Share What Do You Leave In Your Cupboards? We manage the rental of about 120 cottages at CottageLINK Rental Management so weekends are pretty busy here in the office as families check in. We ask that guests let […]
Share Rainy Day Activities at the Cottage – An Owners’ Guide There’s no arguing it has been a damp and rainy spring, offset by the occasional glimpse of summer. And hopefully, given the recent forecast for June and July, the warm […]
Share How Is Your Cottage Packaged? I bought an item yesterday and was eager to open it this morning. With no scissors or knife available, I gave up after fifteen minutes of battling with the packaging, […]
Share 8 Great Ideas for Vacation Home Owners 1 Magnetic door locks When you spend time in your own cottage, there will be things you don’t want to take home with you, or pack away in totes. Storing […]
Share Are You Welcoming Your International Guests? I was reading posts on Lay My Hat yesterday, which is my new favourite forum for vacation home owners. It’s a great read and quite illuminating in places as I […]
Share The High Cost of Buying Cheap When we travelled out from England to buy our first vacation rental home in Ontario, we had a week to close, furnish and set it up for rental. At that […]
Share The WOW Effect – Creating A Lasting Impression For A Festive Break It’s 5am on Christmas morning and I’m in my favourite spot – curled up in front of the fire with a mug of Tim Horton’s chocolate. BBC Radio 2 is […]
Share 10 Small Appliances for a Well Equipped Kitchen A well-equipped kitchen will encourage returning guests and may inspire some great testimonials and reviews so ensure your property is ‘fully loaded’. This means supplying a good variety of small […]
Share Are You Adding Value by Providing Linens for Your Guests? I’ve been in lively discussion with a fellow cottage owner about providing bed linens for guests. From my knowledge of the rental market here in Ontario, I would guess around […]
Share Winter Power Outages -Buying a Generator We’ve just bought a generator. It took us a long while researching and considering the expense but we finally decided to take the plunge and bought a 16kw automatic propane […]
