Not according to vacationers and travelers who, like most of us, are ADDICTED to being ONLINE.  A week without the internet can be an eternity for some.  Many of us can't go through a 24 hour period without logging on to at least check our email.  We tap the internet for banking, news, email, business, booking airline tickets and rental cars, stock prices, Google Maps and finding vacation rentals.

If you do not offer internet access to your guests, someone else will.  Most of us are not willing to go without the internet on vacation and neither are your potential renters.  Yes, there are vacation rentals that offer that "unplugged" experience.  Even in these remote areas you will still find a traveler who is urgently trying to find a "hotspot" and tap in to the internet.  Just like the Robin William's character in the movie R.V.  The sales executive who desperately needs to send a file from his laptop.  This character will do anything to find a strong enough signal to use his wireless card.  Even to a point of risking injury, standing atop a roof and on one foot to try to dial in the elusive internet signal. 

Internet access is no longer a luxury amenity but a standard feature.  You can secure more reservations for your rentals by offering direct internet access.  Many travelers and vacationers will skip over vacation rental listings that do not offer internet access.    In addition, many guests require a wireless connection.  Often this is done with a wireless router and allows multiple visitors to access the internet with laptops from anywhere in the home.  Here are some very simple instructions for setting up a wireless router in your vacation rentals.

Are you missing out on reservations because you do not offer internet access.  YES!  Travelers have become accustomed to hotels, coffee shops, libraries and malls that offer free internet access.  The internet connection will cost you about $30 to $50 per month more, however, increased bookings can more than make up for the cost.  You may want to build the extra fees into your rates.  Internet Access - Come on!  You can do without it for week?  Oh, Really? - Just try it!   

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