What
will I find on this site?
You will
find Florida rental homes only. Each one is owned by a private
individual that has decided to rent out so that they can cover
some of the running costs. Each home will have 2 pages of
information. The 1st page has most of the relevant details
on and the 2nd page has more photos on.
There
are also other travel related services such as flights, car
rentals, travel insurance and theme park tickets. Everything
that is geared up to help you make the most of your holiday/vacation
in one of the world's favourite locations.
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How
do I search for availability on certain dates?
There
are 3 ways you can search for your Florida home.
The 1st
is to click on the button that has the number of bedrooms
that you require. This will list all the homes in that section
regardless of if they have availability of not. TIP:
You can use this method of searching if you have flexibility
if your travel dates.
The 2nd
is to click on the submit button under property search. This
will list all of the Florida homes on the site starting with
the smallest bedroom size to the largest. TIP: Use
this method of you have flexibility in your travel dates AND
size of home.
The 3rd
method it to enter specific search requirements in the property
search area. If you already know the property number you can
go directly to it. By entering dates of your arrival and departure,
then you can search for only those properties that have availability
for the dates that you want. TIP: Use this method of
searching if you have specific requirements, particularly
time of travel and only those homes with availability will
be shown.
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Are
the calendars always up-to-date?
Yes they
are or they should be! The owner has signed up to use the
FloridaVillasOnly system on the basis that they must keep
their calendar up-to-date as there is no point in having their
home displayed if you have specified certain dates when they
are already booked. Having said that owners may be holding
dates for other guests until they receive a booking deposit
which has not been received yet. If you find an owner who
does not have availability, but their calendar says they do
then please let us know by sending us an e-mail.
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How
do I contact the owner?
When you
have found a home that you like, that has availability for
the dates that you want, you may have a few questions for
the owner. Click on the "Contact Owner" button and
this will establish a link with them. You will be asked for
your e-mail address as the owner / guest communication is
handled in a certain way. Neither party will know who the
other person is and no personal details such as phone number
and e-mail address are allowed to be exchanged at this stage.
When you type in your comment an e-mail is sent directly to
the owner and visa versa.
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How
do I make a booking?
When both
owner and guest are happy to make a booking, then the owner
can allow a booking button to be displayed and they will confirm
the main booking points with you. You can then book the home
on-line and pay your booking deposit by credit card as this
is the fastest and most efficient method.
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What
about my other travel arrangements?
FloridaVillasOnly
has teamed up with Charter Travel as they provide one of the
most competitive travel services for Florida. There is a link
on this site that can put you in direct touch with them. As
well as flights they can provide all of your other travel
related services like insurance, car rental and theme part
tickets.
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What
searches should I use to find a property?
Start
with a property search on the number of bedrooms you require
as you will probably have a good idea of this. Then put in
the dates that you require so that property's only with availability
will be displayed.
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What
advice do you have for the 1st time visitor to Florida?
We recommend
you get the "Brits Guide to Florida" book from Amazon.
To make this easier for you we have provided a direct link
to purchase it in the useful links section. It is full of
do's and don'ts that is invaluable for the 1st time and seasoned
traveller to Florida.
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What
time saving tips do you have?
You will
find many in the book mentioned above. But one of our favourites
is when you are waiting for your luggage have the lead driver
for the car go and get the keys and then return to help with
the luggage. This can save you a 1 hour wait in the queue.
Also decide if you want on or off airport car pickup. Orlando
international is the worlds largest car rental location.
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