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 Who should not be in the vacation rental business? There are two distinct types of vacation rental properties, each with their own drawbacks from a rental guest perspective. The cottage or holiday home that has been bought for investment […]
Share Vacation Renters Speak Out And Owners Need To Listen Following on from my post yesterday about renter feedback on finding a property to rent, the other question we were asking people at the Cottage Show in Mississauga was about […]
Share Is Your Vacation Rental Home Family Friendly? This is a question we hear occasionally although it’s not one of the most common ones our rental agency receives. When I ask the potential renter what they mean by […]
Share 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 […]
Share 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? […]
Share 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!
Share 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. […]
Share 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 […]
Share 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 […]