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After SEVERAL emails no one has responded, don't answer the phone either will not use this site again
We had no running water for the first day and a half when we arrived. Then we had to pay $700 to fix it. The toilets could only flush once then would clog if u tried again and we were miserably holding in our need to use the restroom for 11+ hours. My mother was miserable with a migraine and vertigo for 3 days and the fact she couldn't shower or take a bath was horrible. We called many times and they hung up every time. Then finally once they answered they said the would send an email, and the email was BLANK! It was completely empty. Then after calling many times again they told us if we arent happy, we can leave. The heaters worked horribly. Not only did the heaters work horribly, they also were disgusting full of dirt, dead bugs, and other black stuff with a chance of mold. I was there with my mother, step sister, step dad, dog, and grandmother. The service and treatment we got was disgusting. They said the wouldn't pay us back for the $700 WE HAD TO PAY for their disgusting cabin. If we didn't we would have had no running water and would have rotted in the middle of nowhere. You couldn't even fill up that bath halfway because it would flood to the basement. We had lots of dirty clothes and bought detergent in advance, and after one use of the washing machine, we couldn't clean our clothes. I tried turning the fan on, and it almost fell. All the fans were loose. My step sister was laying down with the fan on because she was tired and was scared the fan was gonna fall on her because of how loose it was. A screw was not screwed in, in the fan. It swayed side to side when on. There is also an attic open with dust and there is no door to close the attic. It was supposed to be a fun holiday with our family and it turned into a holiday horror.
As an avid traveler AND an AirBNB business owner, I am really unimpressed with what I've experience with Vacasa as a traveler and would therefore never trust one of my rentals with them. First of all, when any property management company takes the place of an AirBNB or VRBO host, response time is a must. I contacted the listing host a few days prior to a trip with a question and just simply NEVER heard back. We arrived to a premium cabin to snowboard and work remote only to have no internet on the first day, though the place was advertised as having internet. In addition to that, we selected this particular place due it's outdoor space, with seating and views of the mountain. We expected there to be snow but assumed they would have shoveled the snow on the premises as a courtesy- wrong again. We arrived to 3 feet of snow surrounding the entire house to the point that hardly any light was getting in, twith the exception of a walkway to the door that had been shoveled. When requesting to have the patio with mountain views shoveled, they replied telling us to essentially do it ourselves. We spent hours of the first day shoveling the snow to the point of being sore. The worst part is that Vacasa is like one of those robo chats where you feel like you're not actually speaking to a real person. Since the host gives them the rules, they just have blanket "no refund" policies regardless of how they've failed to deliver, so there's literally no getting anywhere with these people should anything go wrong due to their negligence. For us, the place was clean which we appreciated and I think I should call out. But the personal feel of an AirBNB is lost working with this company and should you need help, good luck finding it.
We (family of 4) rented a cabin in Camp Connell. We drove 4 hours to get there only to find a cabin covered in snow and no path to get to the front door. We drudged through 3 ft of snow with our suitcases and made our own track. The code we were given opened the door. Once inside, the place was a disaster. The mess from the previous tenants had not been cleaned. Garbage cans were full, dirty towels on the floor, bedding on the floor, dirty dishes, fridge still had their food and crumbs everywhere. This place did not follow any COVID-19 cleaning protocols. After repeated phone calls to Vacasa, we were left on hold for over an hour only to be disconnected. We gave up and decided to clean the place ourselves. The only cleaner in the house glass cleaner. We had to wash all the linens and there were only 2 laundry pods left. We had 4 large garbage bags full of the previous tenants sitting in our kitchen. We received a phone call the next morning from Vacasa telling us that we shouldn't be there and that our reservation was cancelled, but they failed to inform us. They offered to bring us cleaning supplies, but they never showed up. Later, during our 2nd day, the power went out. We were without power for 24 hours. We used up what wood was left to burn and keep us warm. We all had to sleep on the floor in front of the fireplace. We were woken up at 5 am by the severe coldness in the cabin. The cabin was 40 degrees. We also did not have hot water. We were running out of food too. The driveway was covered in snow and there was no way we could move our car. The driveway needed to be plowed. After more phone calls and "on hold" sessions to Vacasa, nothing was being done. Fortunately, there was a snow plow in the area and he cleared our driveway and towed our car back to the main road. We were thankful for him! I was traveling with my husband to 2 young kids. This trip made me feel like I was trapped! Vacasa should be held responsible for negligence.
Hello, Sanqui. We regret to hear this was your experience and the miscommunication regarding your reservation. Please know that we do take our guest's and staff's safety very seriously, and due to the weather, we needed to cancel your reservation, and provided a full refund, as our team and yourself could not make it to the home safely. We apologize that the home was not ready due to our staff not being able to make it to the home. We do provide a snow shovel in homes that have winter weather, to help assist our guests when the weather is not the best. We aim to rectify all concerns as they occur and remedy any issues our guests face promptly and will be sure to follow up with the appropriate parties regarding the follow-through you experienced. Please be aware that this is not our standard as we strive to provide each guest with comfortable and functional homes as well as exceptional customer care. We will use this feedback and experience for training purposes in the future and hope that you will allow us a second chance to host you for the incredible vacation experience we are known for, in the future.
The layout of this house is extremely beautiful and spacious but this particular home is NOT well maintained and the home is smelly and dirty. 1st to arrive at approximately 5 pm to a front yard full of trash, see photos.
14 bedrooms and many of the TVs were not working, no connection. The blue suede couch broken at the frame and several ripped pillows. Many of the closet doors were broken only for one falling on my niece. The dishwasher was filled with smelly moldy mildew water. The entire oven door was missing. The towel bar was missing when shower door extremely loose. The pool screen was ripped, someone tried fixing with tape. Broken chair tossed outside pool cage. With neither pool caging working causing no entry or exit doors stuck and broken. There were 16 vertical blinds missing once closed for the night. The theater projector never worked during the 4/5 day stay. Not all of the games worked in the game room. The light switch was broken in the game room. The Star Wars room window was missing a screen. The Ceiling fan making loud ticking noise so wasn't able to use. Showers were draining slowly. Hot tub did not get HOT. There were holes in the wall and missing door knob at the theater room. There were 4 game stations with only one unit working but also a safely hazard with sharp pieces sticking out from the wall where the shelves should have been for the game units. The carpet was extremely dirty especially on the stairs and was smelly. The dryer hose was not connected properly causing lint to go everywhere in the 2nd floor laundry room. The Refrigerator had a large piece missing and was not getting cold. Someone from VACASA stopped by twice to address the issues with a Supervisor sitting in the car never to come inside leaving the person on their own knowing these issues were too much for them to fix. Both employees stated/promised a refund because the house was unsatisfactory and shouldn't been rented out in such condition. Both were extremely apologetic and SAD for us.
WORST CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE EVER - Dishonest Company with Unacceptable Service
Firstly, before our booking, a manager of Vacasa confirmed in our Airbnb chat that they can provide a mid-stay clean service for this property. A few days later, when we proceeded with the booking and payment of the property, I contacted them to arrange the cleaning. Their reply was that mid-stay cleaning is not offered as an amenity for this rental home even though we have mentioned that this service will be at our extra expense.
Secondly, three weeks prior to our arrival we requested a rollaway bed for one of our kids. Vacasa informed us that they do not keep extra beds and that they wouldn't be able to provide one. I've searched online and found a rollaway bed for rental but I couldn't proceed with the booking as I didn't know when/if a local staff would be able to receive the rollaway bed before our arrival. Although we found a solution to "our problem" on our own, Vacasa and local managers did not cooperate.
Thirdly, on the 22nd of October, we arrived at the house. After a fifteen-hour flight, our only need was to get in the house. Unfortunately, the code they sent us wasn't working. We managed to get in with last year's garage code (we stayed at the same property last year under a different management company), and we have no idea how that was even possible. After several phone calls with Vacasa managers, we've been informed that they missed sending us the garage code. Our check-in at this property didn't go smoothly at all.
Finally, when we got informed that our flight has been rescheduled, we requested a late check-out and we were told that late check-out is not available as the housekeeping team needs to prepare the house for the next guest's arrival. Once again our request was denied. We've searched on different platforms and the house had no reservations for at least the next two weeks.
No recomiendo esta Compania para las vacaciones de usted y de su familia. Muy mal servicio al cliente, Prometen de boca y no cumplen con lo que prometen, Mienten en todo tiempo a las familias acerca de sus vacaciones, tengo pruebas de todo lo que digo, mis ultimas vacaciones con esta compania hace 1 mes y medio fueron un desastre y nunca recibí por lo que pague para disfrutar con mi familia, un robo solo me robaron todo mi dinero y nos fueron capaces de ayudarme a recuperar nada de mi dinero cuando descubrí que me mintieron acerca de tener una piscina y acceso a una playa.
I do not recommend you this company for your family vacations. Very bad customer service, they promise word of mouth and do not keep what they promise, they lie to families all the time about vacations deals, I have proof of everything I say, my last vacations with this company 1 month ago were a disaster and I never received what I paid for it to enjoy with my family, they only stole all my money and they were not able to help, even to me recover any of my money when I found out that they lied to me about having an available pool and access to a beach. All is a lier.
We bought a vacation home in Orlando, FL in March 2021, an 8-bedroom, 5-bath, carefully-themed home with a private pool in the Championsgate community. We interviewed several property management companies and were lured into choosing Vacasa by marketing ploys like free linen program service for a year and seemingly advanced technology and experience. Worst. Mistake. Ever. In our first year, our local property manager changed three times, and every transition led to significant deterioration in the care of our home. Large items (themed comforters, $200 pod swings, Fire TVs, dining room chairs, coffee pots) would go missing, and we'd learn about it through an unhappy guest review. Vacasa was constantly billing us for these items rather than the renter's insurance that we paid extra to cover these issues, and getting reimbursed largely proved a futile effort. In June 2022, we received a $1200 water bill, when it's normally $250 even when the home is full of 20+ people. However, upon investigation, the home was supposedly completely unoccupied during the period of highest usage. I contacted my property manager, and it took her two weeks to get back to me after half a dozen e-mails, phone calls, and texts, including adding the general manager. It took Vacasa over a MONTH to FINALLY call a plumber, who discovered that multiple toilets were leaking severely. My PM promised numerous times that I would be reimbursed for the outrageous bills since they failed to take prompt action, but as of Sept. 14, I have NOT seen that money, nor have I been reimbursed for $500+ of guest damages that should have been billed to the insurance company. The general manager never bothered to return a single e-mail or phone call. Owner services would talk sweetly and make all sorts of promised, but nothing improved. Our contract with Vacasa ends tomorrow, and we're selling our home. When the realtor went in to see the home, he found that the back door had been left completely open (in the middle of the summer), there were roaches, and he found a leak in the kitchen ceiling that had caused significant damage and had to be repaired. In other words, Vacasa is HORRIBLE. For a 20% fee, I expected a higher quality of professionalism, communication, and service. They are understaffed and completely inept. Don't hire them to manage your property, and honestly, don't rent from them. The homeowners are likely doing their best, but the management company is completely untrustworthy.
This is just another poor review for Vacasa that I now see if not unusual for them. This is quite possibly the worst company and worst customer service my husband and I have experienced.
We reserved a Vacasa rental home ski in/ski out in Steamboat Steams, CO back in July 2021 for a ski trip that we're planning to take over President's week 2022. At that time we were noticing that things were starting to book, so we made sure to reserve 7 months in advance of our trip.
7 days prior to our departure my husband received a notification on his phone (no courtesy call from the company) that the owners of the home are planning to stay in the house that week and basically we have no place to stay during the busiest week of the winter for our planned vacation. I didn't even know this scenario was possible! Flights are booked, other family members are planning to fly out and stay too, and we're scrambling last minute to find a place to rent one week before our departure.
All Vacasa told us was that they would refund us and if we find a similar Vacasa property they will cover the difference. Surprise, surprise, there are 0 rentals through Vacasa in the location we're staying. The ONLY property available was not a Vacasa home and was double what we had paid. They told us they wouldn't help us cover it.
We escalated from the service rep to the manager and eventually to the Director level. We had to fight tooth and nail to get them to cover half the difference. My husband spent hours on the phone with them and the whole ordeal caused a lot of stress until we had the new place booked. It was literally the only place left in the area we were staying in and was double what we were looking to spend, but we felt we had no choice. We're now out thousands of dollars and basically paid for a property as equally nice as the one we originally booked, but with an inflated holiday price for people desperate to find something (like we were). If we ever see the Vacasa logo on any other properties we're looking to rent we'll run far far away. It's not worth the stress to deal with this company and they need to figure out a way to penalize homeowners when they do this. I will NEVER book a Vacasa rental in the future and will be advising friends and family to stay far away. I would hate for another family to have to deal with the stress that we went through.
Rachel, thank you for your review, we are so sorry that your stay with us was canceled due to the owner's use of the home. Please know that we strive to honor all reservations as they are made, though regrettably there are some times where the owners have last-minute emergencies that result in them needing their home and we must allow that. We sincerely apologize for the stress and inconvenience this caused your party- please know that this is by no means the typical standard our guests can expect and should an issue such as this occur we work diligently to either move our guests to a home of equal value or better for the issues. We regret to hear of the mishandlings you encountered and will use this feedback as we grow and train our teams to better serve guests. We hope that you will allow us the chance to better impress you in the future.
On June 15th, we were set to check into a Vacasa rental property in South Harbor, Maine in which we had paid $2,910 under reservation #*******. We had booked this location for our son's wedding that was being held in Acadia National Park. At 7:27am on the morning of check-in, I received all the applicable details to get into the house, the directions, WIFI codes, etc. At 10:43am, while our entire party was in flight to Maine from Nebraska, I received an email that our reservation had been canceled due to construction. I'm not sure how they did not know there was construction prior to a few hours before check-in, but their resolution to the issue was lackluster. I was given 6 other properties to switch my reservation to. Only 1 of the options were able to somewhat accommodate all of us which was 2 hours away from where the wedding was being held which we had to go with because rental options the day of are very very limited. It then took 4 hours to get a confirmation and check-in details that we had a new reservation. When I called in to ask when we would get the check-in instructions, as we were all driving to the home, I was told to "be patient" and to "not call back" when asked how we were going to be compensated for our troubles. I was told that because our new reservation (that was nowhere near our original booking, much smaller, no A/C, no central heat, and barely had running water) was $32 total more that they would not do anything. We had incurred many expenses for 1) having to fly into a smaller airport that was closer to our original booking 2) cancel golf tee times 3) cancel deep sea fishing trip and 4) change many other plans. Finally, the house was supposed to be unlocked at 4pm. When we arrived, we had to wait over an hour for us to even get into the house. When I called to ask how we were supposed to get into the house, I was put on hold for over 15 min, but they answered another member of my party immediately. We still need a resolution.
We stay on homes beach every year for a month. We have rented the same home for the last 4 years. My wife was alone on Sunday and the garage door broke. Her vehicle and golf cart were inside and she was un able to leave all day. After i arrived back on Monday we called vacasa. No one answers the phone locally and you are transferred to who knows where. We explained the issue with the garage door and that i figured out how to open it manually as i injured my shoulder doing so. The person on the phone said they would report the issue, and we would hear form the local person soon to determine what they would do. It was crickets the entire day as well Tuesday and Wednesday. With frustration building and we paid over 15K for the month to stay in this house and we had to unload groceries in a torrential rain storm because when i opened the door on Monday removed the vehicle and cart the door came crashing down in the middle of night so i was not going to open it again manually, so we decided to call back Wednesday and same frustrating issue transferred to who knows where, the person now said the notes said (to check the sensor) like we were born yesterday and as mentioned Monday - IT IS NOT A SENSOR ISSUE< as we explained now twice, not to mention no call back. The rep said same thing that a local person would come by or contact us. no word once again, We decided to drive down to the local office on Holmes beach to discuss with someone in person. It is a 3 story building and was on lock down as their phone system is so you can not enter it, as well no one on the first floor to let you in. My wife called another number that was on the door for owners and posed as a owner to finally get someone on the phone. A lady finally came down and let us in. We proceeded up stairs with her and were introduced to another lady. We explained our entire issue once again. Another lady comes around the corner and merely says she heard every thing and that the phone person (of how their own procedure is set up) did not create a ticket for this serious safety issue of the garage door. So out of both our calls to 2 different people no one wrote it up? Okay major fail if that is the story she is sticking to. Later that day a maintenance person came to the house. Of course he could not do anything and claimed he had to contact a garage door company and they would be in touch. We now only had 2 more days at this home and of course we heard nothing once again from a garage door company, Vacasa, nor the lady we spoke to that had our number. They need to work on their service response time, communication, and at the minimum a call back with a plan or a concern of what the issue is. Terrible service!
November 3,2023. Paid 399.00. Lost out on all of it. I rented a property thru VBRO and thought it was owner managed but found out after it was Vacas property management. The property stated a steep hill and if you rent up here in CA rippling springs, bear bear or lake arrowhead area you expect that. I come up often and no issues with that. I arrived at this property and the driveway was absurdly steep and not asphalted well and with many potholes and very narrow for my midsize suv. I felt it was unsafe for a single mom and her child to attempt. There were no pictures listed of this on the property. The pictures made it seem like it was a flat surface to park. If you can show where to park why not show the driveway so people can determine if it they feel it's safe to drive. I attempted it and just felt it was too dangerous for my car and my child and I as there is no railing on the narrow driveway and if your tire slips off down you go! So I reached out to the property management via phone. And I was hung up on. So I replied to a text they sent me and explain how u safe it was and how I was fearful for us to use that driveway. I didn't expect a full refund but I felt due to the false advertisement a partial refund was fair. During our 5 minute texting conversation they brushed me off and said too bad no refund. I then said I would at least like to leave a review to clarify this and warn others who might be in my situation. They told they would post my comments and concerns. I was not bad mouthing the property I just wanted to help others. I didn't trust them how they were replying to me so I said don't cancel the reservation. I'll leave it open because I felt it was the only way I could leave a review and they replied too bad we already did it and there is no way to reverse it! I asked to file a complaint and they brushed me off repeatedly. When I said I would complain to BBB they told me to call them. They did not even offer to help me find another place and I was forced to drive 30 minutes to big bear to find a place in the dark with a child in the car.
We stayed at Surfside Resort 2-1508 from 6/24/-6/28 Room in Miramar Beach, FL. While we were checking in there was a 40 minute wait due to 1 elevator being out of service. We were in the 15th floor so taking the stairs was not an option due to people with our condo having knee and back surgery previously. The code given to us did not work. We called the numbers on the email and after 15 minutes no one answered the other line. We had to go find security to get the code reset to get in. When we got into the condo the second bedroom temperature was at 89 degrees. There was stuff left in the sink. There was crumbs under the table. There was a dustpan left on the table. We notified Vacasa of the thermostat problem. Malik came and reset everything. Next day the second bedroom cooled down to 79. Still not comfortable. We found the bathtub water filled up while showering because it drain so slow. Then the thermostats stop working again for both rooms and it was 79 degrees. We also notified them of that and was told there was a power surge overnight. Ok that's understandable but by the nighttime the temperature was back up and very uncomfortable for sleeping. We just gave up at this point and do not plan to stay in this resort again due to management. The morning of checkout the cleaning people came at 8am and opened our door. We were not satisfied with this condo/management and it made the trip a bit uncomfortable. This place overall could use HVAC services amongst other things to satisfy its guest. I have a reference number of ******* that has done no good. We were told by Malik we will get a refund for cleaning. Fees are at $451, total is $1689.86. We were also told we would get compensation for the A/C issues. I am waiting to hear back from Vacasa regarding the entire stay. Vacasa has not called and I have called them 3 times and I get the same answer that local management is not in office and someone will call. They have responded to my BBB complaint and said they are not responsible for any of this. Don't do service with this company!
WE RENTED A HOME IN ANNA MARIA ISLAND AND CAN NOT GET IN TOUCH WITH THIS ORGANIZATION. REVIEWS ARE AWEFUL AND NOW I FEEL TRAPPED!
Geri, we truly regret to hear about your experience when using our services. We truly apologize for the long delay when attempting to contact our guest service team. Please know, that we are experiencing a higher than normal call and email volume, though we are actively working to strengthen our practices by hiring new agents. We hope you'll allow us the chance to host you in the future.
If I could rate Vacasa a negative 5, I would do it. I contracted with Vacasa LLC in February of 2021 to manage the short-term rental bookings of my home in the Bear Lake located in Fish Haven Idaho. We had bookings from May 2021 through Jan 1,2022. During this time we had many issues that were communicated to Vacasa management locally and the general manager when the issues needed to be escalated. The issues included, 1) unauthorized use of our property without our knowledge for no pay and not documented with Vacasa, 2) renters upset because upon arrival they could not get the correct door code and Vacasa would not respond for hours, 3) our house being left unlocked/unsecured for days at a time, 4) cleaning not being completed even though Vacasa got paid, 5) items being taken from the property with no reimbursement, 6) arriving renters being left stranded for hours because they couldn't get a response from Vacasa causing them to write poor reviews, and 7) the most serious issue of our house being blocked from the rental pool calendar during the end of December 2022 for four days (again without our knowledge) because Vacasa was understaffed and didn't feel they could provide cleaning, thereby eliminating our house from being rented. I have texts, emails and photos to prove the issues that are explained above. The purpose of my complaint is to expose that Vacasa clearly paid no attention to local mismanagement issues, was unresponsive to renters being stranded for hours at a time, was irresponsible with the care of our home, and was unethical in hiding issues that were left to us the property owners to discover. In January, I was informed by Vacasa they would no longer represent our property. It was evident that they didn't like to deal with issues they caused and decided that ending the relationship would be easier for them than taking responsibility for valid property and rental concerns. We invested tens of thousands in our house during our contract period to enable Vacasa the opportunity to have more rental success in the coming years. By ending our contract related to issues caused by Vacasa, our investment is not leverageable and will cause us a great loss. To date, we've received no apology from Vacasa, only termination. The most unethical company I have ever dealt with.
Hello, Gary. We sincerely regret to hear of the negative experience you had while using our services. Please know this is not the high standard that we hold ourselves to and is not commonplace. We do have a team that specializes in assisting our owners with any questions or concerns they might have while using our services. We apologize for the frustration and we have provided your valuable feedback to our management team to address with the appropriate parties. Thank you.
We trusted Vacasa to manage our ski condo. It's been a disaster since day 1 and I wish we never signed the contract. They went live with our listing without even telling us or us giving permission. They didn't answer any of our questions or emails. Because they went live with the listing and we received some really cheap bookings, we had to go ahead and pay $1,250 fee to our association for renters fee which expired two months later. We never would have gone ahead and rented the place during this timeframe, as it wasn't ready and it wouldn't have booked $1,250 in revenue to make up for it. SO, we got some cheap renters which we basically had to pay for. Icing on the cake - they came and had a terrible experience because no one at Vacasa gave them the information needed for the stay - not even the code to get in. So after all the work we put in to make our condo clean and new, we got charged for renters, didnt make any money and got bad reviews - not because of our property, because of the Vacasa experience. We try communicating with management, they take one call to hear us out and let us know they can fix it. We give them a chance. They never even get back in touch with us! We've emailed, we've called, we've texted... we can't even cancel this partnership because they won't get back in touch with us. I have never had such a poor experience with a business - I don't know how anyone that works there can do what they're doing. They shouldn't have taken on the business if they couldn't handle it. They should've fixed the mistakes that they made that we suffered from, they should at least be in contact and communicate what they said they would. I will forever warn anyone and everyone to not rent or have vacasa manage their property - they're criminals.
Requested a ocean front rental, got a bay view rental on the highway. No ocean sounds just traffic!
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience, Henry, though we regret to hear about your dissatisfaction. We attempt to be transparent with our listing photos and descriptions so that guests' may choose a property based on their preferences. Furthermore, we encourage guests to call in with any questions or concerns they may have prior, during, or after their stay. We truly apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. We hope to have the opportunity to host you again in the future.
While I did not rent through Vacasa, the house I did rent was directly beside a Vacasa home. We arrived to our rental late Saturday evening. Around midday on Sunday, we looked outside to see our neighbors, the ones staying in the Vacasa home, were in our pool swimming! I went out to ask what they were doing and no sooner than I starred speaking, they immediately became defensive and said Vacasa property management had told them their home had a "shared" pool. Seeing as how our home was the only one next to them with a pool, they assumed this was the "shared" pool. I contacted property management to our rental and the entire time I was trying to explain to the neighbors that NO, it is a PRIVATE pool, and even while management was on the phone saying the same, they continued to argue and stay in the pool swimming. At this point, u wasn't sure if they were lying or if they were in fact told it was a shared pool, so I looked the listing up on the Vacasa website. Sure enough, they have "shared pool" listed in the amenities to this property and not only that, but they also had a picture of their home with this pool...although the home the pool actually belongs to had been cropped out! I mean, there is a privacy fence all the way around the pool, it is connected to our house, and the only entrance is on this property, so you have to be a little niave to think it is actually shared. Still, SHAME on Vacasa for doing this and misleading people! The property is called Sunjammer 244 and is located in Waves, NC in the Outer Banks. Our home is managed by Surf or Sound Realty and let me say they were AMAZING! The manager contacted Vacasa and spoke to the GM, who (surprise) acted like he couldn't believe the neighbors had done this. Of course they did! Why wouldn't they when YOUR listing says it?! This was an extremely awkward and uncomfortable experience for us and I imagine even more so for the neighbors. The ONLY reason I gave them the 1 star review is because I had to in order to leave a review. In the pics, you can see their property and then our pool.
I booked the room through VRBO and had to cancel. Only Problem is VACASA would not answer the phone or answer the emails. NEVER use them
We are sorry to hear you had difficulties reaching our team, John. At the time, we were experiencing a higher than normal call and email volume. We are currently in the middle of adding additional staff to better assist our guests as quickly and efficiently as possible. Thank you for sharing your feedback, we hope to have the chance to better impress you in the future.
Good – The house was nicely outfitted with good appliances, plenty of dishes, and good cookware / bakeware. The house is a little older, so some of the furniture and decor is a bit dated. However, there was absolutely nothing wrong with any of it. Additional perks are 3 bicycles, 2 kayaks, and PLENTY of beach chairs, toys, games, etc. Much better in terms of extras than I've seen in houses 3x this cost.
Bad – Vacasa customer service and the preparation of the house when we arrived. We were not allowed to check in early so that Vacasa could "ensure our housekeeping team has plenty of time between stays to thoroughly clean and prepare this home for you". This would not have been an issue if the house actually had been thoroughly cleaned and prepared. Instead, we walked in to find: Multiple beds with sand in them, clothing and trash under multiple beds, a carton of raw eggs on one of the end tables, and a dishwasher full of dirty dishes from the previous guests. After a day and a half of trying to get answers from Vacasa, which involved me having to chase them for answers and provide pictures to prove that these things were wrong, Vacasa refunded the $161 cleaning fee that we were supposed to pay at our checkout. It was nice that they did something, but this is hardly fair compensation for interrupting my vacation to clean up after their previous guests – including washing sheets on multiple beds so my children had some place to sleep.
Ugly – After checking out and driving home, my son realized that he left his wallet in the rental home. Completely not any fault of Vacasa or the homeowners. However, Vacasa refused to look for it or tell us if it was found unless I paid a "$25 non-refundable fee (whether the item is found or not) plus shipping costs". I was truly dumbfounded that a company would be willing to not tell you if they found a wallet with driver's license and credit card unless I paid them to tell me. This was my breaking point with the complete lack of customer focus shown by Vacasa.
It pains me to leave this bad review and hurt the owners of this nice beach house. However, like my family, they are going to be victims of Vacasa's poor non-customer centric attitude. In the future, my family will go with local rental companies or services that allow renters to deal directly with the home owners.
Answer: It's a monster scam. Avoid at all costs. I've rented several properties that ended up going through Vacasa - despite my best efforts to avoid them. You can't find out that it's Vacasa until after they have your money. It's a criminal enterprise.
Answer: In my experience, construction is their "catch all" excuse for canceling. Follow up to verify that it was rented, but for higher fee.
Answer: I am not sure but for the renter (not the owners) the fees may be charged without full disclosure.
Answer: Bad bad bad worst service I ever got at a short term rental
Vacasa has a rating of 1.1 stars from 1,261 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with Vacasa most frequently mention customer service, next day and management company. Vacasa ranks 150th among Vacation Rentals sites.
Laura, we truly regret to hear about the experience you've been having with our customer support team. Please know, we strive to provide timely and accurate service whether it's through our email or our guest services phone line, where we have agents standing by 24/7 ready to assist. There has been a significant increase in chat and phone volume, and we apologize that we dropped the ball for your reservation. We are actively hiring additional agents to strengthen our service practices. We hope to have the opportunity to host you in the future.