0 Shares The Five Most Common Mistakes Made by New Vacation Rental Owners With so many new properties coming onto the vacation rental market, owners are bound to make some mistakes along the way. I did when I started out, and learnt to my cost that if you don’t do the homework and get the systems in place at the outset, more problems are created along the […]
0 Shares Save Time with FAQ Lists for your Vacation Rental Guests Do we have to bring pots and pans? Is there an Ipod docking station? How many pillows are there on each bed? How often do you empty the hot tub? Are there enough outdoor chairs for all of us? Should I bring my blender? Do you have sports channels on your satellite program? Is there […]
0 Shares 6 Comments Vacation Rental Owners Want to Hear Getting positive reviews should be one of the primary goals of your business. Prospective guests love to read reviews and hear what other guests have said about their stay in your vacation rental property. They can be hard to come by though, but when you do get them, treasure each one and shout it from the rooftops!
0 Shares 20 Ways to Make a Difference to Your Rental Guests In these heady days of social networking, if someone experiences something negative they will shout it out to the world and in many cases, much of the world will hear. One video posted on You Tube, a photo on Facebook, or a 140 character review on Twitter could be quite damaging to your reputation. On […]
0 Shares Being Pet Friendly May Bring More Bookings If you are already feeling the pinch with your vacation rental bookings then maybe you should be considering accepting pets. Our own stats show that over 60% of enquiries this year have been from guests who want to bring their pets on vacation, and the bulk of our current bookings are in pet friendly properties. […]
0 Shares 10 Keys To Vacation Rental Success – A New Owners Guide Vacation home owners are facing challenges if they need to sell. Many are turning to rental as an alternative to having a property on the listings for many months. There are a large number of owners choosing this route because they have either tried selling, or are not prepared to lower their asking price and […]
0 Shares Pet Owners Can Be Your Best Guests Pampering your pet-owner guests can be a real boost to your bottom line for out-of-season rentals. About 75% of the guests to my cottage bring their dog; many are returning guests who come back, not only for their annual summer vacation, but in the fall, winter and spring as well. This is because we welcome […]
0 Shares Friends And Relatives As Renters I talk frequently with cottage owners who are considering renting and are understandably a little apprehensive about the prospect of strangers in their property. A common decision is to start out by renting to friends and relatives because it feels more comfortable when they know their rental guests, but there’s evidence to show this is […]
0 Shares Being Pet Friendly Could Be The Key To Increased Occupancy I spoke to a number of renters today looking for last minute availability for the summer. One of them wanted three full weeks in August. I know of plenty of cottages that have weeks empty but none of them are pet friendly, so had to turn away all the potential clients as they all had […]
0 Shares Getting Ready for Rental – the Cottage Audit Whether you are a vacation rental owner who has been renting for some time, or new to the the cottage rental business, spring is a busy time preparing for the upcoming rental season. Although my place rents year round and I have honeymooners in there at the moment, I always set aside a week in […]
