Share What we can learn from other owners’ reviews As a proponent of raising standards in vacation rentals and an enthusiastic follower of other successful owners, I often come across examples of best practice to share. This morning, when […]
Share What’s Under the Bed? When was the last time you checked under the beds in your vacation rental home or cottage? Did you check the bathroom cabinet; the dresser drawers and the shelf in […]
Share What’s the Cost of Doing This Vacation Rental Business? I’ve heard the phrase, “It’s the cost of doing business” on several occasions recently and thought it would be interesting to reflect on what this actually means. I use it […]
Share When Pets go Missing at a Vacation Rental My son & his wife just spend a sleepless night as their beloved Beagle took off for a walkabout yesterday while they were both at work, and didn’t come home […]
Share Changeover Without Tears – An Owner’s Guide to Changeover Day With the vacation rental season in full swing most owners, myself included, approach changeover day with a mixture of trepidation, anticipation and sometimes, confidence. Whatever we expect, there are times […]
Share Harnessing the Power of Your Vacation Rental Guests on Facebook Your vacation rental guests are your best advocates. If they love your place they will tell their friends, write great reviews and talk about the great time they had on […]
Share 8 final checks before the vacation rental season starts For many of us the high season is already in full swing but I had a few days with vacancies at Osprey Cottage this week so used them to do […]
Share Will Your Guests Love Your Kitchen? With thanks to Marcia of the food blog , ‘The Aperitif’, I am able to illustrate one of my own pet peeves about cottage or vacation rental – the underwhelming […]
Share Who Wants Happy Vacation Rental Guests? Here’s a note from my guest book following a rainy few days at Osprey Cottage. ‘We came here looking for a place to sleep and cook the occasional meal while […]
Share What’s the value of Facebook for Vacation Rental Owners? I was watching the ‘tech expert’ on Canada TV AM this morning and was interested with this statistic: “The fastest growing demographic on Facebook is women over 55” This struck […]
