Owners advice for holiday properties

Welcome to www.holiday-rentals-andalusia.com, the great Andalusian private vacation booking portal.

With this handy guide, we want to help you create the ads and also increase opportunities to find buyers.

THE HOLIDAY PROPERTY

You have a property and want to rent short term? Then you are right. To define your property as best as you can we developped a very detailed question listing at the beginning of creating you ad. We need to explain a possible tenant fpr you property that yours is the best, and the most complete. We ask all these questions for having a complete ad, please answer honestly, only if all questions are answered a prospective customer will be adequately informed that he would like to rent.

In the process of desinging you ad as often as you want this can be interrupted, and recovered later when you like to go ahead.

If you rent a holiday flat, remember that your guests want to spend their annual holidays in your house and stay well. In order for your guests to recommend it or even come back, you should do everything possible so that your guests will feel comfortely and at home.

It starts with yourself, you know the environment better that your guests, each tip you give them they will be very grateful. So take a little time and take care of your guests, or set time, even with an own catalog of experience, who can do what is best and when. Mark score quickly if you are really welcome or not. A small bottle of red wine on arrival of your guests, will cost you not more than 3.50 EUR, but a newly-arrived guest feel at home immediately. Also fresh flowers will rise the humo inmediately.

Before they get to know your property, you must present as best as you can. Only a few seconds will decied if a posible client will check more etails of you porperty or not. You can reach this with a suitable title (theme) and a meaningful photo. If your property on the shortlist will be examined in the details.

ORGANIZATION

So, set up your apartment / house, do not save at the wrong end. Before starting take approximately EUR 1,500 in hand and set the house properly. In a holiday flat furniture are useful, they should be new, modern and bright. Think of all the details to be included, in a bath and hair dryer are towels for EUR 50 there are already towel heaters which are very popular especially for accommodations in the transition and winter seasons.

In the bedroom, the beds should be at least 90 cm wide to be (better than a twin bed, buy ordinary mattresses and modern bed linen. Desserts with table lamps are included as well as a small throw rug.

In the kitchen include new pots, pans, cooking utensils, glasses cutlery and plates. Again, throw away old pots, they do not belong in to your holiday flat. Try to make the kitchen as complete as possible, holidaymakers appreciate any littele detail.

In the living room it is appreciated if they find some books, vacation time is reading time. In a living room, a sofa table belongs, decorative objects (a beautiful vase with dried flowers like an ever more detail is seen). Television and music is as important as well as an internet connection.

Repeatedly walking through the house and consider whether, in this apartment you could spend your holidays. Create a guest book and seek opinions from your guests. Try thinking about it again and again could be missing something, a small safe is seen very much like a gas heater, microwave...

The terrace is often the reason why people come here to Andalusia. Central europeans don´t jhave the cllimate to enjoy staying outside. A patio is the focal point of the holiday period, it should therefore be designed to be especially comfortable. This includes a dining table along with tablecloth, decorations of all kinds, candles .... You should feel at home here. Guests also appreciate very much if a charcoal barbecue is offerd.

PHOTO

Once completed with the establishment photographs must be made. Best with digital camera jpegs can be uploaded easily to our www.holiday-rentals-andalusia.com

However, before shooting photos prepare the environment: A bouquet of flowers on the table, a table laid with knives and forks and plates, maybe another decorative detail. Wine glasses (we are in Spain) to make it even more exciting and the bottle of red wine. Then wait for the best light to shoot (in the winter when the weather is clear, in the evening hours). The same applies to living room, Leave a book on the table, look a blanket on the couch, etc., it must be habitable and cosy.

THE AD

There are a prospective tenant for each property. Younger visitors want to be close to nightlife, pubs and cafes, beach lovers look for a property near the beach, many are looking for peace and relaxation, couples looking for romance, culture lovers want to be close to attractions and city centers...

Your task now is to reach that potential, these people are interested in. For this you have probably less than a second time. This is precisely why the photo has a 100% match exactly what a prospective customer is looking for. Vacationers, the sea search will only look at pictures with the sea. Anyone seeking a pool is only the homes with a pool to see in the photo. If you are looking inland, they will click on the ad with the picture with green and mountains and the typical Andalucian finca. Who wants to see the Alhambra clicks the Alhambra feature.

It is recommendablegiving the property a "motto” what fits and reflects the truth and engages the interest of a potential tourist.

Is the apartment on the beach, name it "small beach apartment with atmosphere, 50m from the beach”, to the beach photo. If it is in a wonderful city "cozy apartment in the city center near the Alhambra," including a photo with a view from the terrace of the Alhambra. Where the apartment in the rear "Andalucian finca for relaxation, situated in the mountains", plus a photo with an olive tree, vine pergola and Mediterranean mountain landscape in the background. etc.

Once this most difficult part is done - defined photo and motto – starts the part of the details. If previously you had maybe less than a second time to present yourself now a possible client likes to know any detail about the holiday flat. So you describe as thoroughly as possible what to expect during his visit. Take the benefits in the foreground. Your remarks are intended to be truthful, there's no point to say things that do not match.

Leave them in short and clear sentences what awaits a visitor to your property. You must report including but not boring.

As an interested party in the remote central Europe the intrests are: are supermarkets nearby, within walking distance, is there parking for the rental car? We are on holiday, in the evening we would dine in fine restaurants, take a walk, if your property is located at the corner of the best restaurants in town write it down! these areas mostly are beautiful and attractive. Describe in detail the environment, and they provide the benefits to the front. Is your property on the sea you, is it a walkway away or do you need a car. This is a crucial factor for Sea Lovers. There is a communal pool, write about how great lawn for free use, etc

Our extensive list of questions makes it very easy unless your descriptions your property to present as complete as possible.

The pricing you will find out very quickly even as the prices of similar ads are. What is the experience with friends? Do not set the prices too high, they should be reasonable and reflect the market value. It is common for low rent mandatory cleaning take into account, between 30-60 EUR per stay. Likewise, it is customary to withhold a security deposit until the end of the rental period and return the correct delivery.

YOU FIND A TENANT

If once created the ad, will sooner or later, a prospect will contact you, usually by mail.

A prospect is very impatient, so you should quickly answer questions. In your answers are interested in the conditions of hire, the price, payment terms and whether the requested apartment is vacant.

We recommend to reserve the apartment upon payment of a small amount (EUR 100 or EUR max 200), however, withhold such amount as down payment and security deposit until the tenant the property in a reasonable state passes again. The deposit will be immediately repaid at the end in cash.

It is advisable that fully rent is paid in advance at the same day visitors move in.

We hope we have been able to help with this guide and wish you the greatest possible success in renting your property.

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