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by calbear81 2132 days ago
There’s a range of flexibility offered including many homes that have free cancellation until 5 or 1 day before check-in. Some are on Stricter policies that are more strict than what you would find with hotels but homeowners also have different risk profiles and the policies help balance that risk out.
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I used to never care much but in 2020 it’s been a big deal. Will the main attraction in the area I’m visiting decide to close down or impose unreasonable restrictions? Will the entire state close down or make me quarantine?

There’s so much uncertainty with traveling these days.

In my experience flexible cancellation policies are extremely rare. At least hotels have that one advantage.