Guides
Running a great short-stay, from people who run one.
Hard-won, practical guides on the operational stuff that actually moves your reviews — turnovers, calendars, hot tubs, sensors. No fluff.
7 July 2026
How to get more direct bookings for your glamping site (and lean less on Airbnb)
Practical ways to win more direct bookings for a glamping or holiday-let business — capture guest relationships, encourage repeat stays, and cut the OTA fees eating your margin.
Read guide →3 July 2026
Which sensors are actually worth it for a glamping site?
A no-nonsense guide to the sensors that earn their keep on a glamping or holiday-let site — hot tub temperature, leaks, heating and occupancy — and how to connect them without a smart-home rabbit hole.
Read guide →30 June 2026
How to write a guest guide that stops the "what's the wifi?" texts
A practical template for a holiday-let guest guide (house manual) that answers questions before guests ask them — check-in, wifi, the hot tub, local tips — and actually gets read.
Read guide →25 June 2026
Hot tub temperature for holiday lets: the rules, and how to stay on top of it
What temperature a holiday-let hot tub should be, the safety and legionella basics, and how to make sure it is warm and ready before every guest arrives.
Read guide →20 June 2026
How to sync Airbnb and Booking.com calendars (without double bookings)
A plain-English guide to iCal calendar sync for holiday lets — how it works, why double bookings still happen, and how to keep every channel in step automatically.
Read guide →15 June 2026
The glamping turnover checklist that actually stops bad reviews
A practical, operator-built changeover checklist for glamping and holiday lets — the checks that quietly cause bad reviews when they slip, and how to make sure they never do.
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