Vacation Rental Desk Review and Example Site

[Justin Tahilramani]

Hi Everyone,

I wanted to take a few minutes to talk about a new resource for Short Term Rental owners. Just to be clear - I am in no way affiliated with this company. 

Our vacation rental business has been growing fairly quickly over the past year. A few weeks ago I had a pretty startling thought - what happens if I am no longer able to use AirBnB, Homeaway, VBRO, etc? I started to do some research on google and found out that more than a few hosts have been banned for one reason or another. Just to be clear - we follow the rules, but that doesn't make us immune to issues that are outside of our control.

Through research on Google I learned about a few companies that were making it extremely easy to create your very own website - complete with calendar integration, online lease signing, credit card payments, etc. The two that seemed to be referenced most often were Vacation Rental Desk and Lodgify. 

After further reading I decided to move forward with Vacation Rental Desk option. I was blown away at how simple it was to build my website. Everything integrated seamlessly with my existing listings on AirBnB and Homeaway. Best of all Vacation Rental Desk doesnt charge service fees for bookings (only the monthly hosting fee and 2.5% credit card processing fee). I can take inquiries and book reservations right from my own website. 

Take a look and let me know what you think: www.keylockfarm.com

I am happy to answer any questions. I have spent a lot of time exploring how the system works. Please leave a comment if you have experience with VRD or another similar service. I think its a great option for serious VR investors to diversity.

- Justin