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Listing sites for holiday rentals

A listing site for holiday rentals is an online directory specifically dedicated to holiday rentals. It is designed and marketed to offer holiday options to holiday makers and to generate holiday rental enquiries for owners.

The question is... which are the best? Good listing sites will do a lot of marketing and endeavour on getting to the top of search engine results pages. Most will also run promotions in newspapers and magazines attracting potential renters to their listings. But proof is in the number of bookings and value for money it gives you.

Some listing sites are free and others have a subscription... it is these paid-for portals that this section looks at. Read, review, rate and comment - help us to create the definitive guide on paid-for listing sites.

A1Vacations

  • Currently 2.02/5
2.0 2 comments

A1Vacations is part of HomeAway.com, the world’s leading vacation rentals marketplace. Today A1Vacations represents more than 18,000 vacation rental owners and managers. Every listing includes detailed property descriptions, photo gallery, online ...

Abritel

  • Currently 2.17/5
2.2 2 comments

Another listing site that is part of the HomeAway network. Abritel seems to hit the spot for a number of reasons with different owners. If you are looking to attract mainland European visitors to your holiday home then Abritel is a genuine contender....

Chez Nous

  • Currently 2.20/5
2.2 3 comments

Chez Nous is the best-known and most trusted brand when it comes to holiday lettings in France. With over 20 years experience they are the name that holidaymakers seek out first. And because they are 100% focussed on France, they have an unrivalled u...

ChooseSpain.com

  • Currently 2.25/5
2.3 1 comments

ChooseSpain.com is part of Choose Spain Ltd. ChooseSpain.com was started in 2001 in order to advertise rental property in Spain with the idea to offer a low cost advertising solution for owners who deal with the bookings and enquiries themselves. The...

Click4holidayhomes.com

  • Currently 2.13/5
2.1 3 comments

Click4holidayhomes.com Ltd is a UK based company dedicated to helping holiday makers locate the right holiday home for that perfect dream holiday abroad. They advertise a wide selection of privately-owned holiday properties, covering popular destinat...

CottageNet

  • Currently 2.16/5
2.2 1 comments

We are dedicated to self catering accommodation in the UK and Ireland”, they say. CottageNet is one of the busiest and best represented holiday rental sites on the Internet. Thousands of potential customers will view your property details every day...

CottagesUK.com

  • Currently 2.14/5
2.1 2 comments

Portal CottagesUK.com is listing self catering cottages across all England, Scotland, Wales and N. Ireland and is run by cottage owners for cottage owners. In their own words, the Cottages UK Directory is probably the most comprehensive directory of...

CyberRentals.com

  • Currently 2.87/5
2.9 1 comments

What they say CyberRentals.com is the original worldwide on-line vacation rental listing directory. Recognised as an industry leader in publications ranging from the Wall St. Journal to Yankee Magazine, CyberRentals.com has received many awards, inc...

DaltonsHolidays.com

  • Currently 2.89/5
2.9 2 comments

They say that advertising with DaltonsHolidays.com is a simple and effective way to fill your holiday accommodation. Whether you have a hotel, villa, guest house or caravan, they can help you keep your season fully booked. Their advertisements give ...

EspañaBreaks.com

  • Currently 2.96/5
3.0 4 comments

EspañaBreaks.com states to be the definitive self-catering and holiday rentals portal for apartments and holiday villas in mainland Spain, the Balearic islands and Canary islands. Dedicated to showcasing Spanish villas, apartments and holiday rental...

Fewo-Direkt.de

  • Currently 2.87/5
2.9 1 comments

Part of the HomeAway group of rental websites, they call themselves the only German rental property directory with free premium coverage to 12 other leading international sides - your listing is easy to manage without additional effort for you! $Qui...

FindRentals.com

  • Currently 2.91/5
2.9 1 comments

They are proud to say, that FindRentals.com is designed and marketed with the renter in mind. They believe, the more information renters know about the properties they are seeking, the easier it is to make a decision regarding booking a vacation rent...

FloridaGulfVacation.com

  • Currently 2.50/5
2.5 6 comments

They list only Florida Vacation Rentals on the Gulf of Mexico. With their focus on the Gulf, their Search Engine Optimization program puts them in the top of many gulf coast search engine results. They are also said to spend almost your entire listin...

ForLeaseByOwner.com

  • Currently 2.89/5
2.9 1 comments

ForLeaseByOwner.com is developing the premier database of residential lease properties throughout the United States. They have extensive database of single-family homes, townhouses, condominiums, high rises, duplexes, and other residential property t...

FrenchConnections.co.uk

  • Currently 2.48/5
2.5 2 comments

FrenchConnections is an advertising portal for owners of properties in France or their agents. They specialise in France only, which means more qualified leads. It is said to be one of the first French Property websites. $Quicklink Frenchconnection...

FrenchHolidayDirectory.co.uk

  • Currently 3.00/5
3.0 3 comments

As the name suggests, FrenchHolidayDirectory.co.uk.co.uk doesn’t do holiday property in Florida or the Faroe Islands, they leave that to their sister websites. That means all their online and offline promotion for frenchholidaydirectory.co.uk is ta...

GetLostRentals.com

  • Currently 2.91/5
2.9 2 comments

Being involved in the vacation rental market for many years, Get Lost Rentals know it can be frustrating trying to find the right website(s) to help book your property. Not only can it be highly time consuming, but it can also cost a lot of money. T...

Gite.com

  • Currently 2.54/5
2.5 1 comments

Gite.com is a North American-based company, specialising in interesting properties in France. Their high-traffic website is designed to assist homeowners to market their holiday homes. They maintain a very focused and highly effective service targeti...

GreatFamilyRentals.com

  • Currently 2.95/5
3.0 3 comments

Born out of necessity, GreatFamilyRentals.com was started when they couldn’t locate family vacation rental properties on the Internet themselves. So they set out to build the only place on the web dedicated to vacation rentals ideally suited for fa...

GreatRentals.com

  • Currently 2.87/5
2.9 1 comments

GreatRentals is one of the suite of HomeAway websites. GreatRentals, as the owners say, is the world's most complete vacation rental marketplace, offering the easiest way to find vacation properties in North America and worldwide online. $Quicklink ...

Holiday-Home-Pages.co.uk

  • Currently 2.88/5
2.9 2 comments

It is “the directory for vacation property rental worldwide”. Holiday-Home-Pages claims to be the leading Internet directory for holiday and vacation home rentals, including many specialist suppliers with local knowledge of your chosen destinatio...

Holiday-Home-Rentals.co.uk

  • Currently 2.91/5
2.9 1 comments

Holiday Home Rentals is a Portside Promotions web site. The business is run by people who rent out their own holiday properties so they know what the property owners need and are constantly working to improve the various facilities they offer their m...

Holiday-Velvet.com

  • Currently 2.98/5
3.0 2 comments

Holiday-Velvet.com is a Holiday Rental Portal dedicated to represent seriously committed rental owners. Google has indexed 31.000 pages in their site; they now have a Google page rank of 4 for the homepage and 5 for certain destinations (e.g. Barcelo...

HolidayFranceDirect.co.uk

  • Currently 2.89/5
2.9 1 comments

With Holiday France Direct, letting your property couldn’t be easier. As a deal direct service, they look after all of the marketing whilst you manage your bookings. This means they handle all aspects of the website, brochure and marketing whilst y...

holidaylets.net

  • Currently 2.88/5
2.9 0 comments

Holidaylets.net has fast become the place to rent your holiday home online. With over 11,000 properties generating 500,000 + monthly site visits, it's easy to see why their owners agree with them.Nearly 80% re-subscribe! One of the great things abou...

Holidaylettings.co.uk

  • Currently 3.01/5
3.0 5 comments

Presenting in-depth information on over 30,000 properties in more than 110 countries worldwide, holidaylettings.co.uk was established in 1999 by Ross Elder and Andy Firth and is one of the UK’s fastest growing holiday home rental website. The owner...

HomeAway.com

  • Currently 2.42/5
2.4 2 comments

The big daddy! They call themselves the world's leading vacation rentals marketplace and have over 75 million vacationers visit their website each year. It’s easy to get started - create your account in minutes and they'll help you to get your ad ...

Homelidays.co.uk

  • Currently 2.68/5
2.7 2 comments

Register your advertisement on the n°1 holiday rental site in Europe – they say. Homelidays have 8 years experience in seasonal rentals. 140.000 people visit their site each day to find a holiday rental or weekend break. 5.000 e-mail requests are...

ihacom.co.uk

  • Currently 2.88/5
2.9 0 comments

IHA.COM - Internet Holiday Ads is a portal diffusing and promoting on-line offers of holiday rentals. Their role is to bring together holidaymakers and property owners wishing to rent directly their holiday home. Their objective is to break down bar...

OwnersDirect.co.uk

  • Currently 2.40/5
2.4 1 comments

“Reach thousands of visitors cost effectively” – they say. One of the UK's leading online holiday property site specialising in direct from the owner rentals, OwnersDirect have over ten years of experience behind them. Thousands of visitors ma...

PerfectGetaways.co.uk

  • Currently 2.98/5
3.0 3 comments

Perfect Getaways is a leading Holiday Home Search Engine. This website, in their opinion, imitates the major search engines for familiarity and ease of use. They seem to be extremely pro-active and promote your holiday property through the following...

Rentals365

  • Currently 2.92/5
2.9 0 comments

Not the biggest site in the world and cannot be classed as the fastest growing listing site either, but one worth keeping an eye on. Improvements continue to be made (eg an option for including a video to your listing was added recently) and although...

RentInSpain.co.uk

  • Currently 2.96/5
3.0 0 comments

They say, they are one of only a few websites that only have properties advertised in Spain. This means people that visit their site are only interested in property in Spain. Average is 13,000 unique visitors per month and over 80,000 page views per ...

RyanAirVillas.com

  • Currently 2.70/5
2.7 2 comments

RyanairVillas.com is among the most cost-effective advertising channels available for property owners and/or agents interested in renting their vacation or holiday homes and boosting income from their properties. They provide owners with the opportu...

SelfCateringInFrance.com

  • Currently 3.01/5
3.0 3 comments

They introduce themselves as owners and renters of holiday property, just like you are. Ten years ago they decided that an online brochure on the web would provide a cost-effective alternative to the glossy brochure prices. Who knows what search phr...

Spain-Holiday.com

  • Currently 3.00/5
3.0 2 comments

Spain-Holiday.com was one of the first holiday rental companies to advertise holiday homes in Spain. Spain-holiday.com was established in 2002 and is one of the fastest growing company for holiday rentals in Spain. The website is representing more t...

SpainVillaRental.co.uk

  • Currently 2.89/5
2.9 0 comments

They say that SpainVillaRental is the number one British website for advertising privately owned holiday properties on mainland Spain and the Spanish islands. They only advertise Spanish properties, so you know visitors to your advertisement are only...

Stilwell’s

  • Currently 2.88/5
2.9 0 comments

Stilwell’s is a trading name of Holiday Cottages Group Ltd, a subsidiary of Wyndham Worldwide, one of the foremost providers of travel and real-estate services in the world. Holiday Cottages Group brings together well-recognised brands within the ...

VacationRentalPeople.com

  • Currently 3.03/5
3.0 3 comments

"Simplicity value bookings" is the ethos behind VacationRentalPeople.com. With over 15,000 properties advertised worldwide and that number growing daily VacationRentalPeople.com is one of the world's fastest growing private vacation home advertising ...

VacationRentals.com

  • Currently 2.47/5
2.5 1 comments

VacationRentals.com has experienced tremendous growth over the past few years and has quickly become one of the top vacation rental websites on the internet. In 2007, VacationRentals.com was acquired by HomeAway, Inc. which operates the world's lead...

VacationsFRBO.eu

  • Currently 2.73/5
2.7 0 comments

VacationsFRBO.com is owned by Jill and Henry Warner. They have travelled extensively and have stayed in many vacation rentals, owned vacation rentals and have exchanged their vacation rental home. They started this website in 2005 because they are fo...

Villa-Vacation.com

  • Currently 2.83/5
2.8 0 comments

They believe they can offer you the best way to rent your property. Villa-Vacation.com is an easy and effective way to get your holiday home noticed. Their steadily increasing traffic and cost effective charge rates provides an easy entry to web adv...

VillaRenters.com

  • Currently 2.89/5
2.9 1 comments

This site claims to be the webs favourite villa and holiday homes directory. Their concept is to provide holiday home owners and agents with a complete system to operate their rentals. Their system takes bookings, forwards enquiries, and processes c...

Villas2000.com

  • Currently 2.89/5
2.9 3 comments

Their website has been established since 1999, and they say it is growing steadily each year, and is known as one of the best websites on the Internet for Florida vacation rentals. They claim to advertise their website extensively, both online and i...

VRBO.com

  • Currently 2.32/5
2.3 5 comments

Established in 1995 – with more than 12 years experience they say, in their own words, that they set industry standards delivering an average of 90 enquiries per listing per year. VRBO receives more than 65 million traveller visits each year. Holi...

WebCottages.co.uk

  • Currently 2.32/5
2.3 1 comments

The creators of WebCottages appear to be owners of holiday cottages themselves, so according to them, they know how to sell self-catering holiday accommodation online and they know what potential visitors are looking for. The only stipulation for li...

WebSideHolidays.com

  • Currently 2.86/5
2.9 2 comments

Exclusively on Webside Holidays, renters can locate your rental on an interactive map with a precision and features that are unrivalled to this day. Or, for example, renters can specify certain criteria (number of bedrooms, budget, etc.) and see matc...

WorldRentalShop.com

  • Currently 2.94/5
2.9 2 comments

Worldrentalshop.com is a website where not only can you advertise your holiday property to let at a small monthly price to an audience of thousands of holiday makers worldwide, but you can also manage all the aspects of your bookings from anywhere in...

YourHolidayMatters.com

  • Currently 3.02/5
3.0 1 comments

Launched with around 30 founder members in 2006, YHM (as it is affectionately known) was created by a group of holiday home owners who wanted to only include properties that are owned and managed with the holiday-maker in mind on all counts. Most of...