Home Rentals and Vacation Homes Worldwide Country apartments near Avignon in Provence, France are rented to visitors year-round and off-season rates are often deals. The two gites on this property are linked to a castle which also serves as a winery. Photo by Gregory Hubbs Articles on Home Rentals Overseas  Home Rentals Web Sites Worldwide

4-Holiday-Villas, www.4-holiday-villas.com, is the place to find your ideal holiday villa. All our rental properties are advertised directly by the owners to give you the best rates.

CasaSwap, www.casaswap.com, is a full-scale international accommodation network targeted uniquely at youth, students and private landlords. CasaSwap’s mission is to drastically improve the opportunities of finding, subletting or swapping accommodation on an international basis for the members of CasaSwap – at a low-cost – and at the same time help them build a useful network of open-minded young people, students and landlords.

www.countrycottages.com. Over 9,000 home rental listings in England, Scotland, Ireland and France. You can search by location and number of people, but not on price.

Classic Vacation Rental, www.classicvacationrental.com. Rent villas, castles, cottages, farmhouses, apartments, ski chalets in Tuscany, Paris, Italy, France...

ClickFlatShare.com, www.clickflatshare.co.uk, is a growing, free site allows anyone to advertise a living space, or the need for one. It lists ads from many European cities, as well as a few from Asia and Australia.

Cuendet, www.cuendet.com, has the largest offer of individual villas for rent in Tuscany and Italy. It also offers villas and vacation homes in France, Spain, and Portugal.

Dream Villa Rentals, www.dreamvillarentals.com. Web site offering a great range of vacation properties to rent direct with the owners.

EuroGites (Country holidays in Europe). www.eurogites.com. Gite organizations in 21 countries across Eastern and Western Europe have banded together and created an association for rural tourism. Their website is an easy portal to country-specific gite rentals.

Euroholidaylets.com, www.euroholidaylets.com, advertises holiday villas and apartments, holiday cottages and self catering holiday lets in Spain, England, France, Italy, Portugal and throughout Europe for rent direct.

Havens and Hideaways Ltd, www.havensandhideaways.com. Owners advertise holiday home rentals and vacation rentals in the UK, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, South Africa, New Zealand, America and worldwide. Book through the owner and benefit from their local knowledge.

Holiday Homes Direct, www.holiday-homes-direct.com, features quick searches on thousands of home rental properties throughout the World, many rented by the owners themselves. "Activity themes" help refine your search.

Holiday Home Pages, www.holiday-home-pages.co.uk. Directory of specialist vacation home rental suppliers, worldwide.

Holiday Property Guide, www.holidaypropertyguide.com. The guide to holiday property rental overseas featuring villas, chalets, . appartments and homes in coastal and mountain resorts, cities and countryside, with detailed descriptions and great photos, direct from holiday property owners..

Holiday Rentals, www.sunseekers.com. Locate your perfect villa holiday rental from the comfort of your own home.

www.holiday-rentals.com. Not an agency but a U.K.-based database that lists over 1500 private homes, most with photos, full details, and prices. Pick the one you like, then contact the owners directly. Prices tend to be lower (some are just $200 a week), since you’re booking directly and not paying an agency fee.

Home Exchange Worldwide - Home Base Holidays, London, www.homebase-hols.com, lists up-to-date exchange offers and home rentals overseas. 'Home Swappers', a free bi-monthly ezine, provides news, tips and stories by experienced home exchangers. Visit the website for detailed information, to view all current listings and to subscribe to the ezine.

Homeseekers Worldwide, www.homeseekersworldwide.com, is a real estate agency specializing in rental apartments. Properties can be arranged according to your personal needs. Short or Long term contracts - furnished, partially furnished or unfurnished accommodation.

Interhome, Inc. (800-882-6864; www.interhome.com). Nearly 20,000 home rentals in 16 European countries, from $400 per week. All listings examined, scored, and quality-rated. The U.S. reservations office connects to a main-office computer in Switzerland for instant, accurate information on availability with guaranteed U.S.-dollar prices.

International Rentals.com Beautiful vacation home rental properties from around the world! Italy, Spain, France, England, Denmark, Greece, United States, Caribbean, Mexico and More!

Mirador Villa Holidays, www.miradorvillaholidays.com, has a hand-selected portfolio of beautiful private vacation villas, apartment rentals and small hotels in Greece, Italy, Spain, Morocco, Bali and the Caribbean for the discerning independent traveler.

Novasol. www.novasol.com. One of Europe’s larger rental companies with 17,000 homes in 15 countries. Online booking in English. (reviewed by Cynthia Harriman, Family Travel Editor).

www.holiday-rentals.com. Not an agency but a U.K.-based database that lists over 1500 private homes, most with hotos, full details, and prices. Pick the home rental you like, then contact the owners directly. Prices tend to be low, since you're booking directly and not paying an agency fee.

Regency Apartments and Villas, www.regencyintapts.com. Now in it's tenth year, Regency Villas offers a selection of European Villas, Farmhouses, Chateaux’s and Luxury Apartments throughout Europe.

Rent Villas, www.rentvillas.com, has been in the business of renting apartments, villas, farmhouses, cottages, and castles since 1984. It obviously is biased towards the upscale customer, but does provide an enormous selection.

Slow Travelers, www.slowtrav.com, are for those who wish to stay in vacation rentals around the world - apartments, villas, houses, cottages, cabins that you rent by the week. This makes for a different, slower, type of vacation. You stay longer in one place and get to know one area in depth.

Stay Rentals, www.stayrentals.com. A complete offer of holiday home rentals, villas and apartments in Europe. Direct from the owners.

Vacanca, www.vacanca.com, has more than 1000 holiday and vacation homes for rental or for sale, most of them by the owners. Large selection with pictures in Switzerland, France, Italy and Spain, as well as in Europe, Caribbean, Africa and America. Some homes or apartments are also available for long-term rentals or for sale.

Vacation Rentals By Owner (VRBO), www.vrbo.com. Find temporary housing for your relocation/vacation needs. Over 18,200 by owner accommodations around the world. Most properties include photos. See before your rent.

Vacation Rentals Directory by VacationHomes.com
Vacation home rentals, villas and condos worldwide. Photos and booking information.

The Villa Company, www.villa-holiday-company.co.uk. Villa holidays in luxury villas at affordable prices. Villas in France, Florida villas, Algarve villas, Italian villas and Spanish villas.

VHURentals.com is not only the easiest place to locate your next vacation property, but most cost effective. You deal direct with the overseas vacation home rental owner. No commissions ever!

World Vacation Rentals, www.worldvacationrentals.net/docs/e/index.html, features vacation rentals, holiday homes by owners from all around the world.