New strategies for avoiding vacation rental “gotchas”
If you’re looking for a vacation rental this holiday season, you already know about the biggest gotcha: the high price.
VRBO
No hot water and no heat in my Vrbo rental. Why can’t I get a refund?
When Priya Engel turned on the shower in her San Diego vacation rental, the water ran cold and there was no heat. Repeated calls to the owner changed nothing, and now she wants her money back.
“Such a bizarre” rental experience on Vrbo — but do they even care?
Mark Hartwig’s vacation rental in Montreal was “such a bizarre experience” that he has trouble putting into words.
She left her “unsafe” Vrbo rental. Can she get her money back?
Nicole Morin wants her money back for the “unsafe” vacation rental she booked through Vrbo. And she wants me to help her get it.
My vacation rental had cameras in the bedroom. Can I get a refund?
Angela Hall finds cameras pointed at the bed in her Hawaii vacation rental. She checks out and Vrbo offers to refund her for a hotel and the remainder of her stay. But it never does. What’s going on?
My VRBO vacation rental host is accused of arson and murder. Do I still have to pay?
More than halfway through her stay in a Vrbo vacation rental in Mount Holly, N.C., a neighbor told Anne Penner a shocking secret about her host: He was about to go on trial for arson and murder.
Mice in my vacation rental! But why can’t I get a refund?
What are the policies of the major vacation rental platforms when it comes to mouse infestations? And what should you do if you find a mouse in your vacation rental?
Vrbo took my $1,270! Can a vacation rental host cancel my stay and keep my money?
Can a vacation rental host cancel your reservation and keep your money? Shannon Jenkins wants to know after her host decided to pocket the money she paid Vrbo for a four-day weekend in Sonoma’s Russian River Valley.
