DIY Vacations, the new way to rent

Nov. 14, 2010 - PRLog -- Vacationers who value privacy will often choose a villa rental over a hotel or resort. Not only do they have the place to themselves, but they also have lower per-person costs for equivalent quality.

To find a villa, holiday-seekers either go to a full-service agency like UK-based Dolce Vita Villas Ltd (www.dolcevitavillas.com) or Italy-based Studio Dama (www.studiodama.com), or they can do it themselves and go to portals like www.holiday-rentals.co.uk or www.holidaylettings.co.uk.

The first route gives them a pre-selected collection of top-end villas and the agency will provide premium, personalised services to cosset the traveller from booking to departure, while the second provides a myriad of properties to be sifted through, the whole process being longer and riskier. The first means paying commission to the agencies, the second a rental payment direct to the owner.

Do-it-yourself rentals have a chance element. An experienced agent will give you some level of quality guarantee and professional advice on a property, while the DIY holiday-maker has only reviews (if any and if real) to rely on and the (in-)accuracy of the information the owner provides.

There is now a new way for DIY vacations - called LinkMyHome www.linkmyhome.com. People wanting to save on agency commissions and yet still have a degree of comfort that their choice is good can use this highly innovative social network.  Individuals who are passionate about their homes today have a way to let the world know about their passion by registering their homes on this web site.  Home owners who want to offer vacation rentals will place their property, for free, in the market section of the site. Anyone wanting a house to rent can access the market section and start looking for the right house in the right destination. The innovation is that once the holiday maker has found the right house, he will be able to find out a lot more, both about the house and the owner. The renter and the owner can establish immediate contact on the network and ask questions of each other.  Both can also browse the site to look at each other's activities, contributions and interests.

DIY vacation rentals have suddenly become easier, faster and less risky for tenants and owners. Best of all, this is entirely free – there's no fee to pay, nothing at all, not a cent.

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