Pets and Your Vacation Homes and Condos – The Real Truth

So you  https://www.petshub.xyz/ a vacation home or condo and now you are trying to decide if you should allow pets. Ask yourself these questions:

• Will I get more bookings if I allow pets at my vacation home?
• Will renters not want to rent my vacation home because I allow pets at my home?
• Do pets really damage vacation rentals?
• If I say No Pets Allowed, can I really enforce that rule?
• What type of pets should I allow if I decide to allow them?
• How many pets should I allow?
• Am I trying to rent my vacation home to guests with pet allergies?
• If I decide to allow pets what should I do to minimize any associated risks?
• After all is considered should I allow pets?

Here is my advice and suggestions based on 8 years of experience and owning 7 vacation rentals.

Will I get more bookings if I allow pets at my vacation home?

It has been our experience that allowing pets has increased our rentals. If you refuse pets, you will lose rentals to anyone who wants to vacation with their pet. It becomes a question of balancing the number of rentals lost due to refusing pets, by the number of rentals lost due to renters with allergies. They may be unwilling to stay if you occasionally have pets in your rental home. However, keep in mind we do have rules with respect to type of pet, number of pets, and activity of pets. We also have renters who bring pets and get them to sign a Pet Policy.

Will renters not want to rent my home because I allow pets at my vacation home?

Some renters will already have it in their minds that vacation rentals who allows pets are dirty, smelly and run down. You will not be able to change their minds, so do not even bother trying. Such renters would likely be problem renters anyway. Some renters with allergies will also avoid your home, but in our experience there are fewer of these than there are pet owners.

Do pets really damage vacation rentals?

While some pets do, the vast majority do not damage vacation rentals. You would never even know a pet had ever been there. Most pet owners who travel with their pets, have clean well kept homes. They expect their pets to behave in their own home and while on vacation. These kinds of renters will always ask if they can bring their pet to your home. These are not the renters and pets you need to worry about. Pets you need to be wary of are ones that are not used to traveling or even being indoors