Beware of rental at "vacationrentalsdc.com" We were scammed out of 1500.00 by Edsel Garay-watch out-the property was supposed to be at 905 Amer Dr, Fort Washington, MD 20744. Per Google the house was there-he just disappeared off the face of the earth, along with his ... more

Well he did own it at one point -- you can check ownership of Maryland properties at http://sdatcert3.resiusa.org/rp_rewrite/ (search in Prince George's County). When in the rental process did he disappear? ... more

That's terrible. Did you end up going on your vacation anyway? ... more

Help! Vacation plans had to change and we are now looking at DC around the first week of Oct. We plan on being there about 5 days (flexible) but on a budget. If we find something affordable in DC, it needs to be close to a train station. Hubby is ... more

... always advised. I've done vacation rentals thought them, though cross checked with other sites. Also look at Home Away.com and VRBO.com (vacation rentals by owner) An advantage of a condo type rental is that if hubby wants to stay in for a day or part of a ... more

... had a story about apartment rental scams on that site. Sites like VRBO have been known to have listings from scammers---or if the listing is legit, it may not live up to the description. That said, you are coming during a popular time of year so hotel rates tend ... more

... on Saturday to return the rental car, then ... ... solution is to keep the rental car and drive downtown. How is the traffic going into downtown DC on a typical (although it is Halloween) Saturday night? We have to pay $30 to park at the hotel also. Then again may have ... more

I would keep the car. You'll spend a couple hours of your short vacation time on Saturday returning the car at Dulles and then getting to DC via public transportation. Just drive into town, the traffic shouldn't be anything out of the ordinary on a Saturday or Sunday. ... more

... you get to the Dulles Access Road you'll have smooth sailing. I'd leave an hour from the time you roll out of the garage to your hotel to the time you roll into the rental car return, and likely you'll get 15 minutes of that time back ... more