Press Release
Company President Finds Perfect Apartment in Paris Through Search Engine Rentalo.com
Raves for Ile-Saint-Louis Rental in Heart of Paris; Checked a Dozen Rental Web Sites
MIAMI, June 29, 2006 – “We found the perfect apartment to rent in Paris on Rentalo.com. We loved it.”, the travel company president said when talking about the apartment she found for a three-week Paris vacation with her husband and two sons on Rentalo.com, the search engine for worldwide accommodations. “The Rentalo find was just what we wanted. And I looked at so many sites – more than a dozen!”
Vacation rentals are one of the important segments of rental lodgings on Rentalo.com, the online search engine whose hi-tech innovations allows viewers planning to travel to new or familiar destinations to quickly find the right apartment, hotel, villa, house or guesthouse whether they are couples traveling solo or with children or other relatives, friends or neighbors. Rentalo destinations are worldwide – throughout Europe, the U.S., Mexico, Canada and beyond.
Right now, Rentalo features hundreds of rental properties in Paris on its web site offering apartments, houses, hotels and villas at all price levels. Among the apartments are these four in different arrondissements or districts of the city.
Ideally located on the charming Ile-Saint-Louis in the heart of historic Paris, Rentalo has a 700-sq.ft. apartment for year-round rental. The bright apartment sleeps four – two in the bedroom and two on a king-size sofa bed in the living room. The kitchen is fully equipped with oven, microwave, toaster, coffee machine, fridge and freezer, clothes washer and dryer. Amenities include cable TV, CD/radio player, DSL internet access with Wifi.
The Ile Saint-Louis (4th arrondissement) rental offers easy access to three Metro and six bus lines and is within walking distance of Notre Dame, Le Marais, Beaubourg (Pompidou Center), Place des Vosges, the Louvre and St. Germain-des-Prés. Rates for nightly rentals start at 150 Euros ($190) with a four-night minimum and weekly rentals at 1000 Euros ($1,250) with all taxes, utilities and fees included.
Two-bedroom apartment in 7th
Another currrent Rentalo listing is a rare find in the 7th arrondissement - a two-bedroom apartment in a residential area with a metro stop around the corner, convenient to restaurants, bakeries, shops and cafes and walking distance to the Eiffel Tower, Musée d’Orsay and other sites. The 900-square-foot, remodeled apartment with lots of light, courtyard views and balcony sleeps four. It has a very large living/dining room, brand new fully equipped kitchen with dishwasher. Amenities include stereo system and TV. Prices start at $133 per night for a monthly rental, $200 nightly for a four-night minimum.
A third choice on Rentalo is a one bedroom apartment, 700 sq.ft., on the Left Bank ideal for shoppers as the immediate area is full not only of famous designer shops, but also of lesser known, but equally chic Parisian boutiques. This high ceiling, nicely furnished apartment - suitable for one to three guests - has a living room and fully equipped American kitchen. Amenities include laptop computer with high-speed internet access. It is in a 19th century building with elevator, spacious stairwell and only two apartments on each floor.
Rates run 150 to 200 Euros per day or 1,200 Euros ($1,500) per week in the high season including all taxes, utilities and fees. Situated on a private cul de sac on Rue du Bac, which runs south from the Seine through Saint-Germain-des-Prés, the apartment is in easy walking distance of the Louvre and Musée Rodin.
A second bedroom apartment of about 500 square feet is also available here. It boasts nine-foot ceilings, polished wood floors and windows overlooking the central courtyard. Through August, this rental is available for 150 Euros nightly for a five-night minimum stay.
120,000 Rentals Worldwide
Rentalo.com connects travelers seeking accommodations directly to the property owners and managers of the rentals. It is the fastest growing online search engine and directory for rental accommodations. Each Rentalo listing nowincludes the telephone contact number, e-mail address for contact and a request to call back. Rentalo’s online directory to 120,000 rentals in 15,000 destinations helps find the best in apartments, hotels, houses, villas, B&Bs and other accommodations for vacation and business travelers.
The web site's “define search” option lets browsers check all categories of accommodations and narrow their choice. Destinations on the directory often have discount offers on the opening page. Visitors to the site can save time and money by using Rentalo’s unique “property finder” service - fully automated and free – that matches rentals with the inquirer's criteria by rental type, budget, amenities, things to do, special needs and vicinity and notifies them by e-mail in a matter of hours of the matches. Rentalo's property finder service uses virtual e-mail addresses when contacting rental property owners to maintain the privacy of the inquirer.
Travel agents and company travel departments can use Rentalo’s large inventory of lodgings to quickly find and book hotels, apartments, condos, villas and resort accommodations for their individual clients and business accounts, meeting planners or groups. The properties listed on Rentalo pay commissions of 5% to 20%. Rentalo also has an affiliates "publisher'' link program that give agents and other businesses additional revenue-earning opportunities.
For more information on rentals in Paris, Europe, the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Central America, South America and Asia, visit www. Rentalo.com. The e-mail address is contact@rentalo.com and toll-free number is 1-877-710-5914. Rentalo.com™ is a registered trademark of this Miami-based company.
Contact: Lucille Hoshabjian- LMH Communications
212-724-5877, E-mail: LMHComm@aol.com