• Why have I been charged if my booking is cancelled?

    If your booking has not been confirmed then we won’t have made any charges to your card. When you book, we carry out a pre-authorisation, whereby we temporarily retain the corresponding value of the deposit. This operation is cancelled when the booking is cancelled and does not require any further…

  • How to make a safe password

    Some advice for creating a secure password that isn’t easy for others to guess or hack. Choose a sentence and use it as a password It could be something perosnal that is easy to memorise. You just have to shorten the words. E.g. DFTBM! = Don’t Forget To Buy Milk!…

  • How does the anti-fraud warranty benefit me as a traveller?

    The anti-fraud warranty ensures that the owner will receive the down payment for your booking 48 hours after the check-in date. It’s the best warranty you can get when booking your chosen accommodation, and it’s completely free for you. You can check during the booking process whether or not the…

  • How do you file your tax returns when you rent out your property to tourists?

    Al realizar la declaración de la renta debes tener en cuenta dos períodos de tiempo diferenciados: el tiempo en el que la vivienda está alquilada y el período en el que la vivienda está libre/disponible para el propietario. 1) Tiempo en el que la vivienda está alquilada Los ingresos que…

  • What does “not verified” mean?

    Some accommodation units published on Rentalia bear the “not verified” warning. What does this mean? These accommodation units have been published for less than 6 months on Rentalia and the owner has not yet verified the address of the published property. We therefore recommend proceeding with caution.  

  • How to prevent fraud if you advertise accommodation

    Don’t send your access details to anyone. Rentalia will never ask you for your access details either by e-mail or telephone. You only have to enter them when you want to access your private zone. Access only if the page has a padlock in its address string If you receive…

  • How to prevent fraud if you are looking for accommodation

    Be alert to inconsistencies from the property owner. Pay attention to inconsistencies between the owner’s language, their nationality, their telephone number, country of residence, etc. For example, if the owner says they reside in the UK but their telephone number is Spanish. Be wary of owners who suggest alternative ways…