Allowing Pets In Your Vacation Rental: Yes or No?

Allowing pets in your vacation rental or not really is just a matter of preference. The big listing sites are telling us that we need to be pet-friendly to increase our bookings. We...

Best Airbnb Sheets and Towels: Linen Tips

Why Having The Best Airbnb Sheets And Towels Is So ImportantHaving the best Airbnb sheets and towels has a huge affect on your guests' perception. The guests' perception is...

Using VRBO Market Maker To Increase Bookings

First let me say I was never really a fan of market maker. I tried it a few times but I guess I never really got the jist of it. I also noticed that the pricing tool found in market...

How To Book Your Orphaned Nights

Would you like to know how to book your orphaned nights? Great! We'll go over it in this post, but first let's go over what an orphaned night is. There are a couple of other terms...

Setting Up Beyond Pricing

We've been using Beyond Pricing for about a year and a half and it has been a game changer for us. Before going to Beyond Pricing we also looked at Wheelhouse and Pricinglabs. All...

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Cleaners Will Make Or Break Your Airbnb Business

Cleaners Will Make Or Break Your Airbnb Business

Yup it's true, your cleaners will make or break your Airbnb business. They are the single most important members of your team. Let me explain. The biggest factor in a guest leaving a horrible review is ick factor. Guests can be pretty lenient with...

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5 Tips for Organizing Your Vacation Rental Linens

5 Tips for Organizing Your Vacation Rental Linens

You’ve done all of your research and selected quality linens for your short term rental guests. Now, it's time to start organizing your vacation rental linen closet.  Not only will it help you keep up with your inventory but it will also help your...

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3 Tips For Keeping A Vacation Rental Kitchen Organized

3 Tips For Keeping A Vacation Rental Kitchen Organized

Keeping your vacation rental kitchen clean and organized is key to your guest having a smooth & pleasant stay. We learned how important it was a few years ago, when we stayed in a vacation rental in the Outer Banks.  It was one of the best family...

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7 Tips For Keeping Vacation Rental Linens Beautiful

7 Tips For Keeping Vacation Rental Linens Beautiful

Nice linens can be really expensive. So getting linens to last as long as possible is something every vacation rental should be doing.  In this article we'll give tips on keeping vacation rental linens beautiful. An added perk, your linens will last...

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How To Organize Your Vacation Rental

How To Organize Your Vacation Rental

When first starting out with a vacation rental business, it can be a little daunting trying to figure out where everything should go.

Not only are you trying to figure out the “public areas” of your house but you’re also trying to figure out where to put your stuff, the spare equipment, cleaning supplies, spare linens, etc.

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The Must Have Signs In A Vacation Rental

The Must Have Signs In A Vacation Rental

Signs are a tricky thing, too many and your guests will feel like they’re being yelled at everywhere they go.

Too few and guests may not have important information in the spot where it would be most needed.

We really try not to go over board with our signs.

You do, however, still need signs to communicate things to your guests, so we do use them, but we watch the wording carefully.

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Make Your Own Simple WiFi Sign

Make Your Own Simple WiFi Sign

While doing work in the Kissimmee house recently we realized the house was missing a WiFi sign.

We have the WiFi info in a bunch of places (house guide, welcome email, on the PC) but finding the password would require searching. And the last thing a family needs after a long trip is cranky kids that can’t get on the internet. 🙁

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Hi! We’re Steve and Sandy, welcome to our Vacation Rental Blog! We’ve been doing vacation rentals for years and wanted to share what we’ve learned with other Vacation Rental hosts, new and old.

 

We’re happy to have you here and would love to hear your feedback on what you find useful.

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