We are 2920 Banana Palm Drive on a family trip. We have a few teens and young adults. To them the worst thing in the world is being somewhere where the internet is not working. We can barely use our phones, no tv, I can't do a the little bit of work on my laptop that I need to do. We called customer service, and they only tell us that a ticket was submitted?
We joined Vacasa right before they went public. Since then we have been assigned two different managers... both of them an absolute waste of time. The last one has not answered in 2-3 weeks! An absolute mess!
I booked a vacation home for 4 nights in Brookings Oregon. Received a confirmation number but was unable to use my future stay credits on their website. I sent an e-mail asking how to use the future credits and they cancelled my reservation WITHOUT NOTICE. I assumed my reservation was still good and continued on planning our family get away. My son is traveling from Hawaii to the States to meet us (and our entire family). We have not seen him since the pandemic and now we have no place to stay. My other family members are staying at a campground (which is also booked). When I called to see what could be done about it, they couldn't help. DO NOT use this company. They have horrible customer service! Who cancels a reservation without telling the customer? This is just not okay.
Lisa, we are genuinely sorry for your experience in completing a reservation with us. We encourage guests to call our 24/7 customer care line to utilize any available credits or discounts if they cannot use them during online booking. Our agents are available to assist with booking using credits, discounts, and any questions or concerns. Again, we are sorry for the misunderstanding and problems during the booking process, and we hope you grant us an additional opportunity to host you in the future!
This is an update from the review I posted regarding Vacasa, from a property owners perspective. Within minutes (literally), of me posting the review about my one and only experience with Vacasa, I received multiple calls and emails from upper management and their team.
The regional manager listened carefully to my concerns and appeared to take a personal interest in what transpired. Our discussion focused on the fact that Vacasa has a long way to go in properly managing the higher income properties on Cape Cod.
Vacasa offered to refund all management fees for that specific booking. I appreciate that they offered the refund without hesitation.
I consider the matter resolved, though I would not use Vacasa to manage my property until they work out all the kinks in the Cape Cod region. They need to really focus on local management and having enough properly trained support staff.
Paul, we apologize for the disappointing experience you had while using our management services and while we understand that it does not excuse the issues, we hope the compensation you received alleviated some of the stress and inconvenience you experienced. Please know that this feedback will be considered as we grow as a team and strengthen our processes to better suit our homeowners. We appreciate you allowing us this opportunity to improve and hope to have the opportunity to better impress you in the future.
This review is in line with being a property owner and working with VACASA. Stay AWAY from Vacasa Cape Cod. I am no longer listed with Vacasa as of the posting of this review. What follows is my letter to management.
Cape Cod Waterfront rental
Average weekly gross rental: $15,000 (prime summer)
Dear Cape Cod Region Executive Team,
I realize that by writing this email to you, nothing will change, nor do you actually care about one homeowner or guest. You are a gigantic company focused on the bottom line of profit. That's it.
Upper management will hear all the excuses from the team about understaffing, demanding guests and hosts, lack of management support and lack of resources. So who does it fall on?
Vacasa holds itself out as a premier vacation rental management company? I think not. Just closely examine this weekend's mess with the (redacted) family. Do you really think that you provided an exceptional experience for the guest? Do you really think that you provided the best-in-class experience for the homeowner and guest?
(redacted Vacasa employees names) are well aware, through my emails, texts and calls, that the (redacted) guest experience was a complete disaster, not only for the guest but for the host too. I will not rehash my previous emails and text messages to (redacted Vacasa employees names), but just add a few thoughts.
In summary: (all documented through emails and phone log)
-numerous emails to remind (redacted Vacasa employees names) to clean and prep property
-Manager never got to the property, said she is very busy (not my problem)
-then Manager got the arrival date wrong (I have text indicating same)
-guest arrived at house and cant get in
-guest never received door code
-guest tried multiple times to call (redacted Vacasa employees names)
-(redacted Vacasa employees names) never answered her phone
-guest contacted homeowner thru the alarm panel (by voice)
-guests extremely stressed out and mad
-homeowner calmed and reassured guest
-house was not ready for guest, still dirty from last guest
-cleaners arrived after 358pm
-cleaners forgot linen
I spent hours making sure that the guest experience was perfect (I should not have had to spend one minute with the fees that I pay). There was total miscommunication between your staff members. Vacasa staff did not even know the correct arrival date of the guest (see screen shot of AGM text message). This is inexcusable. Not only that, your AGM for the Cape region never answered her phone when the GUEST called (I gave them her number). The guest was never given the door code. How clearly I remember her telling us that she and Vacasa are there for the guest and host. Well, that appears to be incorrect.
And speaking of things told to the host, we clearly remember being told that the AGM goes on site and walks through the properties prior to the first guest rental. Well, that appears to be incorrect. The AGM never once showed up at the house to confirm that the house was prepped and ready for guest occupancy. Do you think it might have helped if the AGM visited the property?
As to the cleaning crew. If it was not for me following up multiple times, the cleaners would never have been at the house (they showed up at 358pm) and the linens never delivered till much later. They were cleaning the house and making the beds well past 6pm EST. Check-in time was 4pm EST. Previous communication with your AGM tells a story of the cleaners arriving mid week (but says they got busy).
(redacted) (Vacasa guest) family made me aware that you did not charge them for cleaning and linen. I will expect that the host is NOT charged either. Additionally, I will expect that the hosts fee's are adjusted to account for the time the host spent assisting the guest. If the property owner (host) pays for an exceptional property management experience, he should actually receive one.
The only person who cared was the GM, Mr. (redacted). He called me back to follow up on two occasions. I have heard from NO other Vacasa employee.
Directly after the guest check-out, I sent your local manager (redacted) an iMessage to see when she would be doing the check-out walk through and removing your linen. I told her I have my guests checking in Friday and time is of the essence. No word back yet (text showed "read"). Is it that hard to answer a text? Is this good customer service?
We figured that we would give Vacasa a try as a full service rental and management company to ease the burden on us (we have multiple rentals). Stay away from Vacasa on Cape Cod.
**please see my "update" of Vacasa also listed on this site. I was immediately contacted by upper management when this review hit the web.
Absolutely zero work ethics. When the whole state of Florida was affected by hurricane Ian, this company blatantly refused to refund our money if we cancelled. Despite of repeated reasonings and requests, they would not budge and would hide behind their "cancellation policy". They can keep the money but I was not going to risk my family's life by driving them through the hurricane. Shame on the owners who hired this company to manage their property.
Less than 3 hours before our 4pm check in we get a cancellation notice saying the property was damaged by the recent hurricane. Considering we had already called the resort and confirmed the condition of the resort, it was very frustrating to know this company was not telling the truth. No big deal though... they already booked us in a cheaper property over 1.5 hours away... NO THANK YOU! Don't use this service... never... ever. Never. Just don't.
Thank you for sharing your feedback, Michael. We are sorry for the poor communication surrounding your reservation and regret to hear this was your experience. We strive to have excellent, guest-focused service and we apologize that we missed the mark this time. A full refund has been issued for this reservation. We regret that the alternative options presented were not suitable for your party and that a more efficient resolution was not able to be addressed. We do hope for another opportunity to better impress you next time.
We hired vacasa to manage our rental home in florida and its just one thing after another with them. They recently merged with another company and its gotten worse. Do not expect anyone to respond in a timely manner or be available after hours like they claim. They talk a good pitch but that is where it ends.
We rented a house in Vermont. We paid over $800 a night for this house. The listing said that there was cable and even had instructions to get the cable working. However, every TV was run by a fire stick, not cable, like stated in the listing. We needed a PIN to watch anything, which we were not supplied with, until a day and a half before we left.
I'm not sure how a listing can state that they have cable, when they don't. We never would've rented the house, if we knew there wasn't cable available. We have kids here who like watching movies/tv at night.
As I stated before, we paid over $800 a night for this stay, so, everything listed in the listing, should've been readily available. It's very frustrating. ESPECIALLY because a week and a half later, and there still isn't any answer. Just keep getting the run around.
I will never use Vacasa, ever again.
We booked a rental in Canada at a place called Blue mountain. We received a message that our payment could not be properly processed and that we would receive a return of over CAD $700. We called and even sent the email where all of the information was clearly written that we would receive the return within 12 days. It has been 2 months and nothing. They have even stopped picking up our calls.
This is so sad to know that a large company would defraud hardworking citizens. What goes around comes around, that i am sure of!
They asked: what did you love about the stay? We loved nothing! Crystal Beach, Texas
The beds were not changed since the last guests stayed. Hair completely covered the sheets and comforters and evident dirt from the human bodies that slept in the beds. Pillows with dirt were located on the floors and in closet areas. We noticed dirt stained tubs and obvious mildewed shower liners! Dead insects in the tubs, roaches dead and alive on the countertops, floors, and refrigerator. It's obvious they did not sweep and mop; and I can say "thank you"! Mold was growing up on the remote, unmistakably it had not been sanitized for months. After arriving late and exhausted from the drive, we awakened early to find a used oven pan covered in cooked grease on the porch! Fortunately, we loaded our truck, not to carry German roaches home with us!
We left before our time was up!
Answer: It's a monster scam. Avoid at all costs. I've rented several properties that ended up going through Vacasa - despite my best efforts to avoid them. You can't find out that it's Vacasa until after they have your money. It's a criminal enterprise.
Answer: In my experience, construction is their "catch all" excuse for canceling. Follow up to verify that it was rented, but for higher fee.
Answer: I am not sure but for the renter (not the owners) the fees may be charged without full disclosure.
Answer: Bad bad bad worst service I ever got at a short term rental
Vacasa has a rating of 1.1 stars from 1,178 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with Vacasa most frequently mention customer service, next day and management company. Vacasa ranks 150th among Vacation Rentals sites.
Hi Mariaelena, we sincerely apologize to hear about your experience. Please know this is certainly not commonplace and we appreciate this perspective and will use it as a learning opportunity in the future. Homeowners under our care can get in contact with our Owner Support team via the OS line or email. Please be assured that our Owner Support team is not only equipped to look into your questions and concerns, but they would be more than happy to explain any part of this new and exciting process. Again, we apologize for the issues you encountered but we look forward to better serving you in the future.