written by on 11/10/2013
We have used VRBO before, but now we will use House Trip. They both have excellent search engines, and both have great properties, but House Trip has 2 extra features that really matter to international travelers. First, it translates emails. Both the host and I can write in our native language and the system translates the emails for us. So I can write in English to a French host and the system translates. Second, I can pay with a credit card. Otherwise we are into international money orders or bank wire transfers for deposits and carrying large amounts of foreign cash to pay for the accommodation. These two things make House Trip our preferred choice.