From
time to time we get listings from locals
who are keen to rent out their granny flat or house to visitors to the
Gold Coast. We are not real estate agents and do not get a
commission for any of these bookings. Nor do we take any responsibility
or give any customer support from this website regarding
these bookings. It is up to you to make appropriate arrangements
concerning these bookings and deal directly with the people who have
listed their properties here.
House
rentals are generally appealing for many reasons, some of the foremost
being cost savings, more space, and no tips, taxes or service charges
that are associated with hotel rooms. House rentals have kitchens for
cooking, living rooms for gathering together and offer the appeal of
living in a real neighborhood and soaking up the rhythm of the locals.
On the Gold Coast, hotels often enjoy the advantages of brand
recognition, familiar reservation processes, and on-site staff for
problem resolution. For a vacationer, booking a house rental may mean
stepping out of that comfort zone in order to take advantage of the
benefits they offer. Perceived disadvantages of house rentals can
include having to communicate directly with the property owner, being
unfamiliar with the property, lack of on-site staff, and concerns about
quality or cleanliness -- however, these are most often mitigated by
dealing with house rental agencies that manage vacation properties for
owners and they offer many of the same services hotels offer to their
guests, e.g., front desk check-in, 24-hour maintenance, in-house
housekeeping, concierge service.
The benefits generally
outweigh the potential negatives, with
many house rentals offering more space (multiple bedrooms and
bathrooms, separate living areas), more amenities (fully equipped
kitchens, fireplaces, private hot tubs), convenient locations (on the
beach, city centers in real neighborhoods) and greater
privacy than a hotel, including the fact that many house rentals give
travelers the option of inhabiting real neighborhoods in their
destination and living like the locals. As of 2006, house - vacation
rental management has become a $10 billion industry world wide and
continues to become more popular.
Vacation rentals can range
from budget studio apartments, room
in an occupied house, un-serviced house to lavish, expensive private
villas in the Gold Coast's most desirable locations, some as cheap as
chips, others with price tags of many thousands per night and all the
amenities you would find in any luxury accommodation (fully staffed,
private beaches, boats, chefs, cooking lessons, etc) to cater to the
guests.
