List your holiday villa in the South of France with confidence

No Upfront Fees | Full Control | Quality Family Bookings | Personal Service

Whether you're new to renting out your home in the South of France or have been letting your property for years and are looking for a new perspective, we help you sell more weeks on your holiday property.

We’re a family-run business with a friendly, professional team based in the South of France. Advertising with us means that you draw on over 20 years of local experience. Since 2006, we’ve specialised in connecting quality properties with loyal British, Irish, and Northern European holidaymakers. What makes us different? Every member of our team also lets their own home or gîte, giving us first-hand insight into what owners really need from an agency.

What our guests say

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A smarter alternative to Airbnb, VRBO, and Booking

Choosing where to advertise your villa is an important decision and not all options are the same. Compare us with other platforms to see why many villa owners prefer our more personal, balanced, and flexible approach.

How it works — a personal, hands-on approach from start to finish

At South France Holiday Villas, we combine professional marketing with a personal, relationship-driven approach. From the first conversation to repeat bookings, you remain fully in control - with real people supporting you at every stage.

 

Step 1: Setting up your listing

Once you decide to list with us, there are two options to set up the listing.

Either you set up the listing yourself via your owner account, after which we will review and optimise before publishing, or you can send us the necessary information (descriptions, photos, etc.) and we will set up the listing for you. In any case, you will get access to your owner account, where you can manage descriptions, availability, and pricing.

Where possible, we visit your property in person and take the time to meet you and/or your local property manager and to get acquainted with your property. This helps us to understand your villa properly and to optimise your listing further. It also allows us to present it accurately and confidently to guests and provide reassurance before booking.

Step 2: Once your listing is live

Once live, your villa is actively promoted by our experienced sales team, who propose suitable properties directly to enquiring clients.

Your listing benefits from exposure via:

• Our website
• Our database of 10,000+ past holidaymakers
• Direct client recommendations from our team
• Our SFHV Partner Network (optional)

We focus on matching the right guests to the right villa, not mass volume.

You have the option to distribute your listing to our SFHV Partner Network accessing markets worldwide, with a focus on the Northern European market and the French domestic market. We are partnered with 3rd party platforms and OTAs via our channel manager and can distribute your listing onto their networks for maximum exposure. This is an optional service, and you can handpick yourself on which platforms you would like to have your property advertised, if any. Partners include Airbnb, VRBO and the wider Expedia Group network (Abritel, FeWo Direkt, etc.), TUI Group network, Locasun, and others; as well as villa compare sites such as HomeToGo and Holidu.

Step 3: Enquiries and booking requests

When an enquiry is received, we might contact you with questions or to discuss holiday requirements. We often will have been in contact with the client already, and where possible, apply a level of soft screening.

If the client wants to go ahead with the booking, you will receive a booking request which you can accept or decline. When a booking is confirmed, you will get the contact details of the lead guest in case you want to reach out personally at any point - this is optional.

Step 4: Secure payouts

Once a booking is confirmed, payments are handled securely with a clear and fair payout schedule:

• 20% deposit paid to you at booking
• 50% paid 21 days before arrival
• 30% + any extras paid 2–5 days after guest arrival

Cancellation policy:

• If a guest cancels more than 8 weeks before arrival, you keep the 20% deposit already paid.
• If a guest cancels less than 8 weeks before arrival, the full rental amount (excluding extras) is retained and paid according to the schedule above.

Step 5: Guest stays

During the stay, the main point of contact for guests is you or your local property manager, as you are best positioned to deal quickly and effectively with any on-site matters.

We remain available in the background to assist where needed and to support communication if required.

Our clientele consists mainly of families looking for well-maintained villas, not party groups.

Step 6: After the stay

Following the guest’s arrival and stay:

• Final payments and extras are settled
• Guest feedback is collected
• Successful stays are added to our database

This helps generate repeat bookings and long-term value for your villa.

What owners appreciate most

✔ A personal, human approach , not an automated platform
✔ Active sales support, not just passive advertising
✔ Full control and transparency
✔ Clear payout and cancellation protection
✔ A long-term partnership built on trust

To keep in touch, we regularly send out a newsletter for owners which provides updates on the latest developments, highlights some exemplary listings, and talks about case studies of owners who we feel have some special insight into successful letting. Have a look at our Owner's Experiences page for case studies and owner interviews.

Tips for a successful listing

Advertising your property well can sometimes seem a little overwhelming and a bit hit-and-miss. But not to worry, we have over 20 years of experience optimising and tweaking holiday villa listings, gently nudging clients to click that ‘Book Now’ button.

Below, you will find a list of things that will help you to get more exposure and attract more clients:

A detailed description of your property is key. When booking a property, people are handing over their hard-earned money in return for a fantastic holiday. To make sure that our clients know exactly what to expect from the property, it is important to provide all details about the property, inside and out. Be honest and detailed; managing expectations leads to better reviews. Describe the property and layout, and individual rooms in detail and highlight what makes your villa special. House rules are also very important to make clear to everyone involved. Do you accept pets? Fantastic, let us know! Is your property child-friendly? Wheelchair accessible? Do you have a chlorine or saltwater pool? All of this is very useful information for the clients and us. Where possible, we visit villas in person so we can present them accurately and confidently to guests.

Get your photos right. Pictures speak a thousand words and are vital to promote your property. Provide good quality, recent photos (minimum size 1200x800) that show the property in its entirety. Poor-quality photos will not sell your property, no matter how lovely it is in real life. Need some help? We offer affordable holiday home photography for our owner-partners.

Get your rental rate right. Research your local market, assess what kind of rental properties are in your local area and how much they rent per week. Make sure to list your villa at a competitive, realistic rental price. If you're just starting out, be prepared to undercut the competition a little to get clients interested and give your holiday villa a chance to earn valuable customer reviews. If you need advice on this, we are here to help, so please do not hesitate to get in touch.

Keep us up-to-date on accurate availability. We rely on our owners to provide us with up-to-date availability in order to speed up the booking process. Often, a client will have their heart set on a particular property that is showing as available for their dates, only to find out that the property is already booked. In order to eliminate this disappointment, we ask you to update availabliity regularly in your owner account or synchronise our calendar with your main calendar via ical.

Reviews are invaluable. Any and all reviews that you have are incredibly helpful. Only have them in a guest book? That's fine! Scan them over to us and we will get them onto your property page.

Respond quickly to enquiries. Speed is of the essence. Respond quickly to our enquiry and you're ensuring that the client who is interested in your property does not have enough time to research others. At South France Holiday Villas, we deal with every enquiry the second that it hits our inbox. Owners need to do so too and respond to all enquiries as soon as possible.

A personal, proven way to rent your villa

At South France Holiday Villas, we combine nearly 20 years of experience with a personal, hands-on approach. We work with a carefully selected portfolio of villas, actively promote each property to quality family clients, and support owners at every stage — without upfront fees or long-term contracts.

If you’re looking for a professional, transparent alternative to large booking platforms, we’d be happy to discuss whether your villa is a good fit.