Evolve Vacation Rental
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Evolve Vacation Rental

Overview

Evolve Vacation Rental has a rating of 4.5 stars from 983 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. Reviewers satisfied with Evolve Vacation Rental most frequently mention customer service, great experience and hot tub. Evolve Vacation Rental ranks 3rd among Vacation Rentals sites.

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value
125
shipping
41
returns
55
quality
111
This company responds to reviews on average within 17 days
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Arizona
1 review
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Working with Evolve Vacation Rental was a very pleasant experience and made our vacation to the Pines totally worth it. The home was exactly how it was advertised and we found the property clean and very comfortable. Evolve left great directions on how to access things and their follow up was courteous and with no delay. Thank you again!

Date of experience: May 18, 2023
Texas
1 review
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Gave a guest a free stay on me!
December 1, 2023

Had a guest spend an extra night without paying, brought it to Evolve's attention along with time stamped video of when they came and when they left along with conversation about them thinking about staying another day. Was told they have conversation with this guest wanting to spend another night and Evolve explaining how they need to go to the portal to book another night, (which they did not do)Sent this to the case worker and was assured there was plenty of info to collect. Then I was told by another Evolve employee that the guest did not respond so there is no recourse for me. So what am I paying Evolve 10% for?

Evolve Vacation Rental attempted to help this customer through the Sitejabber Resolution Center, but the customer did not respond
Date of experience: November 24, 2023
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Lies
November 30, 2023

First, your policy regarding my golf cart and the refusal to list yhe deposit I require for using it is weak and petty.

Second, I was told specifically by * on the phone before I signed that the 10% fee would only be taken from the nightly rate and not include taxes or the cleaning fee.

Shame on you. I will be out as soon as my obligation has ended.

*Personal information redacted by admin

Date of experience: November 23, 2023
Florida
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Carefree, vacation rental
December 2, 2023

I was a little skeptical at first by dealing with a company. I had no prior experience with, but I must say that it turned out really great. I live in Florida. My house is in New York, and everything is taken care of if I need it. I had a plumbing problem, and it was taken care of and a very reasonable price, so I felt that Evolve is a fair and professional company to get involved with if you have a vacation rental and you don't live close it

Date of experience: December 2, 2023
New York
1 review
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Better representation for owner's needs.
November 30, 2023

I have been with Evolve since it's inception and over the years as it's grown it has become more obvious that the owner's have less say on how they want their condo handled. Up until the last few years I have been an advocate of Evolve and let other owners know of Evolve. But the growing lack of sensitivity to our needs has me very concerned.

Date of experience: November 23, 2023
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over a year old

Hi Artie - thank you for taking the time to leave a review and for being such a loyal and valued owner of ours over the years. We're glad to know that you have been satisfied with your overall all experience and sincerely appreciate your feedback regarding your thoughts on recent changes to our services. As the vacation rental industry continues to be dynamic, we have adapted our services to meet business needs so that we may continue our mutual success in the everchanging market. We understand that changes to our services may impact our relationships with owners and want to ensure you feel heard and supported on your concerns. We will continue to share all feedback with our team internally for consideration as we are always re-evaluating the way in which we operate. We appreciate your partnership and look forward to continued success in the new year!

Tennessee
1 review
4 helpful votes
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I had to monitor my own pricing, because they did not pay attention to it at all. They took several weeks to address reviews. They made huge glaring errors in the actual listing but took weeks to correct it. And the corrections were also wrong. They lied to me about what would happen if I left evolve and tried to keep my pictures and copy. They cost my 1000s in missed bookings because of incorrect information on the listing and huge huge delays In assistance.

Date of experience: September 9, 2023
Arizona
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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May 15, 2024

Overly friendly. I almost feel like it's fake. But no everytime I call for anything, they are super friendly and especially helpful.
This can't be real! Ya it is. 🤷🏿‍

Date of experience: May 5, 2024
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Great family stay in beautiful Tahoma
February 6, 2024

Our kids and grandkids all joined us for a wonderful weekend in the snow and beauty of the Lake Tahoe area! We all had so much fun playing games and enjoying meals at the huge dining table, and relaxing in front of the fireplace watching football playoffs and some hilarious Jo Koy. Even with all of the snow, we were able to build a fire in the solo stove and roast some marshmallows. We all had such a great time and agreed we will be back here again for more awesome memories!

Date of experience: February 6, 2024
Illinois
1 review
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Greater with familiarity
October 6, 2023

I've had a great start out the gate. Would like to see a little more creativity to get bookings during the slow down season. Knowing the area and promoting availability for the different events should offer more bookings.

Date of experience: October 6, 2023
Florida
2 reviews
3 helpful votes
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Avoid Evolve
December 12, 2022

I have been an owner Dealing with evolve vacation rental. First of all I have never experienced such poor customer service and poor communication. During the pandemic I lost some reservations due to cancelations. Evolve never gave me any warning and simply debited my account without any notice. In addition I've had Evolve book people with fraudulent credit cards and debit my account without any notice. From the beginning they lied to me about how much my property would rent for. Originally they said I could get $500 a night for a 7 bedroom 5000 ft² house. In the end I got $250 a night Their damage insurance coverage is a joke. I have claims that have never been paid on. They give stupid excuses or flat out lie to me. This is a terrible company I would never recommend to anyone. Avoid this company at all costs.

Date of experience: December 12, 2022
Hawaii
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Wonderful Thanksgiving stay
December 22, 2023

We had a great time gathering with family for Thanksgiving in this beautiful home. The view of the misty lake in the mornings set the tone for a peaceful and relaxing time! I highly recommend this location and will definitely stay here again next time we are in town.

Date of experience: December 22, 2023
Michigan
1 review
7 helpful votes
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Do NOT hire this company to manage your vacation rental. Their customer service is AWFUL! They over priced and then under price your listing. They allow cancellations and don't charge the renter anything when canceling the day before. They canceled all of my bookings and then charged me! Absolutely terrible!

Date of experience: March 22, 2022
South Dakota
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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I rented a cabin on vrbo that is managed by evolve. I fractured my wrist at our rental because it wasn't shoveled. I have yet to receive any communication from their insurance claims department to discuss my injury. I have had to chase them down and my claim has just been pushed aside. I have been told multiple times that someone will contact me and no one has. Stay away from either company!

Date of experience: March 26, 2021
Georgia
1 review
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Booked a stay with them for a condo on Airbnb... listed as a nonsmoking property but recent reviews complained of terrible cigarette smoke in unit. Cancelled reservation and will not refund deposit. False advertising and hazardous to their guests. Will not respond to calls or messages.

Date of experience: September 8, 2023
North Carolina
1 review
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1st Time User
January 25, 2024

First time using any sort of air bnb. The experience was awesome and the cabin rented was perfect for what we were looking for. The owner's even drove up before we got there to set up a Christmas tree. The cabin was beautifully decorated for the time of year...

Date of experience: January 25, 2024
Tennessee
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I wrote and I want answers why this women would give me a bad rating and say my lock didn't work. You all give the code. I have not heard back from anyone. I have no bookings in October. I am totally upset.
I can barely pay my morgage

Date of experience: September 1, 2023
Texas
1 review
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Evolve helped a lot from the preparation of my property the right way to attract guests to the advertising, to managing the the properties. It is a worry free for the owners. Obviously we need to follow their guidance and do our part, but it simplifies a lot our work.

Date of experience: January 6, 2024
North Carolina
1 review
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Orangeburg stay
March 1, 2024

The unit was very clean on the inside. The outside of the unit needed some work such as trash in the yard and around the unit. I would stay again due the unit was very clean inside. The agent was helpful

Date of experience: March 1, 2024
Minnesota
1 review
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NO GOLF HAVEN
September 29, 2023

Rented a place in Peoria, AZ last year. Description said Golf Haven. This is why I rented there. To golf (which was not disclosed), the membership fee was around $8,000.00. Was not going to pay that for a couple month snow bird visit.

Date of experience: September 29, 2023
California
1 review
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DO NOT USE Evolve!
December 14, 2023

DO NOT USE Evolve!They use your property to make them rich. I signed up for a service with them on 08/2023. They set up a rate without my approval, when I saw $175 per night, they did not include county tax. Only the clean fee, and after paying to evolve not even enough to pay the utility bill. I was really shocked, this is a $1.5m townhome, 2 blocks to the beach, the long term lease $6000 a month. They have my credit card and checking account on file, one day a guest was complaining, and they took my money from my bank account and refunded it to the guest without my permission!I called my bank and made disputed, after that, evolve was holding my funds from other booking, they do not want payout to my account, many times calls and emails finally they deducted amount $631 from my payout. That was 3 nights, my neighborhood rate, average $350 per night. They will steal your money.This is Sissy from San Diego.

Date of experience: December 14, 2023
Evolve T. Evolve Vacation Rental Rep
over a year old

Hi Sissy - thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We're disappointed to read about your experience as it is not reflective of the service we aim to provide to homeowners. Regarding your concerns with nightly rates, we are very sorry to hear that the starting rate was lower than your preferred rate. We hope you've had a chance to resolve this matter with our team, but would like to provide some helpful information on rate setting. As agreed upon at the start of our partnership, rates are determined by a dynamic pricing algorithm. To gain traction on your listing, rates typically start at a lower than expected pricing until demand is generated. However, you as the owner are also able to set a minimum nightly rate to ensure we are not renting your home for less than what you are comfortable with. We hope this is helpful! Additionally, we are sorry to hear of any frustrations regarding the way in which a guess issue was handled, as well as any errors in collecting the appropriate taxes. Again, we hope that this has been resolved since you reached out with your review, but if we are able to offer you our support in any way, please do not hesitate to reach out to us on our social media channels, and we'd love the opportunity to connect with you further to ensure a satisfactory partnership moving forward.