CaravanLettings.com

We are currently reviewing suitable property rental scripts.

Unfortunately, the script we had found was not suitable, due to a Google Maps API problem:

• The script needed the Maps API to be unprotected, meaning that anyone could scrape our API key and use our Google credit for their use.
• The script also needed unlimited unrestricted access to all the other Google API endpoints.
• Even when I enabled all this for testing, the properties would show on the Promoted areas links ok but the home page search box would not work.
• The site needs to be protected by Google Recaptcher, we saw a lot of meaningless user accounts being created just to try and spam, a complete waste of time for everyone.

For these reasons, this script was not 100% suitable for us.

Another thing was the “beds”. When renting out a property, 99% of the time, there are more than 1 beds in the property. Even if you rent a hotel room, there are often more than 1 beds in there. This script did not allow for this and hopefully with the next update, this will be managed better and allow multiple bedrooms and their furniture / beds.

If this script is updated and all our points above fixed, it would be perfect. Here is hoping it is updated soon and made secure.

If you develop a property rental script that would suit our needs:

• A fully featured user backend
• A fully featured admin backend
• List multiple properties per user account.
• Allow in-depth details to be added about the property (rooms, beds, furniture), features, gardens, pools, hot tubs, local area etc.. and add photos.
• Search results on Google (or any other) maps service, showing properties in the area.
• When viewing a property, use Google maps and show other services, shops, bars, restaurants, petrol station etc near by.
• Allow bookings to be made by other users, take deposits, payments via stripe, paypal and bank transfer.
• Manage the bookings in a user backend so the owner can see their guest payments and status
• The website needs to make money so, a booking fee, either a percentage or a booking fee is taken from the payments made for the rental and then payments out to the owner would be deducted the website booking fees.
• Secure and safe to use API’s and Recapture to prevent meaningless signups and spam.

If you know of this kind of script, please let us know: Email: info (at) caravanlettings (dot) com.