rental agency that accepts credit cards?

patr · Post by **patr** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 6:18 pm

What other management company accepts credit cards besides Destination St John? We usually book thru them for this reason; on occasion we've had good service and some not so good service.

We have also used St John Properties, they do not accept credit cards, but provided excellent service, but do not have alot of inventory.

We have used Carefree Getaways and received great service from Paco and felt they have a nice inventory, but do not take credit cards.

I like the security that booking with a credit card affords and would like more agents to choose from.

KPlumm · Post by **KPlumm** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 6:24 pm

I haven't used them, but here is what Viva! Villas says "Method of Payments - Personal Checks, Visa & MasterCard (credit cards are accepted on select villas only-please inquire)"

Noreen · Post by **Noreen** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 7:22 pm

FYI, when we tried to use Amex to pay our deposit (through Caribbean Villas), they did not want to accept it. We worked it out (they were good about it), but it could have presented a problem had they not been flexible. Overall, we found Amex a poor choice as the only card we brought last year. This year we will have the ATM card and Visa or Discover. A lot of places didn't want to accept Amex for payment.

Ron in South Texas · Post by **Ron in South Texas** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 8:02 pm

I used a credit card "Check" with Vacation Vistas with no problems. I still have the protection of a credit card but, met their requirements.

toni · Post by **toni** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 9:12 pm

We used ViVa this past year with a credit card and thought they were great to deal with. We rec'd quick responses anytime we emailed them; they emailed the rental agreement and we faxed it back and they used our cc without any problems.
http://www.vivacations.com/

patr · Post by **patr** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 1:48 am

I will look into VIVA, I was not sure about the business where some select villas do credit cards, my luck would be the ones I'm interested in would be a 'no'; we'll see.

Ron, I like your idea about using the credit card check. I am so quick to shred those when they come in the statement; I just never thought to use them in this way. Very clever, thanks for the suggestion!

Eric on St John · Post by **Eric on St John** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 12:53 pm

http://www.artisticvillas.com takes credit card

mbw1024 · Post by **mbw1024** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 9:07 pm

Pat, I am just on the Catered To site and they say the now take credit cards. It doesn't indicate that it is only for certain villas.

http://www.cateredto.com/vacation_rentals.htm

Rick&Leah · Post by **Rick&Leah** » Sat Jan 27, 2007 5:59 pm

We found that with our cards they charge 3% fee to use the checks. If you're looking for a rebate or flight miles, it may not be worth it. On balance and given their wide choice of villas, we've stuck with Caribbean Villas and just write them personal checks. Rick&Leah

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