VRBO VACATION RENTALS: Three Pre-Planned Getaways

Vacation Rentals by Owner, or VRBO, is a vacation property rental website that allows people to either list their vacation destination spots for rental or to book new and exciting rentals for vacation. With a system similar to Airbnb, VRBO provides a wide variety of places to stay all around the world. VRBO allows anyone to start by searching for a destination and filtering the search to fit their desired vacation perfectly. Filters include the number of guests traveling together, whether or not there will be pets, and the specific dates that you plan to arrive and leave. This makes it easy to quickly find the perfect travel destination rental within seconds. From that point on, it is fully up to you where you will stay!

For amazing family or group vacations, the options are endless on VRBO. Here are some of Simply Magazines’ top picks for rentals, as well as travel destinations and tourist attractions in the nearby areas of Akureyri, Iceland, Maui, Hawaii, and Ocho Rios, Jamaica.

Akureyri, Iceland

Iceland is an exciting travel destination and the home of some highly sought-after travel experiences. VRBO features a beautiful rental spot known as Hamragil on VRBO. Hosted by a premier renter and member, Jon Baldur Torbjornsson, this vacation hotspot has six bedrooms with nine beds, two full bathrooms, a kitchen and living space, a geothermal hot tub, a beautiful view of Iceland, and visual access to the Northern Lights. For around $342 per night (prices may vary depending on dates, taxes and fees not included), this spot is private and secluded, but still within about nine miles of the town of Akureyri. With a rating of 4.9 stars on VRBO, Hamragil is a great place for a family or group getaway.

The town of Akureyri has very little light pollution, making it a great place to see the northern lights, also known as Aurora Borealis. Winter months are the times with the highest probability of experiencing this one-in-a-lifetime sight, and Akureyri is a great place to do it.

Akureyri is full of other amazing tourist attractions as well, such as whale watching, an experience that many will never forget. Visitors who go on whale-watching tours can expect to see dolphins and harbor porpoises, as well as several other whale species that are common in the area such as orcas, blue whales, humpback whales, and minke whales.