. Unlike a chain hotel, where your experience in one country may be exactly that as in a different country, with holiday rental homes, there are great differences between countries, the power circuits, imperial versus metric counting systems, rules and regulations, etc.. You have to accept that things are the way they are when […]

Get the Facts. The key to finding the right holiday rental is to get the details and facts. Don’t assume anything. Many websites that display aggregate rental properties will list all the details for each rental, all the way down to whether or not beach chairs are provided. But a lot of these amenities, activities […]

For DIY’ers (Do it yourselfers)… There are tons of websites that aggregate vacation holiday rentals from around the world. One of the best ones that we recommend, obviously duhh, is free-rentals.com. Why? Because first, Free-rentals is FREE for holiday rental owners to sign up and list their property, so you can be assured that they don’t […]

Work with a professional. The best villa rental agencies are well aware of all the good, bad and ugly aspects of renting a holiday property.  They know all the Gotchya’s, so if you are a first time renter, it helps to work with one of the pro’s to make sure you have a good experience.

Make a wishlist. Sure, how many bedrooms and who gets which is important and probably highest on your list. But check with all of the people you’ll be sharing the rental with to find out what their specific needs and requests are. Put together a master list.  Have this list already compiled before looking up […]

Know yourself. The villa lifestyle is not for those who expect a lot of service, except the most high end of villa rentals. There’s no concierge, little housekeeping if any and no staff or restaurants onsite. It’s very much for DIY’ers, so make sure you understand these dynamics before you get into it.