Share Make the Most of Your Cleaning Service Provider: 10 Ways to Perfect Your Vacation Rental Turnovers This article is courtesy of MaidThis! Cleaning. MaidThis! is a California-based cleaning service specializing in vacation rental cleaning. They currently serve the greater LA, Orange County, and San Francisco areas. As the owner of a vacation rental, you want to ensure all your guests have a fantastic experience while they are staying with you. Many […]
Share VRS198 – Selecting the Right Property Management System for your Vacation Rental Business with Terry Whyte If you asked a property manager what the hardest decision has been in their business so far, most would put choosing reservation software, right at the top. Not only is it a big financial decision, but the time taken in implementing a new platform and learning how to use the software can be a huge […]
Share VRS197 – The Essentials of a Vacation Rental Guest Agreement with Bryan Geon of Vacasa We protect our homes in many ways with safety and security systems; video cameras; apps to prevent overcrowding or noise; monitors to prevent overheating or freezing; smoke and CO2 alarms etc., but how many vacation rental owners have a guest agreement? If my last few reservations are anything to go by, it’s not as common […]
Share VRS195 – Welcoming Vacation Rental Families in Style with Mary Ostyn Creating a family-friendly vacation home is challenging, not least because children of different ages have different needs. Unless you have recent experience of vacationing with a lot of kids in tow, how can you really know what is going to make the experience the best possible? Should you provide lots of baby stuff? What types […]
Share VRS156 – Vacation Rental Design Made Easy with Sarah Honaker Design and décor is an overlooked topic in most vacation rental expert websites and podcasts, including this one! When I looked back over the last 150+ episodes, there’s only been one that really focuses on design and that was back in September 2014, with Mercedes Brennan. With so much emphasis on staging and great photography […]
Share VRS151 – The Case For Abandoning Vacation Rental Damage Deposits This episode might trigger some argument and I think that’s a good thing. It’s a discussion that’s populated forums across the the VR world since the business really began and as we move into the mainstream of tourism accommodation we might need to revisit our practices. Why do we insist on punishing 98% of our […]
Share VRS132 – Vacation Rental Property Management with a Difference with Darik Eaton I had the pleasure of co-presenting a workshop session at the Vacation Rental Success Summit with Darik Eaton of Seattle Oasis Vacation Rentals. In my discussions with Darik beforehand we explored the differences between our two companies and they could not have been wider. In this episode he explains why his model works and how […]
Share VRS098 – Choosing the Right Vacation Rental Reservation System with Seb Grosjean One of my favourite parts of interviewing vacation rental professionals is that they are from around the world. And today’s guest called in from Greece so that’s another country to add to my geographical portfolio! Seb Grosjean could be called a hybrid developer because he’s a mix of software engineer, property manager and vacation rental […]
Share VRS089 – Keeping on the Right Side of Your Vacation Rental Neighbours In this episode Mike and I sit down and chat about two issues that affect every vacation rental owner – neighbour relations and general safety, and discuss the importance of emergency planning. I brought up the topic of keeping on side with the neighbours because I’m personally affected by super-noisy rental guests next door this […]
Share VRS067 – Don’t Let The Bed Bugs Bite In Your Vacation Rental Property with Jeff White For the first 12 or 13 years of my life, the last thing my mom said to me when I went to bed was: “Goodnight, sleep tight, don’t let the bed bugs bite” After that I went off to boarding school and the nighttime routine was different, but this little rhyme always stuck with me. […]
