You probably have scoured Craigslist for jobs, poked around the furniture for sale, and compared countless apartments, but have you ever used it to cut down on the cost of your vacation? Most cities listed on the site have a section dedicated to vacation rentals. If you're looking to pay much less than your average hotel and don't mind staying where someone else may live, using Craigslist to make an apartment or home reservation could be for you.
Whether you're traveling to Boston, Beijing, or beyond, there are plenty of options to scroll through in an attempt to score a vacation rental. If you do go this route, be sure to ask for referrals and don't book unless the owner obliges with names and contact information. You want to be certain that your rental is clean and looks the way it appears in the photos provided — never send a deposit unless you're sure it's legitimate.
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I'm just not how comfortable I would be doing this. Maybe if I got referrals. But anyone can fake referrals too. Personally, I'll stick to hotels.
1I would think that news of the Craigslist killer would have everyone seriously doubting the safety and validity of postings on the site...at least it is for me.
2I recommend this! We did this when we last-minute needed a place to stay in NY (after a friend who lived in the city bailed) during Christmas time. Hotels were waaaaay out of our price-range, but we found a wonderful girl who sublet her apartment for a week while she went home to Columbia. It was much much cheaper than a hotel and fun to feel like we were actually living in ny for a week!
3The idea scares me alot
4I love Craigslist and will always recommend it to people but I have been taken once, out of a $200 deposit on a fake place, so be careful.
5Thanks for sharing this ideas regarding on cheap travel. I keep on searching over the net with this ideas. Thanks for this post. You can visit also www.explorertraveloblog.co.uk
6Nice idea.
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