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别墅租赁：诈骗和警告
法国里维埃拉既有好人也有骗子，但在房地产和豪华别墅租赁方面，骗子尤其多。在法国南部租一栋别墅可能是一种愉快的体验，但就像在许多热门旅游目的地一样，它也伴随着遭遇诈骗和不诚实手段的风险。
我们最重要的第一条建议是：在预订别墅之前一定要亲自参观别墅，以避免出现诱饵和转换的情况。
如果您考虑在法国里维埃拉租用别墅，请注意以下事项：
通过代理机构预订
Booking through a large well-known agency may 似乎 safe, but it’s only as safe as you are savvy. There are many ways that these agencies can –and frequently do– scam people, in both big and little ways. Knowing their tricks can help you avoid them, but be prepared to put in some work before renting anything.
In fact, the CEO of Carlton Group emailed us trying to get us to remove their name from this guide, and in his email he said “Your journalism may have been appropriate, if unfortunate, in its negative slight against Rental Agents in general, but naming our company…” admitting that what we warn about below is true.
诱饵和开关
您已经知道，所有代理机构都试图让他们的列表看起来尽可能有吸引力。但在你到达之前你无法知道他们对照片做了多少修改，他们做了什么 没有 在图片和视频中向您展示别墅存在哪些他们没有告诉您的问题。
我们审核了大型中介机构的豪华租赁清单（价格在每周 20,000 欧元至 50,000 欧元之间），发现他们经常将别墅宣传为“豪华租赁”，即使这些别墅的状况非常非常糟糕，或者根本不豪华。
我们发现 最多 别墅的状况非常糟糕，有严重的水损坏和霉菌问题，有很多维护问题，并且有大量悬垂的电线和俯瞰邻居的东西被从照片中剪掉了。
我们甚至参观了一个“豪华别墅出租”，令我们惊讶的是，旁边正在建造一栋新房子，并且有一条共用的私人道路。堵在入口处的施工车辆花了 25 分钟才移动，尽管他们知道我们之前已经安排了参观，我们和两名特工正在等待。当我们最终到达房子时，我们注意到，与经纪人所说的不同 只是 告诉我们，施工噪音是 非常 声音很大，这张“海景”照片显然是用长焦镜头拍摄的，放大了远处一小片海景，并剪掉了视图中所有丑陋的屋顶。除此之外，照片中没有的两间浴室状况非常糟糕。
真正知道你会得到什么的唯一方法就是 提前参观别墅， 前 你预订它。
租赁合同
The big agencies’ rental contracts typically have many loopholes that would allow them to kick you out at any time. Don’t assume they won’t do this.
We hear stories of big agencies evicting people at the beginning of their stay, and keeping the entire rent and deposit for a seemingly inconsequential infractions, like having a visitor, or leaving towels outside (yes, these clauses are in contracts from big agencies like Carlton, etc.) Many agencies also include clauses that let them evict you and keep the money if a ‘neighbor’ complains of noise.
Agents also often agree to terms verbally, then leave them out of the contract so they don't have to adhere to them. Or they tell you verbally that they never enforce those clauses, but then refuse to remove them (…because they intent to enforce them).
Usually, the agencies keep the villa listed online even once it’s been booked. If there’s someone else who is willing to book for the same time-frame, and they have a legal (unethical, yes, but legal) way to get you out, keep the money, and get paid twice for the same weeks, then they really have no legal reason not to. Agencies are more concerned with making maximum profit than potential bad online reviews. After all, it’s easy to have bad reviews removed, most people don’t leave or check reviews, and there’s no way to review individual villas.
成交量下降，定价非常可商量
After Covid, when Americans were able to travel to Europe again, there was a boom in travel and bookings. Even then, the most that luxury villa rentals were booked was around 40% to 70% for the very best villas. From 2023 to 2025, villa rentals were only been booked up less than 20% of the time.
Before Covid, the typical discount you could negotiate on a luxury villa rental was about 30% to 40%. However, we had been hearing that in 2024, people were getting massive discounts on luxury villa rentals of around 50% to 75% off of the asking prices. We did some negotiating ourselves and found this to be true. We expect this to continue throughout 2025, especially with what’s been happening geopolitically.
如何保护自己
如果您正在考虑通过代理机构在法国里维埃拉租用豪华别墅，您可以采取以下措施来帮助降低被骗的风险：
- 在预订之前先对房产进行研究。要求视频游览和有关别墅的信息，包括其确切地址和设施。阅读其他客人的评论，并在 Google 地球上检查别墅的地址，以确保它确实存在。
- 切勿全额预付别墅费用。信誉良好的租赁机构只需要支付押金，您在抵达别墅并检查完毕后应该可以支付余额。
- Make sure the contract contains a clause that gives you a full refund (within a specified time-frame, with penalties for not refunding you on time) if you arrive and the property doesn’t meet your expectations, or has damage, privacy issues, bedbugs, or nearby construction.
- 在签署租赁合同之前请仔细阅读。确保你彻底理解 所有 条款和条件，并且合同包含您与租赁机构或个人商定的所有详细信息。不要相信仅口头所说的内容。
- 不要签署存在漏洞的合同，这些漏洞可能会让租赁机构或业主将您踢出去。如果该机构不删除这些条款，您就会知道这是因为他们计划使用它们。
我们的坦诚建议？不要通过代理机构或直接向业主预订，因为如果出现问题，您将无法获得退款。仅通过 AirBnb 和 VRBO 等网站预订，如果房源是骗局、与照片不同或其他形式的诱饵和转换，您可以获得退款。
网上预订平台
像 AirBnb 和 VRBO 这样的网站也有自己的问题（尽管比大型机构少），但它们是最安全的选择，因为如果出现问题，您可以向平台投诉。在这些网站上预订的主要问题是，业主有时会谎报“损坏”并扣留您的损坏押金。
绝不 预订您在 LeBonCoin（法国版 Craigslist）等分类网站上找到的别墅。欺诈者经常利用这些平台创建虚假的豪华别墅列表。这些列表可能包含看起来令人信服的照片和描述，但它们可能是实际不存在的属性，或者是从合法列表复制的。
以下是一些需要注意的常见问题和骗局：
- 假列表：诈骗者可能会在人们意识到该地点不存在之前创建虚假列表以吸引注意力和金钱。一旦支付了押金，“所有者”就无法联系到了。
- 失实陈述：房产与广告描述不符，或存在重大问题。
- 双重预订：该房产可能已经出租，您抵达后无法进入。
- 电子邮件劫持：所有者或机构的电子邮件地址可能被劫持或欺骗，您最终可能会与犯罪分子而不是实际所有者进行交互。业主或机构避免面对面的会议可能是一个危险信号，因为他们可能有隐藏的事情。
通过保持警惕并采取预防措施，您可以大大降低在法国南部租赁豪华别墅的风险。
注意： 犯罪
出租别墅是沿法国里维埃拉活动的犯罪团伙和犯罪团伙的主要目标。他们的窗户上通常没有栏杆，他们知道游客不像当地人那么谨慎。这些犯罪分子闯入的一个主要问题是，他们经常使用镇静气体，并从你手上偷走手表和结婚戒指等贵重物品。 在这里了解更多相关信息。
Given all the risks associated with villa rentals on the French Riviera, we recommend that you book a hotel instead (here’s our guide to help you avoid disappointment when booking a hotel). But if you’ve got your heart set on a villa, make sure to follow these tips to protect yourself from scams and enjoy a luxurious vacation on the French Riviera.
