| It is possible to find holiday villas to stay in, in | | | | who rent holiday villas in one country often come |
| many European countries. Holiday villas can be | | | | from other countries, they might forget that |
| either leased for a certain period of time, or | | | | there could be taxes charged on their stay in the |
| outrightly bought from their past owners. Some | | | | host country. The real estate agent can help you |
| countries that are home to nice holiday villas are | | | | figure out what taxes apply to your stay. |
| Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus and Portugal. People | | | | 5.Airconditioning - There are holiday villas in Europe |
| build holiday villas in these countries, particularly in | | | | that do not offer airconditioning because the |
| their coastal regions, because the weather is | | | | owners expect you to savor the refreshing |
| favorable for taking holidays and the holiday villas | | | | breeze from the nearby ocean. If you prefer a |
| allow easy access to the water, so tenants or | | | | holiday villa that has airconditioning, you might |
| owners of holiday villas can participate in water | | | | have to ask for this from the agent. 6.Extra |
| sports in comfort. If you are planning to rent one | | | | furniture and bedding - If you have children or are |
| of the many holiday villas available in Europe for | | | | expecting guests, it may be necessary to ask for |
| you and your family, it would be wise to bear in | | | | extra furniture such as a high chair and crib for |
| mind certain things you should arrange for: | | | | your toddler, or perhaps folding cot beds with |
| 1.Access to steady sources of electricity, water | | | | bedsheets and pillows so you can accommodate |
| and gas in the holiday villa - If the current or | | | | visitors in your holiday villa. 7.Payments - If you |
| former owner has vacated the holiday villa, he | | | | are going to rent a holiday villa, ask the agent |
| might have had the electricity, water and gas | | | | how you will be paying for your stay. The owner |
| turned off. So ask the real estate agent arranging | | | | might ask for a deposit and then installment |
| for your stay about this. 2.Bed linen and towels - | | | | payments during the term of your stay. One |
| Ask the agent as well if the owner of your | | | | common feature of lease agreements for holiday |
| holiday villa will permit use of his clean bed linen | | | | villas is the returnable breakage deposit. 8.Duration |
| and towels, or if you have to purchase or bring | | | | of your stay - Find out when the agreement |
| your own along with you. Many people overlook | | | | stipulates you should consider your stay at the |
| this because they assume their rented holiday villa | | | | holiday villa to have started. For example, if the |
| functions like a hotel where clean bed linen and | | | | agreement says it starts at 8 am local time on |
| towels come with the room. 3.Laundry and | | | | the Monday of that week, and you arrive at |
| housekeeping services - Again, visitors to holiday | | | | noon, then maybe you can ask for a discount or |
| villas may assume that the rent for their holiday | | | | reduction of the charges for your stay. Of |
| villa automatically includes laundry and | | | | course, you should also be aware when the lease |
| housekeeping services. You may have to arrange | | | | agreement says you should have departed from |
| for laundry and housekeeping services before you | | | | the holiday villa, to avoid charges for overstaying. |
| arrive, or ask around at other tenants of | | | | These are just some of the things you should |
| surrounding holiday villas if they can recommend | | | | bear in mind when arranging for holiday villas to |
| providers of such services. 4.Taxes - Since people | | | | stay in. |