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Vacation Rentals By Owner – VRBO
This is pretty much the go-to site when it comes to choosing a rental home, as they have over 120,000 in their listings. Just pick your location from their map, and relish in the ability to sort by bedrooms, how many the home sleeps, and photos of the property. It’s a bummer that you can’t search by price, but searching for the smaller units usually helps. There’s even a place for former guests to leave some feedback, so hopefully you can get some decent advice. The interface here is pretty basic; it kind of has a Craigslist vibe but with a little more color.

CyberRentals
This site lets you search by date right from the main page, so you won’t be disappointed with availability once you find the perfect place. CyberRentals is pretty handy since it lists special deals separately, so you can book a steal from those homeowners that are desperate to rent their place. Here you can also search by price, but it’s a little tricky to figure out which places have reviews. There’s even a way to add properties to a favorites list, so you can come back after you picked out the good ones at work, and get down to booking something.

HomeAway
This just happens to be the world’s leading vacation rentals marketplace with over 145,000 places just waiting for you. You’re able to search by availability on a certain date, or you can just go with the map and narrow it down to your favorite leisure spot. This site has the most options available for search, and we really like the ability to select and compare properties. We need to ensure that our vacation villa has a hot tub and an indoor pool. For those that are little more frugal, you can search by price range and availability—so you’ll be able to find that cheap rental over Independence Day weekend in no time.

Related Stories:
· VRBO [Official Site]
· Cyber Rentals [Official Site]
· HomeAway [Official Site]
· Vacation Homes coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo of Hilton Head Rentals: Lee Coursey]