Comments on: Renting Vacation Homes: Tips for Budget Family Travel Planners http://travelingmamas.com/2009/07/03/renting-vacation-homes-tips-for-budget-family-travel-planners/ Family travel, girlfriend getaways, romantic escapes, solo trips -- these four moms cover it all. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:51:33 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: pps http://travelingmamas.com/2009/07/03/renting-vacation-homes-tips-for-budget-family-travel-planners/#comment-18083 pps Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:13:40 +0000 http://travelingmamas.com/?p=7334#comment-18083 Good tips! I also suggest to use a personal finance software with a cellphone or PDA phone. This makes recording and tracking expenses much easier. An Excel sheet on a PDA would do very well as a personal finance planner and it can be easily transferred to a PC for expenses tracking and archiving. Good tips! I also suggest to use a personal finance software with a cellphone or PDA phone. This makes recording and tracking expenses much easier. An Excel sheet on a PDA would do very well as a personal finance planner and it can be easily transferred to a PC for expenses tracking and archiving.

]]> By: Jorge http://travelingmamas.com/2009/07/03/renting-vacation-homes-tips-for-budget-family-travel-planners/#comment-17989 Jorge Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:53:32 +0000 http://travelingmamas.com/?p=7334#comment-17989 I started using vacation rentals for a few years now..It provides more options than hotels with some or all of the amenities and a fraction of the price. I started using vacation rentals for a few years now..It provides more options than hotels with some or all of the amenities and a fraction of the price.

]]> By: HouseTrip http://travelingmamas.com/2009/07/03/renting-vacation-homes-tips-for-budget-family-travel-planners/#comment-17402 HouseTrip Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:07:17 +0000 http://travelingmamas.com/?p=7334#comment-17402 Hello! Fully agree with you that vacation rentals by owner are an amazing way to travel. I have used Homeaway once to rent a place in Berlin and it is great. Right in the center and it only costed me about 120 Euro/night. In fact, we love it so much that we are about to launch a website in that space as well! We launch the website in September. Here is a link if you want to see a preview: http://bit.ly/5IedX Hello!

Fully agree with you that vacation rentals by owner are an amazing way to travel. I have used Homeaway once to rent a place in Berlin and it is great. Right in the center and it only costed me about 120 Euro/night.

In fact, we love it so much that we are about to launch a website in that space as well! We launch the website in September. Here is a link if you want to see a preview: http://bit.ly/5IedX

]]> By: BEST TRAVEL GUIDE http://travelingmamas.com/2009/07/03/renting-vacation-homes-tips-for-budget-family-travel-planners/#comment-17346 BEST TRAVEL GUIDE Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:05:14 +0000 http://travelingmamas.com/?p=7334#comment-17346 There are so many ways to vacation these days! vacation homes are a great way to experience new places with a group. http://besttravelersguide.blogspot.com There are so many ways to vacation these days! vacation homes are a great way to experience new places with a group.

http://besttravelersguide.blogspot.com

]]> By: Terri http://travelingmamas.com/2009/07/03/renting-vacation-homes-tips-for-budget-family-travel-planners/#comment-16933 Terri Sat, 25 Jul 2009 16:23:45 +0000 http://travelingmamas.com/?p=7334#comment-16933 My daughter (who smokes) and I were planning a mini vacation to Florida, she has to have a smoking room and I a non-smoking room. To our shock and surprise practially 99% of all hotels in Florida are 100% non-smoking, yet they allow pets which to me are worse as I am allergic to dogs and cats. And pets stain carpets, bring in fleas etc. It was extremely difficult to locate a hotel that was beachfront and offered smoking rooms. So point being we thought about the possibility of renting a condo or home but thought about having to pack and bring linens, towels etc would be way to much of a hassle. Bottom line is that to our delight we finally located a hotel were she wil have her smoking room and I non-smoking and it is beachfront with a view of the ocean. What's happened in FL that they are discriminating against smokers and yet are complaining that the recession hurt their business...ahh no...its probably FL against smokers doing that to you! My daughter (who smokes) and I were planning a mini vacation to Florida, she has to have a smoking room and I a non-smoking room. To our shock and surprise practially 99% of all hotels in Florida are 100% non-smoking, yet they allow pets which to me are worse as I am allergic to dogs and cats.

And pets stain carpets, bring in fleas etc.

It was extremely difficult to locate a hotel that was beachfront and offered smoking rooms.

So point being we thought about the possibility of renting a condo or home but thought about having to pack and bring linens, towels etc would be way to much of a hassle.

Bottom line is that to our delight we finally located a hotel were she wil have her smoking room and I non-smoking and it is beachfront with a view of the ocean.

What’s happened in FL that they are discriminating against smokers and yet are complaining that the recession hurt their business…ahh no…its probably FL against smokers doing that to you!

]]> By: MEXICO BEACHES http://travelingmamas.com/2009/07/03/renting-vacation-homes-tips-for-budget-family-travel-planners/#comment-16615 MEXICO BEACHES Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:52:47 +0000 http://travelingmamas.com/?p=7334#comment-16615 The tips are great, very useful...next time will be great to extend the most popular places for HomeAway vacation homes for families to overseas countries The tips are great, very useful…next time will be great to extend the most popular places for HomeAway vacation homes for families to overseas countries

]]> By: Vacation Rentals Orlando http://travelingmamas.com/2009/07/03/renting-vacation-homes-tips-for-budget-family-travel-planners/#comment-16583 Vacation Rentals Orlando Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:06:34 +0000 http://travelingmamas.com/?p=7334#comment-16583 Thanks for all of the great tips! I like to use vacation rentals as well, for the reasons listed and the privacy factor. There's nothing worse than listening to kids running up and down the hallways while you're trying to sleep in your little hotel room. The vacation rentals are so nice, and the owners are great with questions and offers. Thanks for all of the great tips! I like to use vacation rentals as well, for the reasons listed and the privacy factor. There’s nothing worse than listening to kids running up and down the hallways while you’re trying to sleep in your little hotel room. The vacation rentals are so nice, and the owners are great with questions and offers.

]]> By: Steve http://travelingmamas.com/2009/07/03/renting-vacation-homes-tips-for-budget-family-travel-planners/#comment-16415 Steve Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:17:41 +0000 http://travelingmamas.com/?p=7334#comment-16415 I used a website named perfectfamilyvacation dot com that had some interesting family vacation rentals in Cabo and Puerto Vallarta. I used a website named perfectfamilyvacation dot com that had some interesting family vacation rentals in Cabo and Puerto Vallarta.

]]> By: L. Diane Wolfe http://travelingmamas.com/2009/07/03/renting-vacation-homes-tips-for-budget-family-travel-planners/#comment-16376 L. Diane Wolfe Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:05:15 +0000 http://travelingmamas.com/?p=7334#comment-16376 Outer Banks, NC! I believe it - most of that stretch is just miles & miles of houses & hotels. Further south is a good spot too, on Topsail Island or near Wlimington at either Wrightsville or Carolina Beach. L. Diane Wolfe www.circleoffriendsbooks.blogspot.com www.spunkonastick.net www.thecircleoffriends.net Outer Banks, NC! I believe it – most of that stretch is just miles & miles of houses & hotels. Further south is a good spot too, on Topsail Island or near Wlimington at either Wrightsville or Carolina Beach.

L. Diane Wolfe
http://www.circleoffriendsbooks.blogspot.com
http://www.spunkonastick.net
http://www.thecircleoffriends.net

]]> By: Heather http://travelingmamas.com/2009/07/03/renting-vacation-homes-tips-for-budget-family-travel-planners/#comment-16375 Heather Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:40:35 +0000 http://travelingmamas.com/?p=7334#comment-16375 Although sites such as Home Away are great for finding a wealth of properties, if planning a trip in a popular area, it is worth looking at the local listing and agency sites as well. For example, you are more likely to find a vacation rental in the waterfront cottage country area of Ontario from a site such as www.cottagelink.com that concentrates on properties in the area. Booking through an agency gives more confidence too as properties have usually been fully inspected by the agency who can vouch for the accuracy of description. In Ontario, rental agencies must also be travel agents and registered with TICO to operate legally, so have the benefit of being regulated. Although sites such as Home Away are great for finding a wealth of properties, if planning a trip in a popular area, it is worth looking at the local listing and agency sites as well. For example, you are more likely to find a vacation rental in the waterfront cottage country area of Ontario from a site such as http://www.cottagelink.com that concentrates on properties in the area. Booking through an agency gives more confidence too as properties have usually been fully inspected by the agency who can vouch for the accuracy of description. In Ontario, rental agencies must also be travel agents and registered with TICO to operate legally, so have the benefit of being regulated.

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