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winmark
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Status: offline |  Posted - 08 Apr 2008 : 18:36:54  
| just about to book a private villa in florida, we need to find out if there are any guarantees that we would need to ensure we are not swindled.any suggestions?
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DLB-GOUROCK
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Status: offline | Posted - 08 Apr 2008 : 22:07:16
| I've checked this over and my reading is that you confirm that the villa exists and that the owner is who they say they are, which is reassuring.
The owner also provides their home address and telephone number. Do you confirm that this is authentic ? |
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steph_goodrum
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Status: offline | Posted - 09 Apr 2008 : 07:45:18
| quote:
Originally posted by DLB-GOUROCK
I've checked this over and my reading is that you confirm that the villa exists and that the owner is who they say they are, which is reassuring.
The owner also provides their home address and telephone number. Do you confirm that this is authentic ?
Most of our guests have been incorrespondence with us so will know the phone number etc is genuine as they will have paid their balances and deposit to us, personally. It gives them the reassurance that we are genuine and also to degree us. Don't forget that whilst Guests may entrusting us with their holiday funds, we are entrusting them with our homes worth many times that.
That's one of the advantages of booking direct with the owners as you can build up a rapport and answer individual questions. Once the full payment has been received, then the Guest has the full address of the home and can then check out for themselves anything they may be uncertain of.
As we have to provide recent utility bills to verify our homes which include the US address and often the UK one as well, if our bills are mailed to the UK, it provides reassurance that everything is as it should be.
Of course that's not to say that ONLY homes on these sites are genuine, many of us advertise our homes in many places so they are just as genuine whichever advert you pick them up from, whether it's our own website or here, just that you can check with someone independant if you wish, although most homeowners appreciate that the Internet can be a bit nerve wracking when buying so will provide extra details if required. |
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DLB-GOUROCK
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Status: offline | Posted - 09 Apr 2008 : 08:26:32
| Thanks for all this good information.
I'm sure that it will give many people the reassurance to do business with you all.
I am picking up the friendliness of the people on this forum and how easy it would be to build confidence in whoever you decided to rent from.
I know what you mean about trusting your homes to those you rent to. We had an apartment in Mallorca but did not rent it out, just used it for family and friends for that very reason. |
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domster
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Status: offline | Posted - 10 Apr 2008 : 05:47:51
| All the villas on the OV sites at the top of each forum page are verified (otherwise they would not be able to advertise here), this means that the people own the villa.
Booking direct with the owners means you get a much more personal service and are able to ask questions all the way through the booking process.
When you are ready to book just put a search in via the top of this site. |
DOM
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winmark
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Status: offline | Posted - 25 Apr 2008 : 12:56:41
| | thank you all for your input - I have spoken to the villa owner and have been reassured that everything is legitimate.and that he is not an a middleman . which is why I was worried in the first place, as I had a booking " dump me " | | Report this post to a moderator | goto top of page |
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