In last Sunday’s Boston Globe, there was an article talking about staying in a vacation rental for a great honeymoon experience. The article really got me thinking about how vacation rental owners are marketing their vacation rentals properties - specifically, the description of the property and the photos that owners post of the property.
What I [...]
Although it’s a tough thing to ask owners to constantly keep their calendars updated, or respond to renters when they send an inquiry for a date range that the owner already has booked, it is an unending source of frustration for renters.
Anytime I receive an email inquiry, I make an effort to respond immediately, even [...]
The verdict on the true cost of spending your vacation in a hotel versus staying in a vacation rental is in, and I have the proof. For a family on a vacation, a vacation rental provides great accommodations for far less money. I just had a very unique personal experience that allowed me to test [...]
Every vacation rental property owner gets questions from prospective renters like:
How far away from the beach is your unit?
How do I get to your property?
Where is the nearest grocery store?
Do you have a map of the area?
Community Walk (www.communitywalk.com) provides a great utility to build custom maps that showcase
Sample Community Walk Custom Map
your property, easily [...]
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by Alfred & Emily Glossbrenner of FullyBookedRentals
Here’s a sad scenario: The day before your next guests are due to check in, they call with bad news. One of them is too sick to travel. Or there’s been a death in the family. Or a major ice storm has brought down power lines and closed the [...]
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