VRBO ~ The Perfect Place to Find Your Vacation Getaway!

I don't even remember the first time that I heard about the Vacation Rental By Owner (VRBO) website, but I do know that it was my sister who told me about it and I am so grateful!  What is VRBO, you ask?  It is a website for owners of vacation homes to list their properties for rental and also a place for travelers to search for these properties in which to spend their vacations.  There are properties stemming from secluded woodland cabins to huge houses fully stocked for your use.

The first time we ever stayed in a VRBO property was this past March when we headed north to Bayfield, WI, to tour the Ice Caves.  We found a two bedroom property that was located fairly close to the Ice Caves and it was the perfect retreat for us.  The Carriage House was exactly what we were looking for and it felt like we were right at home there.

The living room area with the painted mural on the wall

The boys with their bunks

Coming into the Carriage House

Kris and Jake in the living room area

I actually booked our first VRBO cabin last August when we were planning our trip to Wyoming.  I found the Bunkhouse and I knew that we just had to stay there.  It was located halfway between Cody and the East Gate to Yellowstone, so that is exactly where we wanted to be.  It looked like this home would have everything we would possibly need for our 5 day stay there and it did and more!  If I could have, I would have brought that home back to Wisconsin with us, complete with the mountain stream and views.  It was just gorgeous!

View of the Bunkhouse

Mountain stream running through the property

Looking at the Bunkhouse from across the stream

Enjoying a little fire

Petting Ward and Patricia's horses

Beautiful place to relax

While the homes that we've stayed in have been beautiful, we've found an added bonus to using the VRBO website and that's the owners of the homes.  In both cases, they've been so helpful in regard to every aspect of our vacation from sending emails with places to visit/grocery shop/scenic attractions, welcoming us as soon as we pull in, or simply checking in on us during our stay to make sure that everything is going fine.  We highly recommend using the VRBO site for your next vacation!