Accept Credit Cards

Advertiser-independent online payments for your guests in the context of your own property

The best and popular merchant account providers are integrated with MyVRZone.com. Check out the comparison tables below.

Vacation Rentals are becoming more and more popular each year as travelers can find them online easily and discover how much better they are when compared to hotels. The VR industry is still in its infancy and is no way near as established as the hotel industry. This is changing as we become more mainstream and expectations rise as we host more guests whose only experience is from staying at hotels. One way that VR owners can provide better service and satisfaction to these potential guests is to offer payment by credit card - something that we all tend to expect when shopping online.

"I have a flat 3% rate and no monthly fees, why should I change?"
If you transact more than $2,000 per month then switching can cost you less!

Why everyone should consider online credit card payments for the VR market today:

  • Assurance - guests feel more comfortable paying this way (VR scams do happen)
  • Viability - your own merchant account shows that you are credit-worthy and therefore more trust-worthy
  • Security - no faxing (or emailing!!) credit card details, the guest enters them securely online
  • 24/7 access - the guest can pay as their daily schedule permits, with no dependency on your own availability

If you...

  • have ever thought about taking credit cards but were turned off by the up-front, monthly and cancellation fees
  • use PayPal now and are worried about a renter requesting a charge-back without much chance for you to fight it, have problems with charging large amounts or find that your guests have too many problems making a payment
  • take credit cards now but want an online payment page that dispenses with the waiting, faxing, mailing and uncertainty over the card validity?
  • take credit cards now but the monthly minimums are too high (especially for low periods)

...then I have some good news, please read on.

I've been searching for the best merchant account providers for VR owners so that I can integrate them into the management tools. I believe that I have found the best solution and you can see how I got there by taking a look at the comparisons below - this shows how Costco, PayPal Virtual Terminal, HomeAway and ProPay solutions all compare.

You'll see that eCom (the MyVRZone Preferred Provider) offers the lowest cost solution for most monthly transaction amounts - here are the benefits of using them through MyVRZone:

  • Low Rates, lowest Total Cost of Ownership for most people
  • No setup/up-front fees
  • Month-to-month contract, 30-day cancellation
  • No minimum monthly transaction fees
  • $16 per month fixed fee + per transaction fees
  • Free VR-centric online payments page (that can be embedded in your own site if you want to)

For Gold/Platinum Plan subscribers using the Guest Zone, each payment is recorded with the reservation (where you can void/refund them directly), the amount due is inserted automatically and the guest contact information is pre-filled.

For anyone thinking of doing this, this solution provides the cheapest and lowest risk option that I could find. Try it for a few months to see if it works for you without having to risk losing any up-front payment.

All users (including the FREE Silver Plan†) can offer online payments though MyVRZone's preferred provider. Existing MyVRZone users can request more information here. If you don't have an account with us then register for one first and then apply - there's no cost and no obligation.

† FREE Silver Plan users must sign up for the MyVRZone preferred provider from within your account to enable online payments in the Guest Zone.


Comparison of popular Credit Card programs - click here to open in a separate page.