Allowing pets in your Bnb rental... A good idea?
A new market :
The Pet-Friendly
Pets are loved and cherished… outside the home! Welcoming them in your rented accommodation can be very worrying. Indeed, a pet is sometimes a source of unforeseen events and constraints (breakage, cleaning costs, suitable place …). However, it is a booming market. To accept in your housing Airbnb pets would therefore allow you to increase your bookings! How to attract this new “Pet-Friendly” clientele and ensure the best possible rental experience? Here are our tips on this subject.
Hard to find a rental
B&B who is accepting the pets...
Much to the dismay of pet owners, there are very few BnB accommodations that are allowed to our 4-legged friends. For example, more than 75% of Airbnb accommodations in France are not open to pets. And yet, they are numerous in our homes since there are 7 million dogs and 13 million cats in France. These considerable numbers are constantly increasing. And already more than 40% of pet owners go on vacation with their pets. Interesting, isn’t it?
But faced with the difficulty of finding accommodation that accepts animals, many owners resign themselves to entrusting their animals to a dog-sitter or leaving them in a boarding house. So, how to take advantage of this interesting market?
Our tips before agreeing
for the pets in your house
Allowing pets in your home can bring in new bookings and boost your rental income. But how do you go about framing and avoiding incidents with your new furry tenants?
Start by writing a complete ad (you can use our article “Our tips for a great ad“). Indicate in your ad whether or not you accept pets. You can also choose to add an additional cleaning fee for pet-friendly rentals. You can also choose to add an additional cleaning fee for pet-friendly rentals. To do this, you’ll need to specify it in your listing description, then use the Resolution Center to bill your guests (for more information, read this article).
Since the goal is to attract Pet-Friendly people, we also advise you to describe the characteristics of your home. What makes it suitable for pets (fenced garden, walking areas nearby…)? In case you are still reluctant to face possible damages, you should know that most platforms offer host insurance. For example for Airbnb, cette assurance covers up to 800 000€ for physical or material damages.
The welcome booklet :
un indispensable
Allowing pets in your rental can be scary. But with the right guidance, this practice can help you maximize your rental income.
With StyQR, the digital welcome booklet, you can remind your guests of the rules to respect in your accommodation, especially concerning animals. In our “At home” module, you can specify the elements of your choice, for example “no dogs allowed on the sofa! Your welcome booklet will also allow you to communicate to your travelers all the useful information (wifi code, digicode, useful numbers, good addresses nearby…). To access the welcome booklet, your tenants will just have to scan a QR Code placed in a photo frame, and that’s it!
Key exchange: MyLoby simplifies Airbnb key exchange!
Rental management Airbnb, it’s quite a job! While some people use concierge services to put up their property for rent and maintain them, the majority of Airbnb rental owners manage their own properties themselves. And beyond the maintenance of the rental, one of the most tedious tasks of Airbnb management is the key handover stage. We wanted to come back to it together in this article and explain to you how MyLoby revolutionizes key management for Airbnb owners!
Airbnb rental key management:
an ordeal for the owners!
If there is one thing that many Airbnb rental owners find painful to deal with on a daily basis, it is the issue of handover the keys.
Whether it is at the arrival of the vacationers or at their departure, the handing-over of keys often implies the presence of the owner to entrust then receive the set of keys. However, when they are prevented from doing so, some owners have to find ways to hand over their keys. This is how some Airbnb rental owners find themselves hiding their sets of keys under the doormat or the flower pots, thus putting their accommodation at risk. Fortunately for them, companies such as MyLoby are here to help !
MyLoby, an innovative start-up
that simplifies key management!
Indeed, MyLoby is revolutionary in the market of Airbnb seasonal rental. Developed around a mobile application and a network of relay points throughout France, MyLoby allows homeowners to avoid having to go to the property to hand over the keys to their Airbnb guests. How does it work? Thanks to an innovative guarding system whose complete process is described below.
Step 1: You download the MyLoby application
As a homeowner, you download the MyLoby application and subscribe to the service.
Step 2: find the nearest drop-off point to your Airbnb rental
So that your Airbnb guests don’t have to look for your keys too far away, you look for the nearest drop-off point. All you have to do is drop off your spare keys at this relay point and tell your guests that they have to download the MyLoby app to pick up your spare keys at this same relay point.
Step 3: Share the flashcode associated with your key set with your Airbnb hosts
They will then be able to authenticate themselves at the relay point and pick up your set of keys. The owner will then be notified of this authenticated pickup and will know that his key set has been picked up by his hosts. Note that the MyLoby relay is not a classic relay point, the shopkeeper takes the time to welcome and advise your guests during their stay. It’s a complete key delivery service!
How much
the service MyLoby cost?
Are you convinced of the usefulness of the MyLoby service to simplify your key delivery? You should know that the Myloby service is available from 3€ per month and per set of keys to Airbnb rental owners. However, if you are likely to receive a lot of Airbnb guests per month, you can turn to the MyLoby premium offer at 20€ per month and per set of keys, with an unlimited number of guests and key withdrawals. This makes it ideal for large Airbnb rental managers, but also for large families who are short on key sets, or if you hire a home cleaning company to maintain your apartment or Airbnb rental.
Either way, we highly recommend this MyLoby service. It’s really the ideal way to simplify your management and key delivery. And on top of that, it saves precious time, time you can spend on other activities, while staying informed in real time of the drop off or pick up of your keys in your MyLoby relay point.
Increase your chances of renting your home!
Renting out your property can bring you interesting additional income, but it is not always easy to fill your booking calendar! The competition is tough, whether it is with other lodging possibilities (hotels, campgrounds…) or with other BnB accommodations. So, how can you stand out from the crowd and fill your booking calendar more easily? Here are our tips!
Take care of your ad
and your photos
The visual of your ad is your major asset. It is your first contact with the client and will allow you to arouse the interest of your potential tenants. We advise you to create a very complete ad: description, photos, reviews, personal profile… This will allow you to stand out from the competition. To create a successful ad, don’t hesitate to take the necessary time. How to do it? We have thought of everything. Our article “Our advices to make a good ad” will allow you to deepen and refine its realization in an expert way.
Keep you ad up to date
and availability dates
Once your property is online, it is necessary to keep your ad up to date. Remember that it is your first contact with travelers! Your ad must be accurate to avoid disappointment of your tenants: let’s imagine that you have changed the decoration or that the Jacuzzi is no longer available, your tenants will probably be unhappy! Updating the information and pohots in your ad will avoid the prejudice of a bad review. Remember also to do this for the dates of availability of your property, if possible well in advance. This will allow you to get organized, and your customers will be able to anticipate the planning of their trip. You will then be able to win new reservations!
Target your
potential travelers
Your property has its own particularities that will make it more suitable for certain categories of travelers. For example, a couple and a family do not have the same search criteria (surface, equipment, decoration…). Ask yourself the right questions when trying to define what type of tenant your property would suit. Because it is by targeting your clientele that you will enhance your rental. You will then gain in reservations! To help you to define your target and to seduce this one go on our article “How to target and attract your customers?”.
Adapt your prices to
the season
Would you pay as much for a beach house in winter as you would in summer? Probably not! The same goes for your tenants. There are high, medium and low seasons, often modulated by school holidays. As an owner, you must take into account the influx of tourists and the attractiveness of the seasons to define the price of your rental. To do this, consider looking at the prices posted by your competitors. Other factors such as the main activities in your city, the location of the property, the size of the house and its particularities are to be taken into account.
Perfect
your reception
By following these tips, you will undoubtedly succeed in filling your booking calendar. But don’t forget that your travelers’ satisfaction is the key to your success! Because a satisfied customer is a customer who will recommend you and who will be likely to come back.
To welcome your travelers in the best conditions, StyQR allows you to create in a few clicks the digital welcome booklet of your accommodation, to transmit to your tenants all the important information: wifi, practical information of the accommodation, good addresses in the vicinity, … To access it, your tenants will scan a QR code placed in a frame, that fits perfectly with your decoration. Don’t hesitate any longer, create your free welcome booklet!
A breakfast in bed for your guests? Here is Baguette à Bicyclette.
Make the difference and pamper your guests with a breakfast in bed! Yes, when you say a romantic stay, you mean a breakfast in bed. An extra service in your guest house (or your rental) Airbnb) is always synonymous with customer satisfaction.
Baguette à Bicyclette,
a gourmet start-up
That’s why StyQR offers you today to discover Baguette à Bicyclette, a flourishing start-up born from a fusion between a passion for sports, entrepreneurship and a taste for good things! An innovative concept that consists in the delivery of good breakfasts at home. Why not let your travelers take advantage of this precious morning time to relax far from stress and agitation? A great way to start the day and enjoy the activities planned.
The concept
The concept of Baguette à Bicyclette is based on 3 core values:
Proximity : Baguette à Bicyclette selects natural products while taking care to respect the local or at least French economic fabric
Quality : They bring a wide range of quality products including “organic” breads labeled Ecocert, all to delight your taste buds!
Ecology : The deliveries are made by bike, the respect of the environment is guaranteed. If you are in Lyon or in the Lyon region, you will soon be able to meet one of the delivery men wearing the Baguette à Bicyclette colors or the flocked cargo bike!
Otherwise, don’t worry! Baguette à Bicyclette will soon be available in all French cities.
The formula
A large choice of quality local products selected with care will be proposed to your guests (fresh bread, seasonal fruits, pastries, fruit juices, butter, jam, granola…). Create and compose your own formulas including your own resale prices. With a guaranteed uninterrupted service, you will place your order in the evening until 7pm. Your travelers will be delivered the next morning on time, by bike, and with a big smile.
To please your customers, two solutions are possible:
- Surprise them and order for them!*
- Offer a gift voucher so that they can order whenever they want.
What’s up? Ready to surprise your travelers? It’s here :