Rent a house or apartment, a solution sometimes ideal to go on vacation with family or friends. However, finding a perfect rental safely can be a challenge. Discover 6 tips to rent with confidence.
Finding an online vacation rental by renting to an individual can allow to have an exceptional property to spend a wonderful holiday. Unfortunately sometimes the dream turns into a nightmare. To avoid this, Abritel®-HomeAway ™ and Current Woman guide you to spend a holiday without unpleasant surprises.
For a perfect holiday, apps will make your life easier. You can also choose to rent a car or to leave by camper. Be careful as for housing scams can spoil your vacation. Be careful.
Our tips for finding the perfect holiday rental
- Check the reviews on Tripadvisor
Before starting the search, it is necessary to privilege the hirings which have already received several appreciations of other vacationers and draw up a check-list of the essential equipments for your trip. The proposed filters are then very useful.
- Book your accommodation on a known site
Holidaymakers, always make your reservation online from known sites like, abritel.fr, to be automatically covered by the Booking Guarantee with confidence. This guarantee offers a safe and secure way to book and offers full protection of payments in case of fraudulent listing, phishing … It also offers assistance in case of reprotection of reservation following a possible cancellation of the reservation by the owner at the last minute, as well as 24/7 customer service. If you want to book on other sites like Airbnb, read the terms and conditions before making any reservations.
Holiday rental: online payment pay attention to scams
- Payment by credit card, only use secure sites
Paying online with a credit card on abritel.fr for example is the safest way to book a vacation rental. Above all, do not pay off the site, especially if a discount is offered or if other means of payment via systems like Western Union or MoneyCorp are suggested. Tip: Prefer sites where Paypal is present.
- Check the rental agreement
When making the payment, you must always carefully review the rental agreement before signing it (NB Each owner has his own cancellation policy and specific rules of living that must be stipulated for the rental). In addition, when you rent to an individual on sites like Airbnb, additional household or other charges are to be included in the price.
Holiday rental: contact the owner
- Contact your landlord to avoid fraud
Vacationers must communicate with the owners using for example the interface of the platform abritel.fr, or by communicating by mail or telephone (preferably by phone) if you rent on another site. This allows for secure communications and protection against phishing or possible other fraud.
- Do not hesitate to ask all your questions
Before finalizing the reservation, ask all the necessary questions to the owner to avoid unpleasant surprises, such as ending up with an unfenced garden if you go with a dog or an unprotected swimming pool if you go with young children …
It is also important to discuss topics such as: the route to the rental, distances, equipment, check-out conditions, cleaning … Do not hesitate, you will avoid unpleasant surprises.
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