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Aaltje B.
Hi, I am Ella, married to Guy. We emigrated from Holland to New Zealand in 2002 . We now live in the most beautiful part of New Zealand, The Catlins.If you love nature and don't mind being away from busy city life, then this is it. Catlins is only new on the map since 2016 and there is a lot to explore. So, don't forget your camera and good quality walking gear. You'll love nature's variety here.
Guy and Ella both live on the property, Guy repairing and handling stock, Ella busy creating. And started being active in the hospitality industry since 2003.
Guy and Ella both live on the property, Guy repairing and handling stock, Ella busy creating. And started being active in the hospitality industry since 2003.
Beautiful Andre. Your guests will admire the flowers. You put a lot of work in it to keep them so nice! Well done.
Greetings,
Aaltje B.
I just received an advertisement for an Oroporos property on my facebook! That looked very close to you. But it wasn't yours. So things are changing! Good one !!!
Thank you Maria.
Even art made by children and framed can look really nice too. An idea?
Glad you enjoy it Barry!
Yes Maria, the price is a delicate thing.
If too high, people don't book. If too low, you attract the wrong crowd.
I you stand out, you get 4 stars and more, most suitable for the top 5% of visitors only who want luxury and to be pampered. Would searching for my property come up , even filtered for high rating only?
It should be, because that is why I pay commission.
But my property is hiding behind layers of cheaper and basic units, and they get the best deals.
Cleaning everything myself takes more then two hours. We do it thoroughly. It takes a lot of washing, and now bedding will wear out very quickly after so much washing. (minimum two day stay)
So far I only had one person booking for a week this season and that was not with this platform.
It is a fine line.
Thanks Maria for putting on your thinking cap ;)
greetings,
Aaltje B.
I stopped this early deal.
With stacking discounts, more and more people started to get my room (only one!) for half the price and less.
So if you do this, you have to triple the price first and then arrange the early deal.
This deal is mainly for people who do have other rooms for higher prices. That is not clearly described when offering this deal to the hosts.
I wanted to crank up my visibility, to end up with people who want a cheap deal and not behave like four star guests.
I basically gave away the unit, since cleaning money wasn't added as promised, looking at all the other costs I have...
It didn't work for me.
This deal is great for the platform, not for the small host in an area with seasonal visitors.
Greetings,
Aaltje B.
So weird! 10's all over the place,
But I am not going to tell my guests how high the score should be . That is simply not me.
BdotC should arrange correct review system: Easy pathway, same results over all devices.
Just saying.
Well done Gianni. Great work!
greetings
Aaltje B.
Lovely reading Andre!