Is anyone familiar w/this Villa?
Yes. UNFORTUNATELY. An enormous warning to anyone renting this property. It has bounced from VRBO to Airbnb and likely other booking sites.
Our family of 15 booked this place two years in advance (first year we had to postpone for a year due to Covid and all our children not being vaccinated).
We were first booked our original dates, just a year forward. Then were told they were not available so we moved from early July to August (not ideal but what to do?). Were then asked to pay more money which we did.
We checked in prior to booking plane tickets for 15 people and our vehicle leases and were assured all was well so we made all those big purchases. Then days after our final payment was made, and 12 weeks prior to our trip, we were abruptly cancelled on. During the busiest travel summer in history you can guess we were not only devastated but our trip was in tatters. Trying to find a replacement villa for 15 people in a similar area with families bookending side trips to Rome, Venice and Cinque Terre proved impossible.
We were finally, after hours upon hours of inquiries and research able to find two villas we would have to move between at an enormous cost. Thousands extra we spent and packing and moving mid trip was challenging.
The worst part….we quickly found out that GREED was the reason for the cancellation. We had a good friend in a different country inquire about renting during the time we had booked. She was told it was absolutely available due to a last minute cancellation. Oh, but at a much higher price! And a suggestion to book directly so renter could also avoid the booking sites fees. GREED and a complete lack of honesty which in our family equates a complete lack on integrity.
Feel free to reach out as we have all documentation to support our story.