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  1. paris vrbo/airbnb - Rick Steves Travel Forum

    May 5, 2017 · Most Paris apartments are illegal including nearly all on Airbnb and VRBO. Many run by agencies are also illegal although agencies do pay taxes on them. The risk is that you could be …

  2. Alternatives to Air BnBs in Paris - Rick Steves Travel Forum

    Jun 22, 2022 · Airbnb, VRBO, are not illegal in Paris. Apartments are regulated, not websites nor agents (with respect to illegal rental activity). It is apartment owners who are fined by the government, not …

  3. Has anyone had luck with an Airbnb in Paris? - Rick Steves

    Nov 9, 2023 · An owner/occupant has the option to rent his home on Airbnb/VRBO/Le Bon Coin or some similar service for a maximum period of 120 days in Paris (90 days in Nice). With this limitation, I am …

  4. Marais VRBO ? Safe as first time visitor - Rick Steves Travel Forum

    Apr 24, 2022 · In Paris, commercial apartments are extremely costly to license, as it requires an owner to purchase double the square meter size of a qualifying apartment and convert that space from …

  5. Vacation rental apartment in Paris - Rick Steves Travel Forum

    Nov 23, 2024 · We have used both AirBnb and VRBO in Paris and in other cities, towns and the countryside. So far, our experiences have been great. The availability of each has been greatly …

  6. apartment rental website for Paris? - Rick Steves Travel Forum

    Apr 28, 2023 · Hello all- other than VRBO and AirBNB- are there any other good sites to look for vacation rentals in Paris? Since there are four of us- including a small kiddo- we were looking more …

  7. Vacation Rental By Owner scam - Rick Steves Travel Forum

    Apr 30, 2016 · I received an email from a VRBO Paris property owner canceling my reservation on three days notice. I spoke several times to the VRBO call center before being transferred to their Traveler …

  8. Paris VRBO - Rick Steves Travel Forum

    Jun 28, 2017 · The problem with VRBO and Airbnb rentals in Paris is that many of them are illegal. The rules are complicated. I doubt that Rick would be interested in listing such places as it would take …

  9. Compare VRBO to AirBNB - Rick Steves Travel Forum

    Jul 2, 2017 · I've use VRBO many times in the US with no bad experiences. Used it to book two places this past May in Amboise and Paris. The place in Paris was on Boulevard de Sebastopol, one block …

  10. Requesting cash for VRBO apartment - Rick Steves Travel Forum

    Sep 2, 2017 · We are renting an apartment thru VRBO (with very good reviews) for 7 days The owner of the apartment is requiring that the balance, of the rent/deposit ($750), be made in euros. Is this a …