Searching for vacation rentals has never been easier! Instead of browsing through lists of properties, potential renters can search for rentals based on a number of important criteria such as rental dates, amenities, location and keywords. And if multiple properties are found based on a user's search criteria, results are ordered randomly to assure that your rental will always get the same exposure as other properties. You don't have to worry about being placed at the bottom of a list where potential renters are much less likely to view your listing.

Of course, we also provide users with the traditional "Browse Listings" functionality with a not-so-traditional layout! VacationPads Browse allows renters to "narrow-down" to specific geographic areas from wide regions. Maps are provided along the way so renters always know where they're browsing. Even better, renters can choose to browse listings with a particular activity (such as proximity to beaches, casinos, ski resorts, etc.) in-mind!

Suppose a potential renter is looking for a VacationPad in a city that is 5 miles from the location of your property. If your property matches all the other criteria the user searched for, and the only difference is location, our VactionPads PowerSearch is smart enough to find properties in nearby locations, up to 100 miles (161 kilometers) from the original search location. Results are conveniently displayed in our exclusive "Pads in the Pond" display matrix based on the distance from the original search location.

Everything you need to manage your online vacation rental advertising campaign is at your fingertips at VacationPads.com. Create new listings, modify listings, activate/deactivate listings, renew/upgrade listing packages, enter and respond to guest feedback, view invoices for your purchases, sign up for special promotional advertisements, and much more! At VacationPads.com, you have complete control over your listing experience. There is no wait-time for pictures to be added to your listing or for your listing to "go-live".

If you choose to define rate information for your VacationPad, you can define up to fourteen rate seasons - periods of the year that garner different rates. Based on the information you provide, we will automatically provide potential renters with an estimated cost of a rental taking into consideration whether you define nightly rates, weekly rates, or both. Estimated rental rate quotes are provided in search results (if a renter searched for a property based on rental dates) and directly on your VacationPads listing.

Feedback systems have been one of the secrets-to-success for other online sites where interaction between the seller and customer is almost exclusively virtual. Since vacation rentals are typically privately owned and managed, there is no way for potential renters to gauge the quality of vacation rentals unless they have visited these properties in the past.

Trust in the vacation rental market is the key to success. Our Guest Feedback System is built around a "feedback key" solution, whereby you issue a feedback key to renters at the time of rental and they can return to our site and leave feedback about your property. You don't have to worry about feedback systems found on other sites, where anyone has the ability to leave feedback for your property, regardless of whether they actually stayed there or not.

All potential renters will be able to email you regarding rentals at your properties via a form available with your listing. If your personal email system ever "goes down" and you are unable to receive inquiries about your vacation rentals, you don't have to worry about losing potential customers because you didn't receive their inquiries! Each inquiry that is sent through the form on our site is logged and saved to our system so you can always refer to inquiries for your properties in your member section.

VacationPads goes beyond fantastic listings and offers other products to help you achieve maximum exposure of your properties. Our Featured Property advertisement allows you to feature your property on our homepage so that your VacationPad is the first property any visitor will see when coming to our site. And if you're willing to discount your VacationPad from its normal rates, you can sign up for a Deals/Last Minute Specials advertisement to help achieve your goals.

VacationPads offers in-house availability calendar management that allows you to maintain availability calendars for your property directly on our website so neither you nor your renters will have to go to other websites for this information. And if you're in need of a solution to organize and maintain your rental reservations, you can choose packages offering access to our Reservation Management System - your online location to enter and keep track of all your rentals.

It's important to gauge how well your VacationPad is being received in the online vacation rental market. Every listing you create at VacationPads.com is monitored to give you the information you need to succeed. We'll tell you how many times your listing has been viewed as well as how many times your listing appeared in a user's search results. For your privacy, this information is only displayed in your member section and is not publicly available - you do not have to worry about potential renters judging your vacation rental based on the number of views it has received!

When you list your property with VacationPads.com, we want you to be thoroughly satisfied with the experience. Should you ever run into issues or have questions about your service, please don't hesitate to contact us - we're only a mouse-click away! We offer 24x7 email support to all members and users of VacationPads.com!