The DIBB – Disney with a British Accent
We have just renewed our advertising with ‘The DIBB’, a UK based website with a british perspective on making the most of your visit to the sunshine state.
This will be our 5th year advertising with the DIBB and with the rise of todays social networks and interactive internet it is more relevant than ever as it’s no longer good enough to simply hide behind an anonymous email address, guests expect and should be able to contact the owners and talk to other guests about their experiences.
Unlike traditional advertising locations (which we also use!), locations such as the Dibb give us as owners nowhere to hide! We can upload our advert in the same way as everywhere else, but we cannot control the feedback, good or bad!
Guests renting a villa have the freedom to browse or search the forums and look for comments about the villa, so any villas advertised on the DIBB have to meet a standard or they almost certainly won’t be renewing the following year! The site also has strict rules for owners, for example they check ownership of the home to make sure it genuinely exists and if an owner puts their property up for sale they must notify the DIBB. There are very few sites that do this and we can think of nothing worse than staying in a villa with a ‘for sale’ sign in the window, or worse still not even existing.
You can see our advert on the DIBB here, and if you scroll to the bottom you can see when our advert was first posted, our status on the forum (currently Platinum!). We also have guest reviews on the site.
If our home is not available, or perhaps a little larger than you need the DIBB is an excellent location to find a home that you know the owners care about. You can see how long they have listed on the forum and their status on the forum. Personally we would look at villas that have been on the DIBB for over a year, and have a gold or platinum listing status to ensure the owner is active on the forum, and has been through at least one renewal cycle.
Its not just for the british either or just for villa information, the forum is a great source of information and we hope you find it useful!
