Condo, 2 Bedrooms + Convertible bed(s), 2 Baths, (Sleeps 4-6) - $184 avg/night - Gulf Shores - Amenities include: Swimming pool, Internet, Air Conditioning, TV, Satellite or cable, Washer & Dryer, Children Welcome, Parking, No Smoking, Heater Bedrooms: 2 Sleeps: 6 Minimum stay from 2 night(s) Bookable directly online - Book vacation rental 351644 with Vrbo. ×Stay signed in to your dashboard. Sometimes you"ll discover that listings on one site may be also on the other site. Apparently the home owner returned the deposit in less than 3 days. Was mislead and taken. Lack of Refund. VRBO reviews (www.vrbo.com): Property owner cancelled my booking. If you are a renter, you have no rights. I have another trip coming up soon and will be renting four different places through vrbo. Look to see if the property has its own website as they may have a name that you can also search. If you close your browser without signing out of your dashboard, you'll still be signed in when you next visit. The best way is WOM from a friend or relative who has stayed someplace, plus detailed pictures, and ask the owner for the address so you can google it and look for bad reports elsewhere or to map it exactly. I had a deposit over $4000.00 on our rental.
I like other reviewers, called & texted VRBO several times, getting exactly the same response.

The hotel owner was nice enough to offer us one free night and luckily they had one empty room for that night. Flipkey by TripAdvisor refunded my money after many phone calls and refused to compensate us for all the trouble and waisted time and aggravation, refused to even give us couple free nights some where at the Cape. Constructive criticism. But, at the same time, I do as much research as possible. Yes, that is the problem with guest reviews on VRBO. It seems like there are more individual vrbo reviews showing up here in TripAdvisor, and hopefully more people will add their comments. Refund. With VRBO, you can go online or even on tripadvisor and search the VRBO number to find feedback and reviews. Vacasa. You might think that buy prepaying the booking in full that you are guaranteed the rental, but the homeowner can cancel your booking at any time with no consequences at all. I'll be sure to add my reviews. I have read many recent reviews & had the same frustration & anxiety with VRBO returning my deposit, lately. Travel Insurance in this pandemic unaccommodating.

Do NOT rent through HomeAway, VRBO or Expedia!!! the owner's don't generally post them, but they can remove bad ones.