Vrbo

Pros: with Vrbo travel hotel reservations gets easier with great customer support and flexible policies and payments processes.

Cons: Sometimes looks like a clone of other expedia related products. And lacks some forms of originality aside from its unique colour themes

Pros: There was a wide variety of properties that were easily identified by location. Filters made it easy to target applicable properties

Cons: VRBO and property management Customer Support was lacking after booking and during our stay. After booking - I received no communication from property management despite multiple inquiries using the VRBO app

Pros: Wide Selection of propereties and since I had used VRBO successfully and repeatedly in the past I did not shop and compare.

Cons: Misleading pricing, the ad stated clearly two specific statements that would lead me to believe the cost was much lower. These are Total Price (indicating total), all fees added (yet I had $368.00 in charges labeled as fees). There were popup banners boasting total all fee included pricing.

Pros: Easy to use via the App. I was able to communicate with customer service via the app. You can also communicate to the host via the app

Cons: Horrible Customer Service. I was promised a call to help me make alternative arrangments after the Vrbo we reserved was 'not available' because the home was sold. We were told via the app from customer service that someone would call us to help make alternative arrangements but it never happened.

Pros: This is a service to contact hosts who vary in quality- it does not provide support. It could be useful if you find a good host.

Cons: Please avoid hosts [sensitive content hidden]. They promise they will get back to you and do not respond. They told me to cancel after I asked them why they had not responded knowing that I would not get a refund. Then they stopped answering again.

Pros: Vrbo makes it quick and easy to book a rental. They let you narrow down search parameters to find the perfect rental!

Cons: The process for paying for your rental could use some work The last two properties I have rented will not let me pay the full balance at one time, or early.

Pros: We use Vrbo for our vacations all the time. I most like being able to see multiple units on one page, including their distance from key landmarks, like restaurants and shopping. The photos of the interiors of each unit, as well as views from the balcony make it easy to select from among offerings.

Cons: Some information about a unit is often missing in the owner's description, so you have to read all the reviews to find out something very important, such as there's a strange smell, or the elevator doesn't work, or there's noisy construction going on next door, etc... So, I read all reviews.

Pros: Easy to search properties at any location for any time. I also like that it displays the price with ‘all fees included’ so you’re not bombarded with a higher price than you’re expecting at checkout. It’s also helpful to see reviews from other people who stayed at the property.

Cons: I know it’s probably a safety measure, however it can be hard to know exactly the location you’re booking without having the address or street number. Property’s can also be misleading and appear better in the listing than in real life. I would also like to be able to search for properties based on key words that are not included in the ‘filters’.

Pros: It was easy to use. The app downloaded extremely fast and was intuitive to use. There were at on of options to choose from and easy to select where we wanted to go!

Cons: Sometimes the pricing was over our range and certain areas that we wanted to visit didn't have very many options.

Pros: Easy to use, especially with the connection to Lodgify. Able to manage all my reservations, guest communications, and bookings easily through my PMS (Lodgify) with seamless connectivity. Easy to rate guests via the platform.

Cons: The interface maybe isn't as nice as other OTAs. It would be nice of lodging taxes were paid directly as with AirBnB, instead of me manually reporting quarterly to my county, however this is a minor inconvenience.

Pros: I've been trying to plan my postgrad trip. I do not like or require the hotel experience for travel, but have definitely been burned before by Airbnb with hidden fees and inaccurate listings online vs. IRL. Browsing on Vrbo has proved far easier with the amt. of filter options for any sort of desired features or amenities, and listings seem more reliable and well-reviewed.

Cons: I have not come across any direct problems with the software yet, but to my understanding not all listings can be booked instantly. I'm not sure if this is standard across rental websites.

Pros: It has been easy to use and helped get some initial bookings that I may not have reached on other sites.

Cons: I had some trouble with it locking me out of the management site and getting help getting it fixed wasn't super easy.

Pros: The filter options are very good and the ability to favourite options you are considering makes it easy to return to them

Cons: If you view listing by 'map' then it can sometimes be a bit difficult to use and select the ones you want to bring up on mobile. Overlap and it still shows the properties which aren't available/don't match your filters.

Pros: I honestly don't like it. I haven't found 1 good thing about it yet. I keep. Hoping they'll change things and offer more areas and options, but it's a waste of. Time and space.

Cons: There's never anything available in the areas I'm looking for. What they do have available is outrageously expensive.

Pros: My favorite thing about VRBO is that i know when i use i don't ever have to worry about sharing a place with a host.

Cons: My least favorite thing about VRBO is that it is so SO hard to get in touch with somebody from customer service.

Pros: Honestly not much, but it does a little bit of extra revenue which honestly for the hassle and effort of dealing with them, it is not worth it. VRBO brings less then 10% of our total bookings.

Cons: Nothing, The software is not intuitive, performance is bad, it always has a lot of bugs, and customer support is not very well trained (most of the time they have to escalate because software doesn't work)

Pros: I am able to view all the properties in one area to get ideas for our family vacation. I am able to compare and sort based on what we are looking for at that time.

Cons: Sometimes you have to message the provider prior to signing up for the reservation, they may not have updated their available reservation dates.

Pros: So many options, so you can find something exactly what you are looking for. Gives you your total stay estimate.

Cons: Nothing really disappointed me with this product. Easy to use. Easy to find exactly what you are looking for.

Pros: i love easy to use and booked rental i would recommend to family and co-workers and friends and layout is pretty

Cons: none everything works out perfectly i have no complaints about software at all ..its great to use on short notice

Pros: I like that VRBO has a similar interface to many other travel sites, likely because they are owned by the same parent company. I have never had issues in communicating with VRBO support. I prefer this company over Airbnb due to better business practices and experiences overall.

Cons: The prices displayed for each listing include fees, but never taxes. It's always a necessity to click on the listing itself to see the final price. This is also an issue with many other travel accommodation websites that I wish did not exist.

Pros: A user-friendly software platform for both travelers and property owners. Navigation is straightforward, with clear search filters, responsive design, and high-quality visuals. The map-based search is especially useful for planning trips around specific geographic areas.

Cons: There are occasional lag or clutter when browsing through a high volume of listings, particularly on mobile devices. The checkout process could updated.

Pros: Very easy to use, setup, and list your home for rental. It is also very easy to manage the rentals and communicate with the renters.

Cons: Fees! But what can you do, they need to take their share but it seems to be increasing as the years go on.

Pros: The multitude of options. The ability to filter to specific needs, number of beds, etc. The ease of transactions.

Cons: The variability in pricing. The multitude of fees. I experienced a lack of support during a bad rental experience. They are incapable of changing emails on an account.