"we aren't here to sell it to you - we're here to make it easy and enjoyable to find it for yourself"

World - Rentals.com is the key to finding and booking yourself any one of the hundreds of privately owned holiday villas, hotels, houses and apartments advertised on these pages. We aren't a travel agency, or a tour operator - simply a web site filled with exciting holiday opportunities.

World - Rentals.com covers a lot more than just property on purpose-built Mediterranean developments. You'll see plenty of wonderful villas of just that sort on the following pages, but you'll also see farmhouses in Tuscany, converted barns in France, air- conditioned Florida bungalows, ski chalets in the Alps, apartments in the Canaries, mansions in South Africa... you name it, we've got it.

All these properties are advertised by their owners, or sometimes small specialist agencies, or are members of a large central database of properties . So when you E Mail the contact number, you'll speak to someone who knows the property and its area intimately. That way, you can find exactly the right holiday accommodation to suit you.

Booking direct should also save you money, simply because there is no-one else taking commission on the deal. When you go on a package holiday, both the tour operator and the travel agent are taking their slice. That's fair enough, as they are doing the legwork for you. But do it yourself and you'll save - often up to 50%

The beauty of booking a privately owned property is that you enter a new world of variety, choice and discovery.

 So browse away and find that perfect property in the perfect spot!