Need timeshare rental advice

[filmyak]

Renting out my timeshare in Maui. Have great location and price, but craiglist ads aren't getting responses. I know there are a million crappy sites out there to rent your timeshare with but do any Dopers have experience with these? I'd like a legitimate site that isn't gonna scam me. Ideas?

[gonzomax]

You have the option of banking it and allowing it to used as a trade. You won't get money but you could use it another time.

[Hello Again]

Have you tried VRBO.com?

Make sure to have lots of photos and *accurate* descriptions of amenities.

[gonzomax]

Our timeshare company will rent ours out for us if we can not use it. They cut over 25 percent, but they do all the work.

[ENugent]

vrbo.com is the one I always use when I'm looking for a rental.

[Euphonious Polemic]

I will third the vrbo site. I've been to Hawaii three times in the past few years, and have used vrbo to find a condo each time with great success. I would NEVER use craigslist.

[tumbleddown]

Definitely vrbo.com. We use them for one of our weeks every year.

[Bob Ducca]

Similar to VRBO, AirBNB is a great site for this sort of thing also.

[ENugent]

Watch out for AirBNB scams, though.

[PunditLisa]

VRBO won't work well unless you're going to command top dollar for the rental because it costs ~$250 to place an ad.

For timeshare rentals, try Redweek.com. It only lists timeshare rentals, nothing else. It's about $10 to join, IIRC, and you rarely get scammers/spammers because you have to pay to see the ads.

If you let me know the name of the place (PM me if you want) and the dates, I can do a quick search to see what other owners are listing for that week.