Investing 10 minutes of your time on these 10 tips for booking Orlando vacation home rentals can turn an average vacation into a truly great vacation!
We’ve distilled all of our industry experience to give you these simple top 10 booking tips:
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1. Research any prospective rental companies using Better Business Bureau ratings – Make sure you work with an “accredited” Orlando vacation rental provider. Click here to access the list of 25 accredited Orlando rental providers.
2. Pick a professional vacation rental manager – There are a lot of amateurs and charlatans out there. Pick a company that is a member of the Central Florida Vacation Rental Managers Association (CFVRMA) and not an owner rental managed property. Lots of lurking risk involved with owner rentals vs. professionally managed vacation home rentals.
3. Pick the best time of year for your Orlando vacation – Time of year will impact your amount of vacation home rental choices along with prices and rates for theme parks and attractions. Click here for the best times and months to visit Orlando.
Orlando Vacation Rentals – 10 Tips
4. Write down notes for your privacy needs and optimum home size and amenities – Make sure you know the bedroom configurations especially if you have a larger group or an extended family. Once you do that and select a size, you can filter through listings for your desired recreational and home amenities.
5. Determine your preference for a detached home or an “apartment” style vacation home rental – If you travel as a family, you may prefer a “detached” vacation home rental vs. an apartment style accommodation. A detached rental will typically give you more privacy if that is important to you.
6. Check out the neighborhood/subdivision amenities – Browse through the available short term rental neighborhoods by looking at our listings. Most vacation home rentals come with guest usage of the clubhouse amenities. If you want to socialize with other Orlando travelers, book an Orlando vacation home rental subdivision with a community pool and resort style clubhouse.
7. Plan your itinerary to minimize driving distances – Before you pick a specific neighborhood or location, be sure to write down your desired itinerary. For instance, if you plan most of your days at Walt Disney World® you’ll more than likely want a vacation home rental in Davenport or Kissimmee. Likewise, if you plan to spend more time at SeaWorld® and Universal®, pick a rental actually in Orlando.
8. Plan well in advance – Although vacation home rentals are a great value, it helps to plan well in advance. If you plan on booking Orlando vacation home rentals in the busier months, you’ll need to rent at least 6 months in advance.
Our final 2 tips for booking Orlando vacation home rentals come from the unique tools on our website:
9. Check the OVH 360 community ratings and reviews – Search for a community review on our home page. We’ve reviewed over 80 resort communities. All of our resort reviews include ratings, pictures and helpful information. Our goal is to provide you (the consumer) the most relevant and helpful information available anywhere on the web.
10. Does your prospective Orlando vacation home rental provider have a guarantee? All of the OVH 360 rental homes are hand selected for quality and value. Based on that fact, we feel quite comfortable offering you a one of a kind 100% satisfaction guarantee.
Hopefully you have found these tips for booking Orlando vacation home rentals helpful. If you like what you see, browse all of our vacation rental listings or give us a toll free call at 1-888-826-0551 for more booking information.
