We recently had the pleasure of working with iVilla in selecting a property for our family holiday…read morein Florida. Who knew that you could feel like a spoiled "local" and have the access to the best properties, shops, restaurants and "insider" tips through an agency? We decided the answer is that iVilla is not just a rental "agency", but a full service vacation rental company. The service from the very beginning was excellent and seamless in every way. The property was beautiful and frankly, something that I would have spent months trying to research to find on other websites. Not having the time to do that, I decided to try iVilla, based on our desire for good design, good looking flats and vacation homes, but not wanting to spend the amounts of money so many other companies require. We were not disappointed! We also have stayed at one of their Paris rentals and found it to be such a gracious home away from home; in the perfect arrondisement, beautifully decorated, a lovely terrace and again, seamless service. I HIGHLY recommend anyone with an eye for design and a budget that you want to adhere to so you can have those great dinners out and go on a few shopping sprees to give iVilla a try. We'll use them again for our next journey. The Best!

Limor and her crew helped us book a little apartment with a huge view of San Francisco Bay at…read moreChristmas time. The information provided including pictures was accurate and helpful. Limor answered my questions quickly. She was helpful in pointing out things to do and see in the area. We are looking forward to future vacations in the Bay Area and will definitely use Book a Nook again. While the apartment was comfortable and the view was stunning, what made the experience a 5-star vacation was Limor and her staff. Good communication before, during and after the stay was the key to a relaxed and happy vacation.

In response to the owner: My name is not Paul (not sure where you're getting that), and I booked…read morethe rental through Airbnb. Don't try and discredit reviews through slander, Limor. If it's 50 degrees out, turn on the heat to make guests feel comfortable. A passive aggressive sign that tells ,e "don't open blinds or the furniture gets too much sun" is not for my safety.

If you prefer to work with an agent who can properly communicate in cogent, adult English, Giselle…read moreis NOT the agent for you. We are writing this *after* our sale closed, due to fear she would embarrass us again with her amateur writing skills. If we had to do it all over, we would NEVER select Giselle Lampe. She has the intellect of a five-year old. Very unprofessional. A must to avoid. The Shermans Napa, CA

Several months ago my wife and I began to explore the possibility of selling our Alta Heights home…read morein Napa in considering an out of state move. We have several well qualified friends in the real estate business and struggled with deciding who to use if we were to sell. We decided that the sale was an important business decision and we began to research other realtors based solely on their reviews, reputation and presentation. Gisele Lampe from Caldwell Banker of the Valley's name seemed to repeatedly rise to the top of the list in those categories and we contacted her to set up a meeting. During that first meeting it was apparent that Gisele already had done research on our home, the Alta Heights area, comps and property records. We hadn't yet retained her as our realtor but she quickly identified a couple of errors which occurred at the city planning level in which our permitted home improvements were never signed off, although they had been completed. Throughout the process she demonstrated that she takes a proactive stance in representing her clients. We also noticed that during the tour of our home, she was keenly observant and utilized her years of design skills to evaluate our property, make suggestions, point out potential weaknesses. One of those suggestions was to conduct a pest inspection. While I knew it would be necessary if we were to go on the market, we had a pest inspection a few years prior and received a clean report so it didn't seem necessary if we were not set on selling. Gisele was tactful and confident in her approach and recommended a different pest inspector than the one who had cleared us before, assuring us that her recommendation was a very thorough and experienced professional. The pest inspection revealed damage which came at a significant cost to repair but was necessary whether we went on the market or not. We had taken a lot of pride in our home and both the news and cost were hard to take. The damage also required that we install a new bathroom which added to an already escalating cost. Gisele was supportive and reassuring and in her very special and intuitive way, she helped us to remain focused on our primary goals and to act accordingly. While the repairs were being made, Gisele introduced us to her whole team, including her husband Jerry, her associate Jamie Hurley and professional office assistant, Laura Brasil. We found each member of her team to be professional, friendly, dependable and realistic in their approach. They all helped us to navigate the repairs while we were away on vacation, meeting with the fumigation company, contractors and arranging to open and close the house in our absence. Gisele set a couple of parallel strategies for marketing our home and even encouraged us to wait or walk away from the sale if we were not comfortable. We never felt as though her primary motivation were her own self interests. My wife and I chose a strategy that most represented our own approach and we signed with Gisele. We felt her insights were logical, well thought out and considered our longer-term goals. Gisele and her team's efforts resulted in a very quick sale of our home, at a good and fair price, which all occurred during a time that interest rates were surging and others told us we were making a mistake because we had missed the positive market opportunities which were prevalent a few months prior. Gisele and her team were all sincere, authentic and professional. Gisele is a superb communicator, she is kind, compassionate, creative, direct and naturally intuitive. We also admired Gisele and her team for advocating on our behalf and operating with the upmost integrity, taking steps to make sure our interests were protected, while working cooperatively with the buyer's agent and doing her best to ensure the buyer was satisfied. We are so pleased with Gisele and her team. We recommend her to others without reservation.

Laurence and his buisness is not what you would expect from a buisness. he is very unprofessional…read more be prepared to pay triple of what a house like his goes for in any market. I don't know why it's called stays because it's usually a regular house with just a bunch of games in it. It don't even have a pool. Hope you're not a contractor for him. he will use you up then say thank you so much. then write a bad review. They know nothing about code when it comes to building so no matter if you do something to code he will get a different contractor and they will run him up acting like it not up to code.

We have worked with Dan and Laurence of Standout Stays for several years. They are responsive,…read morereliable, trustworthy and a pleasure to work with. They have also assembled a terrific support team. They use dynamic pricing to generate more bookings and earn the most income for your property. When issues have arisen with our house they have been great partners in problem solving. We would highly recommend them as property managers in wine country.

This place is magical. It really is…read more I am writing this review here at Sea Ridge Cottage, and dreading our departure tomorrow. We stayed here last night, and again tonight. 2 nights is NOT enough. I want to live here. I cannot wait to return. This is such an amazing gem, that I am hesitant to yelp about it, for fear it will be too hard to book in the future. However, I did find this place through yelp, and will return the favor to others. If you are looking for a place to book in Inverness or Point Reyes, you MUST book this place. It was worth every single penny. This cottage is in the middle of an enchanted forest, and I never want to leave! The owner, Wendy is so sweet, and communication was great. It was a breeze to book it. This morning, while I sipped my coffee on the gorgeous deck, I was half expecting a fairy to come say hi.

I spent my birthday weekend at the Sea Ridge House with 9 of my closest friends. First, I need to…read moresay that we found this hidden gem one week before the big weekend and Wendy was so accommodating and very professional in the way she dealt with me, and I guess with her "tenants" in general, that gave me peace of mind. You know how it is when you are in charge of a big group's plan, this was the least thing I wanted to worry about and the most important! where to spend the night on that Saturday. But, then...when we arrived late on Saturday night, spent the night and then the morning of Sunday, we wished we would have arrived earlier and stayed longer. The true magic lies in this place. We loved this house! every corner of it, it is a very comfortable place and your friends or group of people will feel like home. It is a very functional house, whenever you need something (like a bottle opener) you turned around and there you go, you find it. It's clean and organized plus the cleaning fee is included which makes your life easier. It worked really well for me, with a group of single people and a couple. We fell in love with the house and we will definitely come back when the days are warmer. [Sorry for the pictures that are not rotated, I guess Yelp doesn't have that feature, another review?]

I hired Guesthop for about 4 years solid from the Pandemic of 2020 up until recently. Michelle and…read moreMisha were my contacts. Guesthop was always professional. And we had very few problems and whatever small problems there were, were quickly resolved. For any Airbnb hosts in the Bay Area I would highly recommend Guesthop as a great choice for Airbnb management.

I would not recommend this company. We unfortunately signed an extensive contract that we needed to…read moreread over more carefully. Here are some things to know: Guesthop will not help with trash removal- it is not something they do. If you cancel, Guesthop will take 50% of your earnings for any booking they obtained when you had them; that's right, 50 PERCENT. We are still paying them even though we canceled on August 8th. I just sent another check for $500...ugh. Ultimately, we will have paid them nearly as much as we earned for those 30 days. They will completely control your Airbnb calendar and charge whatever price they like. They dropped our nightly fee from $139 to $113 without our knowledge. We are now back up to $139 and fully booked without them. So far, we have paid Guesthop over $2,000 to manage our property for 30 days; our earnings were $5,000.00, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO PAY THEM FOR MONTHS, even though we canceled. Keep in mind this does not include payment to cleaning staff. This payment is what Guesthop got for making phone calls and managing our calendar. When we had an issue, we still made multiple phone calls and went by the property to manage matters ourselves. We had someone break the window. Guesthop called one glass company, who gave an estimate for $2700, stating the entire window frame needed replacement. We said no; we got the glass replaced and had the pulley on the window replaced when we got home for $10. In addition, guesthop did not attempt to help us - stating the broken window was our fault. Even though three other professionals noted the damage was impact-related (i.e., someone threw something or put their hand through the window). The cleaning staff is excellent, and our property always looked lovely. If you would like someone else to manage your calendar, that's excellent, but we want to see our comments and what our guests are requesting or need. Guesthop takes away all access to your Airbnb listing. We learned our lesson: READ the contract carefully! We have found an excellent manager to work with that meets our needs. Final advice: shop around before you sign up with Guesthop.

Woodfield Properties has been managing our rental property in Sonoma for 1.5 years and have done a…read morephenomenal job. They have been clear and strong communicators since day 1. They found us a reliable tenant right away and proactively manage all communications and provide suggestions on ways to improve our rental, all while managing all the work and improvements. Would highly recommend them to anyone looking to rent out their home in the Sonoma area.

If I could I would leave ZERO stars. Tried to rent one of their properties in Sonoma and right…read morebefore we were going to go see it the price jumped up $2,500!!!! When I mentioned a nearby property close to the original price and we would never pay that much (new price) Nikki just wrote back "good luck". This is the second time a price jump happened on a rental to us with this company. Renters and property owners beware. If you list your property with them you may be missing out on renting your property to very decent honest folks.

this management company is a scam...don't ever use they will cancel you last minute and it takes…read moreforever to get any money back. They avoid telling VRBO they have canceled you in order to avoid paying fees then won't credit your credit card, they end up eventually sending a check after your "trip" that they canceled. Sketchy company

My home was being rented out in 2016 and 2017 while I was in a nursing home…read more People stole items from my kitchen, used my drapes as napkins (which the cleaners did not catch, so they never paid to replace them). The cleaners used the wrong cleaner on my wood floor and I had to pay someone to clean, the floor was filthy and put more finish on the floor, they would not pay for it. They use substandard help. If you call them, the call is for sales only not for helping.

Third time really was a charm...and DAVID MILLAR was mine! After two unsuccessful listings, he…read morewas the third realtor to take on my home, and the one who sold it. From our very first meeting, when he sat comfortably on my couch and spoke with me, as though we've known each other for years, I felt at ease. His approach was genuine, relaxed, and reassuring. That ease carried through the entire process. Once he set things in motion, his marketing expertise was immediately evident. My family and friends reached out almost daily asking, " Have you seen DAVID's latest video of your home? It's incredible!" and they were right...his videos were beautifully done, and his commentary was both informative and engaging. DAVID promised from the beginning that he would stay in constant communication throughout the entire process, and he absolutely delivered. He responded quickly to every text and phone call, and never once made me feel like I was a bother. My home sold quickly, and I credit that to David's professional, professionalism, creativity, and dedication. I am sincerely grateful for DAVID's outstanding work. Thank you David!

David Millar's professionalism and commitment to detail goes above and beyond all expectations…read more His knowledge of the house search and purchasing process is so refined that working with him was effortless on our part. When we wanted to go look at a new house or back to one we had already looked at, he was there and available with knowledge and advice with a keen eye for details that as a new buyer I didn't know to look for. When we decided on a house to make an offer on, David wrote up the contract and we had an accepted offer within 48 hours! From start to keys in our hands was 20 days and David was by our side every step of the way. I would highly recommend David Millar and Russian River Land and Home for any of your real estate needs.