Is Your Decor Ready For Airbnb Property Management?
Thinking of letting out your property to take advantage of the growing Airbnb property management phenomenon? If you are, you may want to think about whether you’re completely ready to do so. There are many things to consider, not least whether or not your interior decor is up to date/standard. We’re not talking about a quick lick of paint and a general tidy up here, we’re thinking more about the longer term investment appeal of your holiday let property, so some careful decorative planning is required.
Planning Your Interior Design
Any interior design that you select for your property should provide your guests with a comfortable, attractive and luxurious place to enjoy their holiday or business visit, whilst also providing you with an opportunity to maximise your holiday lets - now and well into the future. Remember your property let is a means of additional income, and therefore your décor needs to be planned with the longer term in mind and not something that you necessarily have to replace on a regular basis.
It’s important that your guests appreciate your property, so purchasing cheap furniture and accessories, can often seem like a money saving exercise at the time, but in the long run, can cost more money to continually replace items.
Consider Your Colour Scheme
The colour scheme is probably the most important aspect of your décor, as this is what your plan should be based around. To obtain the highest possible number of bookings, it’s important for your décor to suit the taste of the largest audience possible. Therefor picking neutral colours such as pastel shades will help your property look fresh and airy as well as homely and modern. This doesn’t mean you can’t add some personality as well. Using contrasting pieces of art, soft furnishings or having a striking signature wall can give your property not only an unique identity but creates personality through various rooms.
Soft furnishings can be used throughout the house to help add colour. For example a coloured rug, or bright cushions adorning a sofa or a throw or bedding or window coverings to keep the sun out. They can easily be changed, without great expense, to keep up with current trends, as opposed to changing the entire décor of the property. Take care when selecting your soft furnishings and flooring and think of longevity. Light or pale carpets in a well-trodden area of the house can be hard to maintain and keep clean, as can pale bedding which can become easily stained.
Buy Quality Furniture
Quality furniture can change the entire orientation of a room, giving it a focal point that you can work around, without cluttering a room. Sometimes less can be more, as it creates the impression of a larger more airy room. Changing the furniture around periodically, can also help give an appearance of freshness for returning guests. An important point to note when planning the arrangement of furniture is to ensure that there is enough for the number of people that sleep at the property. For example enough chairs at the dining room table, or places to sit and relax in the lounge. Make your furniture more versatile by having a sofa bed, a bed that can be pulled out or single beds that can be joined together. This will allow many more people to visit your property.
Set The Mood With Your Lighting
When holidaying, people often like to relax in the evening after a busy day exploring, so it’s important to provide ambient lighting in both the lounge and bedrooms. This can be easily achieved with several lamps. It’s also important for the bathroom and kitchen to have bright lighting so people are able to prepare their food safely, or pamper themselves to their heart’s content. Having an outside light to welcome your guests also helps, especially in the winter months, or when returning late from a day out. It also helps with safety and security, especially when guests have to gain access for the first time.
You’ve Done The Hard Work - Our Airbnb Property Management Experts Can Do The Rest
If the actual letting of your property sounds like hard work, it needn’t be. The good news is that Elite Property Management can help. Our team of dedicated Airbnb property management experts can arrange everything for you, reducing your time commitments and daily stress levels, letting you get on with your busy life. Elite works very closely with you at all stages throughout the letting process. As well as helping you get started as a host, we’ll take all the pressure off you, by carrying out the following services:
we can automate all of your guest communications and create an inviting welcome pack
we’ll clean and maintain your property to a very high standard
we’ll help you get five star customer reviews
we’ll also give you help to avoid time wasters and troublemakers
Elite Can Take Care Of All Your Airbnb Property Management Needs
So, what are you waiting for? If you’ve got the property, we’ve got the Airbnb management expertise to get things off the ground for you, allowing you to fully enjoy the financial benefits. Contact us today to find out more.