Terms of Service

Last updated: October 2026

These terms cover your use of Blue Ridge Vacations (blueridge.vacations) and any listing you buy from us. Blue Ridge Vacations is operated by GOODlife Magazine. By creating a listing, paying, or using the site, you agree to them.

1. What we are

Blue Ridge Vacations is an online directory. We show vacation rentals and local businesses in the Blue Ridge Mountains and send visitors to the owner's own website. We are not a rental manager, broker, travel agent or booking platform. We do not take reservations or payments for stays, and we are not a party to any agreement between a guest and an owner.

2. Listing plans and pricing

• Standard: $5 per month or $50 per year.
• Sponsored: $29 per month or $299 per year.
• Local business plans are priced per listing, per location. A business listed in three locations is billed for three.
• If you choose Sponsored but a location has no free Sponsored spot, that location is billed at the Standard price until a spot opens.
• You can upgrade a live listing from Standard to Sponsored from your dashboard. You pay the price difference for the rest of the current billing period right away, and the plan then renews at the Sponsored price.
• You can switch from Sponsored to Standard from your dashboard. Sponsored placement ends right away, the Standard price starts at your next renewal, and unused time is not refunded.
• Website design: $750, one-time. We design a website for your business from the information you give us. It is separate from your listing plan and does not renew. Website design payments are non-refundable once your order is placed.
• Prices are in U.S. dollars and may not include taxes, which are added where required.

3. Automatic renewal

Every plan is a subscription. Your plan renews automatically at the end of each billing period (monthly or yearly, as you chose) and your card on file is charged the then-current price until you cancel. We will email you a receipt for each payment.

Free first year (promo code). If you use a promo code, your first year of the Standard plan is free for a single vacation rental or a single business location. We save your card when you sign up and charge nothing for 365 days. After that your plan renews automatically at the then-current Standard price, monthly or yearly as you chose, until you cancel. To avoid the first charge, choose Manage billing and Cancel plan before the free year ends. A code can be used once per account. If we decline your listing, your free year is cancelled and your card is not charged.

4. Turning off auto-renewal (cancelling)

You can turn off auto-renewal at any time. Sign in, open your dashboard, choose Manage billing, and choose Cancel plan. There is no fee and no minimum term. You can turn renewal back on any time before your plan ends.

• This applies to future billing periods only.
• Your listing stays live until the end of the period you have paid for, then it comes down.
• You will not be charged again once auto-renewal is off.

5. Refunds

• Payments are non-refundable. This includes unused time on a monthly or annual plan and listings you remove or cancel early.
• If we decline your listing before it goes live, we refund your payment in full.
• If we remove your listing for breaking these terms, no refund is due.

6. Payment and failed payments

Payments are processed by Stripe. We never see or store your full card number. If a payment fails, we retry it up to 3 times. If every retry fails, your plan ends and your listing is removed; you can list again at any time. You agree not to dispute a charge with your bank without contacting us first at [email protected] so we can fix it.

7. Price changes

We may change our prices. We will give you at least 30 days' notice by email before a new price applies to your next renewal. If you do not want the new price, cancel before it takes effect.

8. Review and approval

Every listing is reviewed before it appears. We may decline, edit for formatting, pause, or remove any listing that is inaccurate, misleading, unsafe, unlawful, or not a fit for the site.

9. Your listing and your responsibilities

• You confirm you own the property or business, or are authorized to list it.
• Everything you submit (descriptions, rates, features, links) must be accurate and kept current. You are responsible for your own pricing, availability, policies, licenses, permits and taxes.
• You confirm you have the right to use every photo and image you upload.
• You give us a free, non-exclusive license to display your content on the site and in our marketing for as long as your listing is active.
• Your contact details are kept private and are used only to run your account. They are not shown on your public listing.

10. Sponsored placement

Sponsored listings appear first and carry a Sponsored badge. For local businesses, the number of Sponsored spots is limited to 9 per category and location. If a location is full, you may be placed on a waitlist for that location. Placement, traffic, clicks and bookings are not guaranteed for any plan.

11. Prohibited use

Do not post false or misleading listings, scrape or copy the site, interfere with its operation, or use it for anything unlawful.

12. No guarantees, limited liability

The site and our services are provided as is, without warranties of any kind. We do not guarantee any number of visitors, inquiries or bookings, and we are not responsible for any stay, transaction or dispute between owners, businesses and guests. To the fullest extent the law allows, our total liability to you for any claim is limited to the amount you paid us in the 12 months before the claim.

13. Ending your account

You may stop using the site at any time. We may suspend or end your account for breaking these terms. Sections that by their nature should survive (including refunds, liability and governing law) will continue to apply.

14. Changes to these terms

We may update these terms. If a change affects your plan, we will email you before it applies. Continuing to use the site after a change means you accept it.

15. Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Georgia, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Disputes will be handled in the state or federal courts located in Georgia.

16. Contact

Questions about these terms or your billing: [email protected].