Short Rental Tools and Resources

Knowing which tools to use can make a major difference to your short-term rental’s profitability. I am only recommending products and services that I have either used myself or know well. The bottom line, though, is that if you buy the right products and use the right tech in your Airbnb, it will have a major impact on your business’s profitability.

1. Top Articles

2. Property Management Systems

A key way to reduce your stress levels and improve the running of your short-term rental is to use technology to: manage bookings, advertise on multiple websites, manage cleaning, show off reviews on your website, and more.

These tools I recommend these because I’ve used them, or I know someone who has used them.

Property management systems are probably the best investment in your short-term rental. They save you time, reduce your stress levels, automate tasks, and create a much better guest experience. Here are the tools I recommend:

A. iGMS:

IGMS (Intelligent Guest Management System) is a cloud-based platform designed to automate short-term rental management tasks for Airbnb hosts and property managers.

The platform offers a range of tools to help hosts manage their listings, accept bookings, communicate with guests, and streamline their operations.

IGMS’s inventory management features allow hosts to manage their calendars, keep track of availability, and ensure their properties are always ready for guests. The platform also provides robust communication tools, making it easy for hosts to stay in touch with guests and provide them with a seamless experience.

IGMS’s reporting and analytics features provide valuable insights into your business, allowing you to make data-driven decisions and grow your business. Whether you’re managing one listing or multiple properties, IGMS can help you streamline your operations, improve guest experiences, and increase your revenue.

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B. Logify

managers streamline their operations.

The platform offers a range of tools to help hosts manage their listings, accept bookings, communicate with guests, and grow their businesses.

Lodgify’s inventory management features allow hosts to manage their calendars, keep track of availability, and ensure their properties are always ready for guests.

The platform also provides robust communication tools, making it easy for hosts to stay in touch with guests and provide them with a seamless experience. In addition, Lodgify offers a user-friendly website builder, enabling hosts to create professional-looking websites for their vacation rental properties. Whether you’re a seasoned Airbnb host or just starting out, Lodgify can help you streamline your operations, improve guest experiences, and increase your revenue.

Check out Lodify here.

C. Streamline:

Streamlinevrs.com is a comprehensive solution for managing vacation rental properties, specifically designed for Airbnb hosts. The platform provides a range of tools to help hosts manage their listings, accept bookings, communicate with guests, and run their businesses more efficiently.

Streamlinevrs.com offers robust inventory management features, allowing hosts to manage their calendars, keep track of availability, and ensure their properties are always ready for guests. Additionally, the platform provides a range of communication tools, making it easy for hosts to stay in touch with guests before, during, and after their stays.

Streamlinevrs.com also offers reporting and analytics features, providing hosts with valuable insights into their business and helping them make data-driven decisions. Whether you’re a seasoned Airbnb host or just starting out, Streamlinevrs.com can help you grow your business and take your operations to the next level.

3. Show off your Reviews

If you have your own website, you should definitely use Repuso. It pulls in all of your reviews from Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia, Hotels.com, Google (you get the idea).

I use it on my website (see image below). It’s an excellent way of adding live and dynamic content to your site, and it’s one of the key reasons people will book with you as it demonstrates trust and ‘social proof’ (read more from this article on shopify.com).

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Repuso on my website:

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4. Your Own Website

Building your own website to drive direct bookings!

As I have written about, having your own website (like mine here: https://www.standrews-apartments.co.uk) means that you can take control of your bookings, accept direct bookings, publish SEO content to drive organic traffic to your site, and show off your reviews.

If you prefer to build your own site from scratch, there are many tools to help you.

Firstly, it’s very easy to have a WordPress developer make a site for you by using a developer from upwork.com or freelancer.com.

Website Hosting

For WordPress Hosting, I recommend Siteground, as they are one of the fastest most sophisticated hosts out there in a crowded market. Sign up to Siteground here.

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5. In Property Products

Hive Heating

In every single one of my properties, I use Hive heating. I can log on from my phone, wherever I am, and turn the heating off or on, which in October 2022 is extremely important. The last thing you want is for the heating to be on full blast when your unit is not occupied. Click here to check the latest price on Amazon.

6. Vacation Rental Wifi

We recommend stayfi.com to allow guests to connect to your wifi. It’s extremely easy to use, and offers the following benefits:

  • Collect email addresses from every guest who connects to your wifi
  • Extremely easy to set up (see image below)
  • Generate Direct bookings
  • No Contract – Pay as you go
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