Long story but because my 99 year old mother has some medical issues, I have been unable to travel in the recent past and will be unable to travel for the foreseeable future. But I really don't want to continue to build up my RCI points balance (or whatever their wording is) as it's unlikely that I'll ever work them down before the points expire.
So I'd like to rent my timeshare weeks to others. And yes, I know about Redweek and myresortnetwork...but I have during past decades not been impressed with either. Not only have I had limited success using those sites but they offer no insurance if the guest destroys the space (which would, according to my understanding, be my responsibility). Also, the "no insurance" problem plus potential scams make me reluctant to use Craigslist.
I'm going to try Koala for the first time but I don't think that site gets a lot of traffic. Perhaps I'm wrong about that but I wasn't too impressed with their resort pictures being perhaps multiple years out of date.
Most Airbnb people want to rent for only two or three or perhaps four days at a time so, in my opinion, that's not really the best site for trying to rent an 8 day, 7 night week, not to mention the fact that the high fees airbnb charges the "guest" make it less likely that you can get what you want.
So I'm wondering if anyone has checked with booking.com or hotels.com or expedia.com or even VRBO... or whatever other site..to find out if they'll accept a listing for a single week of the year. And, if so, what their fees might be. Those sites might also attract more shorter term vacationers but the more potential renters, the better. Of course, I could call each of those sites' customer service reps myself (hoping that whomever I talk to would ultimately understand what a timeshare is) but I thought maybe someone else on TUG has already asked those questions so that I wouldn't have to reinvent the wheel.
So I'd like to rent my timeshare weeks to others. And yes, I know about Redweek and myresortnetwork...but I have during past decades not been impressed with either. Not only have I had limited success using those sites but they offer no insurance if the guest destroys the space (which would, according to my understanding, be my responsibility). Also, the "no insurance" problem plus potential scams make me reluctant to use Craigslist.
I'm going to try Koala for the first time but I don't think that site gets a lot of traffic. Perhaps I'm wrong about that but I wasn't too impressed with their resort pictures being perhaps multiple years out of date.
Most Airbnb people want to rent for only two or three or perhaps four days at a time so, in my opinion, that's not really the best site for trying to rent an 8 day, 7 night week, not to mention the fact that the high fees airbnb charges the "guest" make it less likely that you can get what you want.
So I'm wondering if anyone has checked with booking.com or hotels.com or expedia.com or even VRBO... or whatever other site..to find out if they'll accept a listing for a single week of the year. And, if so, what their fees might be. Those sites might also attract more shorter term vacationers but the more potential renters, the better. Of course, I could call each of those sites' customer service reps myself (hoping that whomever I talk to would ultimately understand what a timeshare is) but I thought maybe someone else on TUG has already asked those questions so that I wouldn't have to reinvent the wheel.
