Rock Your Rental: Style, Design, and Marketing Tips to Boost Your Bookings

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A fun how-to guide to help vacation rental owners create big designs on small budgets.

By 2020, vacation rentals are expected to surpass the hotel industry. But with so much competition, how do property owners stand out? In Rock Your Rental, the Palmisano sisters offer their unique design ideas to upgrade your space from sometimes-booked to a sought-after lodging destination.

Full of inspiration, DIY projects, marketing tips, and gorgeous before-and-after photos, this book is essential reading for innkeepers, bed-and-breakfast owners, and hotel hosts―and especially for vacation rental owners who use sites such as AirBNB, VRBO, HomeAway, and Booking.com. A witty, go-to handbook with actionable tips, examples, and ideas, Rock Your Rental is an essential resource for property owners who want to increase their bookings, profits, and the happiness of their customers.

100 color photographs

From the Publisher

How Painting Helps You See the Unpainted Parts

By brightening up the walls, bringing in warm metals, and installing contemporary lighting and furnishings, this small private vacation home, around 1,000 square feet, is now a model of rustic sophistication. Joanne styled the room with a basket of birch logs, local artwork, a gorgeous throw and pillows, and a Scrabble game. Touches like these help guests picture themselves in the space, and they are important things to consider for your online photos.

Reusing Your Own Stuff

Even small changes will automatically make other things look totally different. Changing out a rug, wall color, or bedding can change the look of a bed, dresser, and end tables. Many times, our clients just want to get rid of everything, but we ask them to hold off because we really believe that things can look so different, depending on how they are displayed, arranged, or which backdrop they are placed against.

Turning Outdated to Outstanding

Take a moment to review how some of your favorite spaces, hospitality locations, and vacation rentals are styled. This will help you get a sense of how you might style photographs that will appeal to your target market.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Countryman Press
Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 3, 2020
Edition ‏ : ‎ Illustrated
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 216 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1682684989
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1682684986
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.35 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.6 x 0.7 x 9 inches
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