In order to have an increase of bookings in your rental house, you must present a rent house apartment that is well-maintained and offer the guests great services, let them feel comfortable that gives them the idea of coming back to your rent house or maybe recommend it to others. Here are some tips of maintaining your vacation rent house and preparing it for the rental season.
- Have a general cleaning. Clean-up everything that is messy to the eyes; make sure to check every corner of the house and remove all the unwanted dust from the roof down to the floor to make sure that your house is sparkling of cleanliness. Not much of a cleaner yourself, hire someone to do the job.
- Repaint or do some touch-ups. Take a look and check on the entire house if there are areas having faded colors and ifit's necessary to do some repainting. You might not need to paint the entire house, just the most visible areas.
- Style the blank walls. Add some decors to make your wall more dashing; you may add some colorful paintings or any framed photographs with scenic views. You can also spruce it with temporary wallpaper matching with the style of your rent house.
- Replace anything that is in need to be replaced. Buysome new pillows or pillow covers for your sofas and beds especially if it looks really used or has stains. Buy some new towels; make sure to give them clean and unused towels. Check to see if it's free of stains and tears. Put some new area rugs, it is very important to place neat indoor and outdoor rugs.
- Set up a dimmer switcher. Being able to control the volume of the light is a plus. Turn them up for reading; turn them down when watching a movie.
- Make the guest feel comfortable. Use lightweight and softer linens that tend to last longer. Beds should appear to be appealing and feel comfortable. Replace sagging or any uncomfortable mattresses. To satisfy your guests, invest on a good quality of foam for your mattresses.
- Using of bar soaps is way too old fashion, and doesn't look al to appealing. Charm it up with a nice liquid soap holder. Wherein you can just refill them and most of all they don't look messy.
- Check the utensils. Make sure to replace dishes, glasses and mugs that are not properly cleaned or chipped or broken. Place a set of dishes that matches to the color of the house to make it more appealing to the guests.
- When you have the budget to do so, replace old TVs. Change the rooms TV set with flat screen television because non-flat TVs can instantly make a room appear to be out of style.
In maintaining a vacation rent house you must focus on impressing your guest to stay. Make them feel comfortable during their stay.
About the Author: Joseph Santiago is a content writer by profession. Travel and Tourism are his topics of interest and he finds immense pleasure in writing article about vacation rentals Aruba.