Reservation with paid deposit meaningless – Vrbo Vacation Rentals Review

I booked a reservation for two people in a place that was advertised as accommodations for 4 people. My deposit was taken and I a received a reservation confirmation email from the host. When later I emailed the host that we would have 3 people instead of 2, there was no response. Then out of the blue, I received an email from the host that I needed to cancel my reservation because my dates weren’t available. WHAT?!?!?! I’ve used VRBO in the past without incident but if VRBO allows their hosts to just take deposits from people but continue to advertise at either a higher rate or a longer stay until they find something better, then VRBO is meaningless as a legitimate business. I can imagine if hotels, airlines or Airbnb did this also.
Review by The Muffin Lady on Vrbo Vacation Rentals.