Renting Question

[Katiesmommy]

Hi. I am thinking of renting a villa that I found thru a site on here. The gentleman seems very nice and he is offering a wonderful bargain price for the rental. My husband has some major concerns- he is a very pessimistic person-- he is concerned that somehow it may be some kind of swindle. Is there a way to check out whom you are renting from, or is there some kind of agency that villa owners have to go through? We are brand new to this, and have been saving for this trip for over a year and I just want everything to go perfect--thanks for the help and God Bless--Lucinda

[Lynnes]

Hi Lucinda

If the villa is on any of these sites then you can rest assured that they are a validated by the webmaster. In other words they are all genuine.
Hope you have a fantastic holiday in Florida.

[Carla]

Hi Lucinda

Well done for choosing this site. [msnsmile2][msnsmile2]

Your first check is to make sure that the owner has pointed you to a villa advert on either www.orlandovillas.com or www.villasflorida.com or www.onlinefloridavillas.com

Each villa has it's own unique number. You can see examples of the links that the owner should have provided by looking at mine and Lynne's signature under our posts. Providing the owner can point you directly to an advert on one of the three sites, then you can rest assured that that villa has been verified, by the site owners, and that the person you are dealing with is the actual owner.

Every 6 months all advertisers are required to provide offical proof that they own the villa that they are advertising.

Have a great vacation.[msnsmile2][msnsmile2]

[floridadreamvilla.co.uk]

If you want to email me at john@orlandovillas.com with the owners name and the villa ref number I can take a quick look for you if you like [msnsmile]

[chrizzy100]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by Katiesmommy
Hi. I am thinking of renting a villa that I found thru a site on here. The gentleman seems very nice and he is offering a wonderful bargain price for the rental. My husband has some major concerns- he is a very pessimistic person-- he is concerned that somehow it may be some kind of swindle. Is there a way to check out whom you are renting from, or is there some kind of agency that villa owners have to go through? We are brand new to this, and have been saving for this trip for over a year and I just want everything to go perfect--thanks for the help and God Bless--Lucinda
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I know this is the biggest worry with all my American friends when they ask me about villas.....and so far the ones who have booked have been more than happy with the villa they got through this site.....so much so they rebook.....or pass on the owners info to friends.....[msnsmile2]

[brizzle]

Lucinda,

I'd use this site for any villa booking over any of the main tour operators in the UK.
Cheaper prices for better accomodation and no middle man/woman, you deal with the owner.

3 villas booked so far and very happy.

Brizzle.

[Cowboy]

Hi Lucinda,
Please do not be concerned regarding renting a villa from any of the 3 sites mentioned above. Our current guests are renting our villa for the first time and sent a lovely e-mail the day after arrival.
May I suggest you contact the owner by e-mail and I am sure he will be able to reassure you and your husband.
John Rooke, who is co-owner of these 3 sites, has offered to help you and I can assure you that his opinion will be un-biased.
Mike and Kath.

[Katiesmommy]

Thanks everyone for being so helpful! My husband and I are polar opposites when it comes to certain things-- I am too trusting and dear hubby never trusts anyone- we are quite the pair! I usually go with my gut instinct and to be honest I dont think there will be any problem. But where the problem lies is that I dont remember exactly how I found the villa- I was bombed with enguiry responses and all I kept was the link to the owners website as I fell in love with it when I saw it, and I feel like I would be insulting the owner-(who have I told you how nice he comes across?)--if he could tell me where he lists his villa. LOL
Poor John- I did email him with the owners name and the website- I hope I am not making too much work for him.......thanks everyone---Lucinda

[Katiesmommy]

Just to let you all know- John wrote me back- very quickly I might add- and the villa was one of the ones i found thru here and he is the legit owner etc---I feel a little foolish now, but hubby can have his fears eased--now I just need to convince him that a villa is the ONLY way to go and we will be all set-- thanks everyone! Lucinda

[Aiminghigh]

Katiesmommy-I hope you enjoy the villa as much as we've enjoyed renting them in the past-we've stayed in Disney properties too and there is no comparison-villa wins hands down for us!!