| Have you looked into the different types of | | | | room you'll be renting so you can check the |
| accommodation that Orlando has to offer when | | | | quality. And so too are vacation home owners. |
| you're planning your vacation, and in particular | | | | Ask for pictures and an on-line tour and limit |
| have you researched all of the options for Florida | | | | yourself to those owners and companies who |
| short term rentals? Single family homes and | | | | commit to allocating your home at the time of |
| condos are available to rent on a weekly (or even | | | | booking. Obviously if you're dealing directly with a |
| shorter) basis, so you can enjoy the luxury of | | | | home owner who only has one house, this |
| staying in your own home-way-from-home, with | | | | problem is solved! |
| all the convenience that brings, for little more than | | | | * To find the location of the property you are |
| the price of a single hotel room. | | | | renting, ask the owner or booking company for |
| This is because Orlando in particular is one area | | | | the address then check it out on Google. If they |
| where absentee owners have purchased homes | | | | won't give you the full address ask for the zip |
| and adopted the short term rental approach as a | | | | code. Don't rely on descriptions that state that |
| way to recover some or all of their running costs. | | | | the home is only "5 minutes from Disney World" |
| Intense competition has held back prices. Now | | | | because most of the rental homes are two to |
| more and more families and groups are building | | | | ten miles away from Disney. Travel times to the |
| this type of accommodation into their Orlando | | | | parks will obviously vary depending on time of |
| vacation package to make the most of their time | | | | day, season and traffic conditions. |
| away from home. | | | | * It's a good idea to ask in advance how the |
| But can you have confidence that the short term | | | | owner or management company would deal with |
| rental property you see on the Internet will live | | | | issues such as the pool not getting hot enough, |
| up to expectations? The last thing you want is for | | | | the air conditioning breaking down or the television |
| all those weeks and months of anticipation to be | | | | not working. If the problem cannot be fixed |
| wrecked because your accommodation is below | | | | straight away do they have another property |
| standard. So how can you make sure you get | | | | you can move to? |
| what you're looking for? | | | | * Most hotel rooms have a guest book to help |
| The simple answer is to be just as rigorous in | | | | you find the services you need and the facilities |
| researching Florida short term rentals as you | | | | the hotel has to offer. But there is always some |
| would any hotel or motel. And to apply just the | | | | service or need these books don't cover. In a |
| same sort of thought process as you would with | | | | hotel you can ask at the front desk but in a |
| a hotel/motel. So plan your Florida short term | | | | rental home you have to find the solutions for |
| rental, particularly if you want to be close to | | | | yourself. To find the nearest shopping mall or |
| Disney World, Sea World and Universal, around | | | | restaurant you can look on the internet and for |
| the following guidance: | | | | anything else ask the management company. |
| * It is very easy to think that price doesn't | | | | Whenever you venture out of your own home to |
| matter when it comes to choosing a short term | | | | stay in rented accommodation you are accepting |
| rental property for your vacation package. But if | | | | some sort of risk that it won't live up to your |
| you wouldn't book into a motel offering rooms for | | | | expectations. The last thing you want for that |
| $35 per night then you should certainly stay away | | | | dream vacation is to find that you're booked into |
| from the lowest priced rental home. The cheaper | | | | a place that spoils the entire break. But up-front |
| a home is there is more chance that it is poorly | | | | research and an understanding of how things |
| maintained, lacking facilities and likely to be of poor | | | | work, whether you're choosing hotels or Florida |
| quality. | | | | short term rentals, should mean that you get |
| * Quality: Hotels and motels are increasingly | | | | exactly what you need for a great vacation. |
| showing room photos and virtual tours of the | | | | |