Posted by admin | Posted in vacation rentals | Posted on 25-09-2008
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Booking holiday villa direct with owner – Safe? ?
Just a bit of advice needed please
How much cover do we get if booking an apartment direct with the owners? They want a £50 deposit and the balance plus a £50 breakages bond paid 6 weeks before holiday.
Is normal insurance enough to cover any untoward doings – ie not being booked as agreed, getting there and having no-where to stay, other holiday nightmares?
Have found a beautiful apartment at a great price but never having booked without an agent am a little wary.
Asked them how to pay etc – gave bank details – Irish account??
Sound suss or sound okay? Asked if can pay by cheque – waiting for answer
Understand it qorks both wyas totally.
Is Cypruss in September for a relatives wedding so really need to know is not going to skrew up!
Can private owners be covered by the ATOL thingy?
Thanks
Terrible spelling sorry
It’s probably OK – but the difficulty is that you probably have very little recourse if it turns out to be dodgy, especially if it’s outside your home country.
Edit: Private villa owners cannot be covered by ATOL (which covers tour operators) or ABTA (which covers travel agents).
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