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- Mon Nov 25, 2019 5:33 pm
- Forum: Managing your guests
- Topic: Zip and link mattress with 2 regular bed bases? Newbie!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6215
Just re-read your post and realised that you’re proposing to use Z/L mattresses so the Out of Eden solution isn’t relevant (and probably more faff than Z/L mattresses). I’d agree with SPJ that you’d need to tie the bases together in some way, and webbing straps along the adjoining side rails is prob...
- Sun Nov 24, 2019 7:09 pm
- Forum: Managing your guests
- Topic: Zip and link mattress with 2 regular bed bases? Newbie!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6215
Very quick response for now - have a look at this and see if it would help. https://www.outofeden.co.uk/products/2999/quick-link
- Fri Nov 22, 2019 1:54 pm
- Forum: OTAs: Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking, Tripadvisor, etc.
- Topic: What would You like
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5088
My thoughts: The disastrous impact of the OTAs on the professional owners in the holiday let industry is directly attributable to the commission model, which in turn gives rise to the need for the OTA to impose more and more controls to eliminate any owner/guest interaction. A subscription model sit...
- Fri Nov 22, 2019 12:01 pm
- Forum: OTAs: Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking, Tripadvisor, etc.
- Topic: Holiday Lettings or Homeaway?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4430
- Tue Nov 19, 2019 10:22 am
- Forum: Bookings
- Topic: Your average occupancy % ?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2989
The target is the minimum occupancy required to give you the optimum profit . That is going to vary widely depending on location, size of property, standard of property, target market - is it viable to be open all year, take short breaks, attract kids at school holidays etc etc. Occupancy numbers in...
- Sat Nov 16, 2019 10:02 am
- Forum: Scam email enquiries
- Topic: Mark Cooker
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2957
- Fri Nov 08, 2019 2:03 pm
- Forum: OTAs: Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking, Tripadvisor, etc.
- Topic: Tripmycity
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1716
I had an email from them this morning. As the email came from Russia, I binned it. I’ve just looked at the website and I can find absolutely no information about them, no registered address, no contact details, nyet. Maybe if you’re brave enough to join up you get to find out what you’ve signed up f...
- Mon Nov 04, 2019 11:05 am
- Forum: Scam email enquiries
- Topic: Anna Felix.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1749
- Sun Nov 03, 2019 6:46 pm
- Forum: The Cafe
- Topic: We've done it!
- Replies: 32
- Views: 8914
Need to be within a hour or so of elderly parents. We are currently looking at the Dales (west), the ribble valley and possibly around Kirkby Lonsdale/Lune valley (tho that's just me....Mr M wants to be within decent striking distance of a city). Mousie x We’re in Cumbria, in the Dales NP, near Kir...
- Thu Oct 31, 2019 3:10 pm
- Forum: The Cafe
- Topic: We've done it!
- Replies: 32
- Views: 8914
- Thu Oct 31, 2019 3:04 pm
- Forum: Managing your property
- Topic: Christmas tips for decorations etc
- Replies: 31
- Views: 7765
There is widespread misunderstanding of the law on providing alcohol to guests, but it is pretty clear, here is the link to the tourism council’s bible again. Interestingly, the relevant Act covers the sale and supply of alcohol so it kicks in even if there is no apparent charge; further, there is n...
- Thu Oct 31, 2019 10:13 am
- Forum: Managing your property
- Topic: Christmas tips for decorations etc
- Replies: 31
- Views: 7765
Here you go, from the accommodation owner’s bible: Providing 'free' alcohol to guests You need a licence to sell alcohol – this includes providing 'free' alcohol, because it is an incentive to purchase and/or is included in your pricing structure. The fact that you charge the guest for staying in yo...
- Thu Oct 31, 2019 10:08 am
- Forum: Managing your property
- Topic: Christmas tips for decorations etc
- Replies: 31
- Views: 7765
I have just contacted my local council's alcohol licensing officer and he states that provided the wine is a gift from the holiday home owner to the guest then no licence is required. If however you specifically sell the bottle of wine to the guest then a licence is required. He assured me that I w...
- Thu Oct 31, 2019 10:06 am
- Forum: Managing your property
- Topic: Christmas tips for decorations etc
- Replies: 31
- Views: 7765
That’s an interesting one. I understand the licence issue if you give alcohol as part of a normal welcome pack - then it is argued that the guest is paying for it anyway. But if you decide to leave a gift for a Christmas guest, but never the rest of the year, is that the same issue?? There is a goo...
- Wed Oct 23, 2019 10:35 am
- Forum: Managing your property
- Topic: Gaining access in an emergency
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2820
A thumbturn is an option for one side of a standard Eurocylinder lock, with a key for the outside. The cylinders are very easy to swap out, but you need to measure the existing one to get the correct dimensions for a replacement. This is what they look like.