| Are you looking for a home away from home, | | | | ski out? Have fun with your search! But |
| somewhere you can gather your friends and | | | | remember a few key things to keep your search |
| family to reconnect? Consider a vacation rental. | | | | from becoming endless. Start with the maximum |
| Closeness in a family comes from acceptance. No | | | | amount of people. How many in your group? |
| family or friends are perfect and one of the best | | | | Queen beds can sleep 2, but if that extra last |
| ways to really enjoy each other, or decide to | | | | minute person can't make it, one person is more |
| never see each other again :-) ...is to stay at a | | | | comfy. What location? What would you like to do |
| vacation rental together. Not only is it more | | | | while visiting the area? Ski? Surf? Museums? |
| affordable to share beds, burnt chicken and | | | | Within the first few minutes of searching for your |
| shampoo, but you get to share comradery. | | | | accommodations, trust your intuition. Do you have |
| Remember when you were a kid and you had to | | | | a good feeling about this place? Does it seem |
| share the bottom bunk...not anymore. You choose | | | | legitimate? Did this person have to pay advertising |
| the vacation rental, you choose the bed...king size | | | | costs or was it a free listing? Is there a phone |
| if you like with linens made from 100% downy | | | | number? |
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| beds all around, or perhaps you are on a budget, | | | | phony vacation rental advertiser was caught on |
| king for you, and bunks for whomever made you | | | | Craig's List. The phony advertiser had copied |
| sleep on the bottom bunk. | | | | images and advertised the place as his own. When |
| There are so many vacation rental directories it | | | | called by the prospective renters, the imposter of |
| can make your head spin, like Linda Blair in the | | | | the vacation rental could not clearly give directions |
| Exorcist. The best way to research a vacation | | | | or was unable to repeat the correct address. Call |
| rental is to narrow your search. Try narrowing | | | | the owner, if it is a scam they may not be able |
| down the most important aspects of your | | | | to clearly give directions, or they may be vague. |
| vacation, for example, "Park City, UT , Old Town, | | | | Double check with map quest or another |
| sleeps 8, skiing, hot tub, wireless internet, walk to | | | | reputable map source to make sure the rental is |
| lifts," using Google "I'm feeling lucky" search, this | | | | located where the owner has said it is supposed |
| page came up directly, | | | | to be located. |
| Gorgeous! There are large photos, the home | | | | Private vacation rentals are clearly the way to go |
| appeared clean and beautifully furnished. These | | | | for more than two people on vacation. Once you |
| homeowners care about their property and will be | | | | find a reliable source, for many it's like owning a |
| more inclined to care about me? Start with great | | | | second vacation home without the mortgage and |
| expectations, half the fun of going on vacation | | | | upkeep. Why not spilt the cost and share the |
| can be exploring the different possibilities. | | | | memories? |
| Is being pet friendly important? Affordable? Ski in | | | | |