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I stumbled upon this component looking for a booking tool which is configurable to my needs. Rentalot Plus has everything and a lot more. Very Easy to understand.

Recommended a lot. And the support is just wonderful!

This is a fantastic booking system.
I am the owner of a resort and after being badly let down by a web designer decided to built my own website in Joomla. I had never done this before and so it was a steep learning curve. The site had to have an online booking system as this is how we get 95% of our business. I decided to use Rentalot Plus and I am so glad that I did. The PDF which comes with it is very comprehensive but on the occasions when I got stuck the support was just brilliant. I'm sure some of my questions were a bit dumb due to my lack of knowledge in building a site but they had endless patience and led me by the hand through the bits I didn't understand.
A big thanks to the Rentalot team. I highly recommend them.

This is a versatile component and is excellent value for money. Though I hit the buffers with a time zone error, the speed of response from Rentalot support (and resolution of my problem) was amazingly quick.

I have just built my first website from scratch to advertise holiday homes and I could never have done it so easily without this. It is simply the best rental extension you will find....end of! The availability calendar is superb, the configuration is a breeze, customisation is straightforward and the documentation is as thorough as you could wish for - no stone left unturned. The online booking function is superb. Rentalot Plus has taken the hard work out of creating a fully working site and has done it with style. I have needed support on a few occasions and the developer has replied immediately with very helpful responses. As it turns out, the errors were down to me! I can't recommend this highly enough and am confident it will prove an absolute godsend. If you advertise homes for rent...you need this...it's as simple as that.

best support I have ever seen!
Thanks a lot!

- Fast updates,
- easy to configure
- helpful hints!

Great component! 6 stars and more!

I have this extension for less then a week now.
They developed new function for me when I ask for something that they think other can have use of.

This extension fill my need and more then that to.

Chris on Rentalot is 7 star.

I admit that I'm code-challenged and before purchasing I red the whole manual and contacted the developers. Made a few inquiries and only then I decided to buy even thou not all answered were favorable; but this way I got an understanding of who I'm dealing with and I'm happy to report that:

The support was first class even BEFORE I purchased the extension.
As it is not doing exactly what I wanted, they even offer an immediate refund (no I rather stay with them and wait for the next release)
The extension is really simple to understand, install and configure.

but as I'm a perfectionist, I have to say that it lacks a little in the GUY. Please note that I'm not talking about the usability! No, no ... that's excellent, I'm talking about the graphics.

In Summary:
RentalotPLUS does what it say;usage is very simple; the documentation is CLEAR and COMPLETE; the support is stellar; and I'm happy with it.

Fantastic component, it does everthing we need it to do, takes all the bookings and enquiries online and also takes out all the hassle of remebering stage payments and even keeps a record of all client details.
The help I received solving teething problems was second to none and I cannot thank them enough. I cannot recommend this highly enough.

First of all, support for this paid extension is really, really good. If you got some special request, they are willing to implement it into the next release (within reasons of course). The guys who develop this component are very nice too, and I think they are deeply committed to this project and are willing to develop it long-term.

I used this component to build a simple website for rental of an apartment (short stay). You could take a peek at www.vakantie-huis-drenthe.com. It is build on Joomla 1.6. I chose RentaLot Plus at first, because it is Joomla 1.6 compatible. My experience level for Joomla: 4 1/2 years. I used the standard Atomic template with RentaLot Plus to build the website.

Pro's:
- Price (build this thing yourself for €35,- don't think so..), competing compon. are also a bit more expensive (around €50,-)
- Support A+++, and quick responses
- Very flexible
- Fast updates
- No impact on loading time of website and performance.
- Straightforward administration of bookings, and payment accounts.
- Cross-browser compatible
- It is easy to set this thing up, and customize it.

Con's:
- Text translation of the front-end of the component is a bit scattered in the backend of the component and in the language files. I personally prefer to have this in one place (in language file or in the backend). But you could differ in opinion on this matter.
- All styling of the component in .css files, and classes or id's for the different elements(BUT e-mailed a support request about where I could find the styling of buttons in the code and the "yes those dates are available" and the "sorry those dates are not available" text when doing an availability search. Next day they updated the component with these features and lengthened my download subscription with a month for free... Woooow, how's that for support!)
- Can't think of anything else.

I can really recommend RentaLot Plus as a booking component!! I used it for a simple one-apartment booking component, and it works like a charm. No regrets at all, think the client will be happy with it too.

This component is well done. It is very easy to use and highly comprehensive. It has just about everything you will need for a booking system. The design is also good with lots of options for customization. The calendar and form fit right into the design of my Web site.

Customer support is also outstanding. My questions were all answered and problems taken care of in a timely manner.

You will not be disappointed! This component is genius.

Having used Resmania and BookIT Gold prior to trying this component, I was having many issues with performance, customisation issues and useability. I have downloaded, installed, configured, tested and okayed this product in less than 2 hours! It is truly a very awesome generic component for rental management in Joomla. 10 out of 5.

At first I had some difficulties, but was not due to Rentalot ...

However, I received good support from the team:

- I received a response immediately
- was done carefully controlling the problem
- I received clear instructions on how to proceed ...

Rentalot I think is a great product, and support is very professional

Congratulations!

Andrea

This is exactly what we were looking for:
- great functionality
- easy to configure
- easy to use
- excellent support
Thanks.

This is a superb extension. Installs flawlessly on Joomla 1.6. Communication with the developers is great, questions are answered very fast.

The extension is very easy to configure en looks great in front- and backend. The only thing (for me) that is missing is the ability to set up multiple booking periods (week, weekend, midweek) but this also has the developers attention.

I am looking forward to new versions.

Thanks

I had been looking for an extension to provide online booking for my holiday apartments. Most were way too complicated or far too simple.

This provides the perfect balance. You can use multiple currencies, have fully flexible renting periods. You can have calendar views or table views of your availability with or without prices.

You can define extras, e.g. towel packs, extra beds and price them each, by week etc.

You can set discounts for multiple booking periods, and setup a payment schedule (e.g. 30% on booking, balance 4 weeks before etc.)

You can choose to show booked periods or not, show unit descriptions or not, provide text before and after the calendar/table.

It has flexible forms built in to capture enquiry/booking details, flexible email options.

There are a few reports available too, though I haven't used these yet.

You can enable online payments through Paypal/moneybookers or the system is very useful even without this.

It also comes with the most important thing - good documentation and a developer who takes pride in his work, and fixes bugs quickly.

Rentalot Plus is incredible value too.

Can't recommend this highly enough. Thanks Chris.

Hi guys, this extensions absolutely delivers what promised and even more. Clear and complete documentation, smooth installation, easy deployment on any joomla website. I used it on a client website - a very demanding client - which was really satisfied. Bookings flowed in immediately! It is the number one choice to add booking functionality to any rental website and increase its value. Outstanding and at a very very reasonable cost. Thanks!

For this extension I will give 7* rating
(As there are spa hotels with 7*, why not to give it to an outstanding extension)

It offers more than relaxing massage, jacuzzi and big swimming pool below palm trees. Much more I will say.

Working straight 12 hours on implementing Rentalot Plus on my site (ok, I admit, I had some brake time), and it is done, I mean d.o.n.e. Perfect, works like a charm, intuitive, well documented, and what is the best thing I have 3 apartments live one site, ready to be booked.

Tested all I can think of, and it is not showing me any errors. Now, I can go to sleep, and I will not be surprised if I get some apartment booked, and what is the best, system email send is personalized so well, that customer will have a great feeling of fast response.

What should be added to Rentalot Plus. I cannot think of it right now, as for 35 EUR you cannot ask for more.

Great job, best extension I have ever purchased.

I am using Joomla 1.6 since January this year, love it, and 'am planning to move all my other websites to it soon (just about 10 other sites :)

Cheers to Joomla 1.6 and Rentalot Plus
You made my day easy and busy

I had a client that wanted to manage their B&B rentals themselves via Joomla. I tried a long list of components before finding Rentalot Plus. After reading the reviews and looking at the demo I was convinced it would work nicely for my client. I provide my clients with two host systems, one in the US and one in the UK, for redundancy in case of outages. After paying for the component and downloading it I attempted to install it on both of the host accounts. One account installed flawlessly and I was up and running in a matter of minutes. Everything went exactly as described. On the second host the outcome was different. I could not get past the initial install screen. Now I needed support. I contacted the folks at Les Arbres Design and even though I was in a different time zone (continent) I received a quick reply. I explained my situation and provided them a login to the Joomla site and waited for a reply. Almost immediately I received a replay explaining in clear terms what they suspected the problem was. It was host related, not anything wrong with the component. The support staff suggested that I perform a particular test on the server side to isolate the suspected problem and the result was positive. In a short while I received another email with version 3.20 attached (which wasn't released at the time) that had a fix for my particular problem. I couldn't ask for better or more professional support or a better functioning component. I have been a software developer for over 30 years and have worked with Joomla from "day 1" and I can say without hesitation that the folks at Les Arbres Design rank at the top of the list of Joomla developers. Keep up the good work!



Jim Alexander

This Component is excellent. I went ahead and bought the full version on the basis of the reviews, and after having read all I could about it... I was not dissappointed. I have used this on a client website http://www.caravanhirewhiteacresnewquay.co.uk so that customers could view the caravans for hire, and see the pricing and even book the van and make payment directly via the website.
If you are planning on renting out properties or rooms etc, then I really do recommend this component...And I've not even needed to use support yet as the 70 manual is so well written! Well Done.

I've bought this extension and didn't get any suggestions or supports. He will help only "commercial support" no free in anyway Although you've just bought the software 1 day. no support forum. no user to user support. Please be aware of buying this extension.