Vacation Rentals in EUROPE

[supercalifragilous]

I've seen scant postings on VRBO, but are there any other sites I'm missing?

Has anyone had good experiences by going through these sites?

[vludmilla]

I've used www.cyberrentals.com for rentals in the USA. I used Rick Steves' books for extended trips to France and Italy. My experiences with vrbo and cyberrentals have been positive but I never rent without seeing a good number of pictures of the rental.

[tiapam]

You might want to check Karen Brown's books. Some of the lodgings she lists have cottages, too, with kitchens, etc.

http://www.karenbrown.com/

[Swirvin]

We live in Europe and have used Interhome.com for booking vacation rentals (mostly in France and Switzerland). We have probably used it close to a dozen times in the past 4 years and have never had any problems.

[egoldber]

We have used the recommendations in Rick Steves' guides to find vacation rentals and have never been disappointed.

In France there is also this resource:

http://www.gites-de-france.com/gites/uk/children_s_gites

[StantonHyde]

I got on the Fodor's travel talk chat board and every place we stayed in France was from that site. The gite reference somebody gave you was good. I could not find central place, you really had to google a specific area. I would try the Rick Steves chat board and I also liked Trip Advisor.

[klyama]

I've had good luck with Rick Steve's in both England and France. I was never disappointed. Be sure to mention his name when you book. In Italy, I used Tuscany Villa Rentals.