The time of long-awaited holidays has come, therefore many Ukrainians will face the necessity of a daily rent of housing in resort towns. As you know, rental prices in the summer season are largely overstated, but this is not the only trouble that tourists can face.
The service of booking accommodation for Dobovo.com has figured out: what are the rules to be followed when renting a home on vacation and how not to get on the hook of apartment swindlers.
Prepayment – guarantee of a successful booking?
The most convenient way to rent a house on vacation for many Ukrainians today is the services for booking accommodation daily. The specificity of such Internet sites is that the guest makes an advance payment for the chosen housing option to indicate his choice. It is especially important to choose a proven service, as you always want to be sure that you will not be thrown.
– I can emphasize that it is MANDATORY to book accommodation for rest on sites where advance payment is made. The money is transferred to the account of the company and for their safety (until the guests leave the apartment) the company is responsible, – Daniil Annenkov, the leading specialist of Dobovo, emphasizes. – Another thing in this case is to find a reliable service. You can determine it from the reviews posted on the site.
Specialist Dobovo also emphasizes that when booking accommodation on vacation, you should avoid sites where the owner’s contacts are indicated directly:
– Very often, the low cost of a daily rent and the contacts indicated by the owner of the dwelling create the illusion that he has found an ideal variant of a budget accommodation with a good location. As practice shows, for such “ideal” ads are often hidden apartment fraudsters, – said expert Dobovo.
What to look for when choosing an apartment
According to experts Dobovo, there are a number of factors that should be considered when booking accommodation for a day. Especially during the summer holidays.
- Rating of owners. On popular daily rental services, all apartment owners have their own rating. Here, not only the number of apartments they provide for rent is indicated, but also the frequency of occupancy (how many times the dwelling has been rented and how often it was refused), the level of reliability of the chosen owner, etc.
- Rent terms. This includes the allowable number of guests, the time of arrival and other factors important to the owner of the apartment / house.
- Reviews about the apartment. Before you book accommodation – read reviews. Sometimes this is the best way to not make a mistake with a choice.
- Time of booking. Want to save – book accommodation 2 months before the rental date. Remember that renting an apartment on a weekend or a national holiday will be more expensive.
How to save on renting a home on vacation?
The best way to save on housing (if we’re talking about rental services) is to book in advance. Of course, booking a year ahead does not guarantee anything – the price for this time can change several times. But renting a few months before the holidays is a great way to save money.
– Do you want to save money? Then choose small resort towns for recreation. An excellent example could be Ilyichevsk – prices here are several times lower than in neighboring Odessa. In addition, by renting a house here, you can always visit Odessa, which is in close proximity to it, – Daniil Annenkov asserts.
Another way to reduce the cost of renting during the holidays is to register on the service of booking accommodation daily.
– Many platforms offer registration on the site, which will provide the user with a more favorable price for renting over the loyalty program over time. In addition, if there is a profile, the user can read reviews about the owners, and the apartments that he is booking.
Whichever your choice is, book your accommodation smartly and only on trusted rental services.
About where you can have fun in Kiev read in the summer review in the capital.