How to rent our Tuscan Ridge villa – the process

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Tuscan Ridge

Tuscan Ridge at Christmas

It can be daunting the first time you want to rent a private villa.  How do you know the villa is as described?  Is the private pool actually green? How do you pay?  How can you get a level of security that you want?  What if it goes wrong?  There are loads of questions that need answering, so I will do my best here to explain how to rent our Tuscan Ridge villa in Florida.

  1. Please contact us!  We will listen to any of your questions and answer as many as we can.  There’s no such thing as a stupid question. We will respond quickly and honestly. We can send extra pictures over, or simply put your mind at ease.
  2. Once you are sure on your dates, check our availability.  We keep our calendar up to date with all confirmed bookings.  Tentative books are only made for 48 hours until we hear a response back.
  3. Contact us again, and we can hold the dates for 48 hours so long as you say you want them.  Discuss if you want pool heating or not, or any extra services such as a welcome pack, BBQ, and so on.
  4. Once you are happy that our Florida pool and spa are the best in town (which they are!), send us a deposit.  Since this is your hard earned money there are a number of ways you can do this, each with different levels of security but there is always one that will suit your needs.
  5. Transfer by bank account or PayPal, if you are comfortable with this.  Any PayPal fees have to be covered by the renter, although if you transfer by bank account the fees are zero.
  6. Visit our Florida Villa on one of our other listing sites: Tuscan Ridge on Flipkey or Florida Villa on AirBnB.  These sites offer payment security but you will be charged between 3% and 10% for this.  They will take the full amount, plus security deposit.  The full amount gets transferred to us once you check in, and the security deposit is returned automatically once we confirm everything is OK at the end of your stay.
  7. If you transfer the deposit direct to us, then the full amount is due 8 weeks before you stay.  The security deposit is returned either by a PayPal refund or bank account once our management company have checked everything is OK after you have left.  Most people are comfortable with sending money this way, you can call us and have a chat about it to make sure real people own the villa!

 

As you can see, we have every option covered for our private villa, and we are positive that one of the options will suit your needs.  Please contact us if you are still unsure about anything at all.

We have various referrals who have stayed in Tuscan Ridge that you can contact too, for another layer of confidence.

And last of all – if in doubt – contact us!

Private villa rental concerns – Dave’s Florida Villa have you covered

We have a renter who has booked a whole month at our Tuscan Ridge luxury villa (excellent!), and she was kind enough to let us know why she picked our villa accommodation. One thing the lady mentioned was that there are always concerns about whether the villa is actually real and if the pictures aren’t showing the real truth. I hadn’t thought about this. However you can rent our Florida Villa with peace of mind for the following reasons.

– Our management company. Homes of America handle all queries you have during your stay. If you look on their site you can see our villa listed. They offer a fantastic service and would be happy to address any concerns, and if you are worried about the villa you can always call them directly to check.

Bing aerial view and Google street view prove the villa is at least real. This doesn’t mean it’s lovely inside though, but it does prove the location, south facing pool, and size of the property.

– You can see our picture in front of the villa, as well as links to several profile pages on twitter, google+, facebook and linkedIn to validate our identity. Feel free to call us too for a personal chat to address any worries.

– By accident, that’s our baby boy Rowan in the picture of the living room!

I can fully understand the concerns when you are spending your hard earned money on our villa, but please be assured that the villa pictures are all up to date and that the description and location are accurate. The last thing we want are negative reviews.