My family used VRBO to get houses for winter vacations where we can bring other families and go skiing. With careful research and judicious planning it has turn

My family used VRBO to get houses for winter vacations where we can bring other families and go skiing. With careful research and judicious planning it has turned out okay for last decade of winters. Because it is skiing and usually remote, and we like to cook, we always bring food. To support this, we pack staples necessary for cooking (oil, vinegar, spices) and bring our tools (knives, snack bags, containers for leftovers) because you can't predict if the places will have those. We've been lucky in our experiences that about 60% had those, but not always, so being prepared is great. Planning and setting low but steady expectations is always important.