All about your Short Term Rental
This is a blog all about Short Term Rentals from A to Z based on years of experience as a host and cleaning company on the other side. We will share insights, triumphs, failures, questions from our social media pages and our day to day thoughts. No politics, no viruses, just real life honest conversation about improving your offering to the world.
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negative reviews
How to respond to a negative review People look forward to vacations. You are now part of their life. If accommodations you are providing fall flat for any reason, it is likely going to end up a negative review. Modern social media has made negative reviews acceptable and commonplace, but don’t worry too much, they … Continue reading negative reviews
STR Occupancy Count Issues
stop losing money to misrepresented occupant count Hosting a short-term rental is tough enough without having to worry about the guest count. This number will seem trivial to a guest but is clearly very important to you, the host. The two situations that will be discussed here occur when a “lead guest” (the person that … Continue reading STR Occupancy Count Issues
What should an STR Guest do for you, the host
6 things you should expect they do, 3 they might, and a few you should never even ask for 6 things you should expect It is NOT unreasonable to ask an str guest for the following 6 things. These are all things a polite guest would do anyway as it is becoming more and more … Continue reading What should an STR Guest do for you, the host
Hire a cleaning pro or not?
Should you do it yourself or hire a pro Okay, you have been cleaning your own short-term rentals but it is becoming a chore. You already talk to all of the guests, manage problems and listings, take payments, and turn the properties on top of that? Is it time to hire a cleaning pro to … Continue reading Hire a cleaning pro or not?
Why you need to have an STR TURNOVER CHECKLIST
A typical STR Turnover Checklist If you read PART 1, you already know just CLEANING is a long list, part two puts this into perspective with all of the added things you have to do to TURN a unit, with the introduction of the str turnover checklist A More Complete STR Turnover checklist We didn’t … Continue reading Why you need to have an STR TURNOVER CHECKLIST
Why you need to have an STR Cleaning Checklist
A typical Short Term Rental STR Cleaning Checklist Cleanliness is one of the most important factors involved in getting you a five-star rating and maintaining superhost status. An STR Cleaning Checklist is probably one of the fastest ways to keep that status. A short-term rental cleaning checklist is a highly developed and task-specific list designed … Continue reading Why you need to have an STR Cleaning Checklist
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