Optimize the equipment of your mountain chalet
We are in the middle of the winter season. If your accommodation is in the mountains, you are surely enjoying an increased popularity these last days. However, you are not the only guests at your ski resort. So think about the small details that will make the difference.
Authenticity of a cabin
in a mountain atmosphere
Winter is here! Families are looking for a change of scenery that will take them out of their daily lives and make their children dream. Draw on the imagination of the cottage. Choose wood for your construction or your interior furnishings.
Think about creating a cozy nest, where the whole family can be warm and comfortable at the end of a sporting day in the resort. Make sure you have clean bedding and good quality mattresses.
Snow
management
To avoid clutter, and to keep the snow a beautiful motif for your travelers’ arrival; equip your home with salt and a shovel so that your guests can clear the entrance if needed. Also, provide a space for your guests to store their ski gear. Finally, protect your chalet from humidity, and opt for conservation treatments for your wood.
Offer
additional services
Highlight all the advantageous services you have invested in. Does your chalet have a sauna, a fireplace, a garden, a terrace, a jacuzzi, a heated pool, sports equipment or a shuttle? Don’t forget to mention it in your ad. Communicate with your travelers, explain them how your services work and listen to their special requests. If you don’t have these services, you can focus on practical and pleasant facilities for the season.
Equipment
for winter
Finally, equip your chalet with the necessary equipment (television, kettle, household products…). But also think about bonus equipment that can be very useful for the season (hair dryer, fondue or raclette machine, a recycling hood, a frying pan, an electric heater, a coffee maker, ski equipment to rent…). Welcome your travelers with hot chocolates and marshmallows to be enjoyed by the fireplace. Surprise effect guaranteed!
StyQR makes
your job easier
Is your area known for that great restaurant? Is there a theater around the corner from your neighborhood? Let your travelers know! Use the StyQR digital welcome booklet to do just that. With just a few clicks, you can set up your digital welcome booklet to record all the good tips and addresses in your vicinity. And don’t forget to include all the necessary information: the wifi code, the digicode(s), practical information and useful numbers. Your visitors will be surprised by the modernity of your digital booklet and its ease of use. It will also add a nice touch of decoration to your interior.
Top 3 safety tips for Airbnb hosts
You are ready to rent your home on a short-term basis with Airbnb ? A great opportunity to earn extra income while being away for the vacations. However, even if Airbnb has a strong system of screening potential hosts and guests and requires registrants to follow a set of rules, unforeseen risks can arise. It is therefore important to ensure your safety by following these 3 tips suggested by StyQR.
Get an insurance !
Airbnb has an insurance program for the protection of guests. This includes liability coverage of up to approximately €800,000 per claim. And this, in case of lawsuits initiated by the tenants for bodily or material incidents during their stays with Airbnb. However, the sign does not protect you from possible damage to your home (wine spills, breakage, theft…) So think seriously about getting adequate insurance.
Technology
for safety
An access control system allows you to give your guests dematerialized access to your home through the smartphone. This will save you from having to give physical keys that can be easily copied or lost. With the help of an application, the badge is transferred to your guests in one click, and as soon as they leave, you can easily cancel the access, no matter where you are in the world. This is an ideal secure solution for Airbnb hosts who want to control multiple properties easily.
Welcomr is an example of applications that allow you to manage 100% dematerialized and secure access controls.
Do away with badges, keys and other access cards and manage secure access to your home!
Your identity away
from wrong people
If you do not have surveillance cameras, install a safe to store your valuable or personal belongings (computer, cameras, important papers…)
Protect your data on the web by setting up a cyber-filtering system; a set of techniques limiting access to certain sites normally accessible on the internet and censoring your confidential data.
Finally, if your guest rents your entire home, consider keeping or forwarding your email to another trusted address. A simple security measure!
Set up an internal regulation
inside your digital welcome booklet
During a short term rental, the best way to stay serene as a host is to require from your travelers the application of precise rules. With StyQR, you can not only integrate these rules in your digital welcome booklet (respect of the neighborhood, no smoking in your apartment…) but also integrate all the information that will be useful to your travelers (wifi, digicodes, practical information, good addresses…). By scanning a QR code that will be delivered to you, they will have access to your rules and to useful information for their stay