12 Nov 2009 4:00 PM:
Well... I suppose I should be starting a new thread, but as my question is related I thought I might kill two birds with one stone.
First in answer to your question, sort of. I can fully understand your Dad's worries - any one of us surely would feel the same about their own place. We've always respected the places we've stayed in but I wonder whether everyone else does?
Sorry - that wasn't much of an answer, was it?
As a family (two groan-ups and one teen lad) we have eased away from the traditional package hols, mainly since we were left pretty much to our own devices by the hol rep one year, and we have rented from a big(ish) co, paying for our own flights and transfers. We're not sure if this is saving us any money but we do enjoy the independance - we like to go by ferry in part, stopping off on the way there. Lovely.
So, my own question is - next year we plan to branch out even further, and rent from a private individual. We find this idea a bit daunting, though - what if the property is awful? What if there is no-one there - no key, etc... how would we pay? We usually pay on my card - I don't usually have that much available up front (I'm workin' on it!).
We'd love to stay somewhere for about a month, but we're tied to college hol's.
Any tips or advice would be gratefully rec'd - now I suppose we'll be inundated with offers... :-) That's OK.
Jill (Astrologer extraordinaire - she says)
Thread:
Rental Advice Please
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