How were you paid, through Finding Meili or a transaction outside the site?
They PayPal'd me directly, since my listing was basically DIY. Right now, their site has an option to let them handle payment collection, but it's grayed out and says 'coming soon'. I would never choose that option, though. I mean, that's one reason why I started exploring alternatives to Redweek a little more this year.
Until we find a better option I'm still all in on Redweek with my now 25 Marriott TSs. So far I've rented 8 of them, not through RW but repeat customers. I did secure my first RW rental just recently, a Newport Coast July 5th 2026 week. I'm very happy with my net, its the highest I've ever received so if that is how it plays out I'll live with the delayed payments but that remains to be seen. I'm still very concerned the new model prices many prospective renters out of the market so I'm pushing my unit hard on FB and have started to use AirBNB and VRBO to see if they can work for me. I'm always very price competitive on all the sites but so far nothing has hit from those, although I had a few inquiries.
Mine did finally post today.
Redweek does still seem to have the critical mass when it comes to attracting renters. There are several other free and cheap sites out there where you can list your rentals (other than Vrbo and Airbnb). Are you doing that. Those sites can't gain traction without listings, without listings they can't gain traction with renters. Those smaller sites are stuck in a catch 22, people won't list because they don't think they will get a renter. Renters won't go because there aren't many listings. I say list in as many places as you can. Sure it is more work, but it may be better in the long run to provide additional competition to Redweek.
I have expanded my reach on several FB groups. It's not designed for effective targeted listings. Has anyone listed on FB marketplace? I will look into that angle as well.
I haven't seen anyone say Koala was free. Just that they are free to list. You don't have to pay a listing fee upfront like you do with Redweek.
The pages need to be organized with a lot less scrolling needed. Small print is ok since people can zoom in. I’d be willing to pay a premium fee to participate, and I’m sure others would. The format and function that Redweek had about 15 years ago was very simple, and would not take much setup time.
Personally I think needing to zoom in is offputting, but I also don't use Redweek. I think the "home page" when you click on Rentals is a little confusing, and ideally would be more like the search results page where it's more obvious how to do filters and such. But I also think most people probably just use the search box anyway.
one of the biggest complaints we get is when using small print. a very large % of our membership/visitors are 50+
