Vacation Rental Vent- pp charges

[keyslover]

I HATE when places (VRBO, FlipKey) have rentals that sleep 8 people and they base the price off of 2 people and charge additional fees for additional people.

Yes, I get that more people will use more utilities, but how often are you going to have a party of 2 rent a 4 bedroom home?

Just charge a flat rate for the place and call it a day. :@

[EmilieMadison]

It's not just utilities, though. It's cleaning and overall wear and tear. 8 people in a home are going to have much more of an impact than 2.

[countthestars]

But like OP said, if it's a 4 bedroom home price it assuming maybe 6 people, not 2.

[EmilieMadison]

Nov 13, 2012 15:41:02 GMT -5 countthestars said:

But like OP said, if it's a 4 bedroom home price it assuming maybe 6 people, not 2.

That's true, which is kind of crappy.
Some places just build that extra cost into the price per night (so it's higher anyway), and some charge an extra cleaning fee for X number of people.
Plus, I"ve noticed a lot on VRBO (and the like) that when they list that it "sleeps 8", it often includes a pull-out sofa or two rather than having one bedroom per two people.

[Mushe]

This drives me nuts. I wish homeowners would make the base rate/number of people related to the size of the house. We rented a place in Yosemite this summer that used a base rate for 2 people - in a 4 bedroom house. And then tried to charge me extra because a couple came over for dinner.