Vacation Rental ProsReviews of vacationrentalpros.com

Please use EXTREME caution when booking with this company. Pay VERY CLOSE ATTENTION to all of the fees that they circumvent. I was about to rent a condo at St. Augustine beach. Here was the break down (for 3 nights): Base Rent-$437.63, Booking Fee-$39.39, Cleaning Fee-$169, Damage Protection Fee -$99, Pet Fee $125, Pet "registration" fee-$25. What the heck is a "booking fee"? They are going to charge me $40 to do all the work myself???? And the damage protection fee is non-refundable by the way. So if you bring a pet, there is a pet cleaning fee AND and ADDITIONAL "registration" fee. These people are CROOKS!!!!!!

We booked a trip using Vacation Rental Pros to Cinnamon Beach, Florida (near St. Augustine) for four families to stay in a large home near the beach. Due to restrictions from the Corona Virus, we were not allowed to stay at the property. Due to Executive Orders by the Florida Governor it would have been illegal for us to stay there. We also purchased insurance through the Vacation Rental Pros website in case there were any issues. The insurance company refuses to pay the claim and Vacation Rental Pros has offered a 50% refund. We've sent many emails and called the company numerous times. We've been told a manager will call us back, but it will take several weeks. We've been given the runaround each time we've called and I've recorded all of our telephone conversations. I'm hoping to hear back from the company soon so I don't have to get our lawyer involved. Do not rent from them! Do not pay to get the insurance from the company they recommend.

My family and I were booked to spend spring break at one of Vacation Rental Pro's Siesta Key rentals from March 27th-April 3rd. As the beaches were closing in Florida due to the COVID-19 crisis and Michigan came under a Shelter in Place order, I called to speak to someone about our options. I was told I could receive a credit for a future stay (I'd also have to pay for any price increases), but I had to give him the dates right then and there, which was impossible--I had no idea when our order would end or what would happen with our son's school district moving forward. I asked to call him back and I've been completely ghosted ever since. That was over three weeks ago. Every time I call I am told I'm in the system for a manager to call me back. It's very clear at this point that these terrible human beings are not going to refund anyone or do the right thing. Horrible. I even got a refund for our plane tickets--an airline did the right thing before these awful, awful people.

I hope that everyone knows that "Vacation Rental Pros" is a division of VTrips. So PLEASE beware of BOTH! What a corrupt group they are. So here is a curious piece of information that everyone should know about trying to get a refund from Vtrips for their cancellations regarding COVID-19. Specific to the State of Florida but I suspect that this may also be the case in other jurisdictions? The Governor of Florida issued Executive Order 20-87. (google it to read it for yourself?) which states in part: "Vacation rentals are prohibited from making new reservations or bookings and shall not accept new guests for check-in during the duration of this order...." SO. What this means is that the State of Florida has formally notified Vtrips and prohibited them from allowing me to check in to the unit we had reserved. I cannot see how they can morally refuse to refund all of the fees we have already paid. For others, please go and read EO 20-87. There are definitions and limitations and dates etc that may apply to you. For us, our dates fall completely within the directions of EO 20-87 For Vtrips to ignore this and hope that their customers are not aware of this and still try and shortchange everyone by offering 50% or moving their reservation to next year (with a healthy price hike..) just shows how morally corrupt they are.

1 star is too many for Vacation Rental Pros as far as I'm concerned . Booked a rental in Flagler Beach months ago. Local government closed the beach about 2 weeks ago, which we understand was necessary. Started calling VRP 2 weeks ago, 4 phone calls, multiple emails. Got nothing!! Over this weekend Florida Governor stated no new rentals for vacationers for 2 weeks. Which is includes our rental week Recieved this from VRP last night; The current Policy for Corona we have in place is as follows. We our offering guest the option to move dates to a later time with in the 2020 or 2021 year. If the dates you choose cost more then the current reservation you have to pay the difference. If its less then the current Reservation no refunds are being issued at this time for the difference. If you have TI you can contact them and see what they offer. you can also call your Credit Card Company and see if the have Cancellation insurance on your account. If you choose to just cancel you forfeit the funds paid per the contract. This is current as of 3/29/2020 Per 1 phone conversation from a not pleasant representative. I was told it had to be the exact rental originally booked, not a credit voucher to use on any rental. Looking at other dates we see the trend of price gauging for VRP rentals. DO NOT BOOK THROUGH THIS COMPANY! They are ignoring Acts of God clause in rental agreement as well.

We received a call from Donna at the “Management Office” for “Vacation Rental Pros” on Siesta Key for our rental this morning and she wanted to let her know of our experience here at Siesta Key. It’s a GREAT area and we look forward to returning. But we did have our challenges. My wife and I arrived on Saturday, January 4th and met with the property manager after 3:00 PM. We were given keys and were told to park in the general parking area as there would be parking lot repaving that week. We rode the elevator to the floor, tried the combination to the deadbolt and could not open the door. We found you have to enter (*) after the four digit combination. We walked into the suite and were surprised at the condition. I've listed the problems we found below: 1. All windows and screens were filthy. My wife and I used hot water, ammonia and a squeegee to clean the inside and outside of the sliding glass windows and a scrub brush to clean the screens. Completed. 2. All screens had to be removed and lubricated, all tracks had to be scrubbed and cleaned and sliding glass door tracks had to be lubricated. Completed. 3. The north bedroom screen was out of its track and could not be moved. It needed to be repaired before it could be cleaned and used. Completed. 4. There was no hot water in the master's shower and water came out in a trickle. I removed the shower head and found the water pressure was adequate and water temperature could be adjusted. We replaced the shower head with a new, "water restricted" head purchased at Home Depot and the problem was resolved. Completed. 5. The internet was offline. We could connect to WIFI but had no internet access. We unplugged the router and regained access, albeit slow. Completed. 6. The outdoor patio was also extremely dirty. We cleaned all furniture, especially the top and underside of the table and mopped the floor. Completed. 7. We found insects in the kitchen area. They were very tiny insects roaming over the kitchen counter and in the seams of the dishwasher. We cleaned the entire kitchen with 409 and have not seen the insects since our cleaning. Completed. 8. While cleaning the guest bedroom, I found a slat for the blinds wedged behind the dresser in that room. I reinstalled the slat to the missing position in the blind. Completed. 9. While cleaning that bedroom, we found a used band-aid under the bed and threw it away. Completed. 10. My wife opened the dish washer and found coffee stains in the bottom of the unit. There was a “detergent pod” in the receptacle but the unit had not been run. We ran the dishwasher and all seemed fine. Completed. 11. The master bathroom door knob would not latch. The door latch did not line up with the mating catch on the door jamb. I lowered the catch on the jamb but also see the door is warped and must be pushed to close and latch. Completed. 12. The chairs and toys that war to be used at the beach were available but were not cleaned of sand before they were stored. All are now cleaned and the sand was vacuumed. Completed. 13. This property abuts the road with main access to Siesta Key. The road noise is amplified by the concrete surrounding the patio and also the single pain glass of the sliders. That cannot be "fixed". We purchased ear plugs to help reduce the noise. My wife and I have used VRBO and HomeAway for the past 7 years and have been IMMENSLY PLEASED with the properties and conditions of the properties on our arrival. We have ALWAYS improved the properties when we left. This property, managed by "Vacation Rental Pros" was by far in the worst condition of all. We will not return to “Just Chillin” at Siesta Key.

I gave them two stars instead of one because the staff was always polite friendly and seemed to be helpful, although there were numerous times when they said someone would come to fix the problem I was having and no one came. The other issue is that the rental I had through them had multiple issues so I requested a partial refund. They emailed me a form to sign using my iPhone and I have sent it back three different times and keep getting an email saying it didn’t work and I need to do it again. Meanwhile there’s an expiration date on the refund offer that is rapidly approaching, this whole process has been extremely frustrating and unprofessional.

Had a really truly terrible experience with this rental company. We got a call 20 minutes before check-in, when we were on the way to the property, that we were being relocated due to a hot water issue. The property they relocated us to was absolutely unacceptable. It had clearly not been maintained as it smelled musty and there were dead bugs on all the beds. We called to see if there was anywhere else our large group could stay and the staff assured us this was our only option. The first person we spoke to seemed to be trying to be helpful but after 2 hours back and forth on the phone, we spoke to a supervisor who was rude and very unhelpful. We ended up canceling our reservation and having to scramble to find another rental place on a Friday night. The one good thing they did was refund our payment but I will still definitely be telling people not to use this company.