New $99 few for DIY verified and protected is ridiculous

As a very satisfied long time user of Redweek rentals, I do have to say I am very disappointed in the new $99 fee imposed when completeing a DIY verified and protected rental. I will not longer use that option and have found a few other sources for my rentals other than Redweek. I think this will be the beginning of the end or me using this site to list my rentals.

I thought that was very high too. May I ask how you intend to rent your timeshare? I contacted VRBO and their reviews are horrible; tried 4 times to get a simple question answered to no avail. Looking at Airbnb. Thanks in advance.

as a 10+ year long user of Redweek, I'm also very disappointed with Redweek for imposing extra $99 commission for DIY rental posts on top of the very high ad fee they charge without giving ANY prior notice about this new change! Isn't charging almost 10% to the renters already greedy enough...? Now you are charging ~$150 ($49 + $99) for even DIY posts.... What additional service are you providing that's different from before? How is this different from the Full Service charge. you charge? ($60 + $99)

Today Redweek just deducted $99 off from my total without giving ANY prior announcement of such new change! Redweek - Please explain...

I'm a 18+ year user of RedWeek to post my rentals and very much in support of the comments made above. I've recommended RedWeek to people looking to book vacations. Won't be doing that anymore. When Full Service became available some years ago some of these people told me that when they accessed the post book that there was an additional fee of about 10% of the posted rental price. They were not happy. Never used RedWeek. Booked their vacation elsewhere. So at that time potential renters were turned off by that change. This recent change is now also putting off the owners who supply the inventory. IMHO poor decisions made by RedWeek.

Long time member and I have been disappointed in the new fees and the lack of traffic on my postings in the last couple of years. I have had better luck with word of mouth than Redweek. Can I ask who you are going to use?

What are some other sites people are using to rent thier properties since this is getting greedy too?

Let me know who very frustrated also with getting information

I completely agree Redweek has made a number of undesireable and unacceptable changes since being acquired by Arrivia in 2022. Under Arrivia policies and leadership, profits come before people (owners and renters). The $99 success fee is exorbitant, considering they already charge significant renter's fee and listing fees. For us, since we list the studio and 1 bedroom separately, Redweek will receive almost $200 return on our investment. To add to this disappointment and frustration, today I learned Redweek will no longer allow us/owners to highlight our verified and protected listings. This means only Redweek Full Service listings are highighted in green and grouped first for each date. This is entirely misleading to renters searching the platform, and unfair to owners, since it leads renters to conclude the non-highlighted listings are inferior or not as desirable. I do not want an unknown Redweek representative handling my ownership listings, so have never used the Full Service option, and do not plan to.

Does anyone know of feasible alternative to Redweek? I plan to begin an earnest investigation to determine if there is one.

I agree with you. You can still DYI and pay $39.99 without paying $99 as a commission. I didn’t see it at first but if you scroll all the way to the top of the page it say “click here “ click it. It brings you back to the regular redweek Homepage

The $99 success fee is very bad. I will not use the DIY verified & protected option. For a $1,000 rental, it is outrageous. At a minimum, this seller's fee should be no more than 2 or 3%.

This $99 rental fee is ridiculous. I will not be renewing my membership when it expires. As an alternative, try this website: www.DashWeek.com.

I concur! My listing was just posted and I see a $10 per night resort fee has been added to the listing. I've owned these units for about 50 years and never heard of a resort fee. I have sent a email requesting a clarification of this added fee, but haven't heard back yet. I used RedWeeks rental service years back and it was great but I listed 3 units last year and never got one inquiry. Looking a DashWeek now!

reidl wrote:

My listing was just posted and I see a $10 per night resort fee has been added to the listing. I've owned these units for about 50 years and never heard of a resort fee.

In all fairness, resort fees have nothing at all to do with the advertising platform (RedWeek included). Many resorts have begun imposing resort fees on non-owners (i.e., on “renters" and “exchangers") -- but usually not on actual owners using their owned weeks. $10 / day is frankly the lowest resort fee amount that I have ever heard of anywhere.

I just noticed that Redweek attached a "service fee" to one of my listings. The fee is super high and I have no idea what it is for. Does anyone know? Makes my listing far less competitive. And again, why is the service fee on one listing but not the other? I've used this site for years and these changes are ridiculous.

With no info provided regarding your particular listing, your question is certainly best answered directly by RedWeek personnel. I suggest that you use the "Contact Us" link found at the bottom of this page. If yours is a "full service" listing, that might explain the service fee you mention, but with no other information or any details of any substance provided here, I will not presume to speak or answer for RedWeek.

kenm423 wrote:

I just noticed that Redweek attached a "service fee" to one of my listings. The fee is super high and I have no idea what it is for. Does anyone know? Makes my listing far less competitive. And again, why is the service fee on one listing but not the other? I've used this site for years and these changes are ridiculous.

I absolutely agree. Member since 2013.

I have to concur that the $99 fee for verified status is ridiculous. I also notice that despite several requests for alternate places to list none appear here. Has no one answered that part or are those answers being removed - after all this is a Redweek forum?

Aside from the $99 fee to you, the renter pays an additional fee to Redweek, typically 10%, so a $3000 rental costs the person $3300. I have two units in Maui on Redweek this season, but opted to not use Verified and Protected. I tried to explain to would be renters how this saves them money, will see if the units rent well.

I totally agree with everyone on this post. Aside from the $99 fee that I have to pay when the week rents successfully through RedWeek, renter will have to pay 10% extra of the rental cost. I had to cancel my post and get a refund. Looking to list my week somewhere else. Member for 15 years or so. Bye-bye, RedWeek .

I completely agree that $150 rental fee is outrageous. They are doing a Big Nothing for this! I have used RedWeek for close to 20 years. Cheril F