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by Vera
Sun Sep 11, 2022 9:34 am
Forum: Spain
Topic: Electricity prices / guest usage rules / price hikes since booking
Replies: 16
Views: 1400

Re: Electricity prices / guest usage rules / price hikes since booking

Thank you CSE that second link is the most informative I've seen. It seems very unfair on people like me who changed contracts after 26th April. In June, July and, especially, in August, gas has reached scandalous prices, of up to €250/MWh. In addition, a large amount has been used to generate elect...
by Vera
Sat Sep 10, 2022 8:20 am
Forum: Spain
Topic: Electricity prices / guest usage rules / price hikes since booking
Replies: 16
Views: 1400

Re: Electricity prices / guest usage rules / price hikes since booking

We now have our August bill and this includes a charge of €177 on top of our consumption of 850Kwh. We also generated 700Kwh ourselves. Monthly bill is €426, am I the only person paying this? Naturgy our supplier provided this explantion. Your invoice includes a new regulated concept that you will s...
by Vera
Fri Aug 12, 2022 10:40 am
Forum: Spain
Topic: Electricity prices / guest usage rules / price hikes since booking
Replies: 16
Views: 1400

Re: Electricity prices / guest usage rules / price hikes since booking

If it is a law for price capping why has it cost me 121€?

That is what i do not understand.
by Vera
Thu Aug 11, 2022 11:05 am
Forum: Spain
Topic: Electricity prices / guest usage rules / price hikes since booking
Replies: 16
Views: 1400

Re: Electricity prices / guest usage rules / price hikes since booking

Just had our bill for July usage, an absolute monster and we have solar panels. Night time air con usage must be high, it has been very hot so not surprised. It also includes, Mecanismo de Ajuste Real Decreto-Ley 10/2022 121,11€ I found an explanation but I'm none the wiser, anyone up to speed with ...
by Vera
Sat Jan 29, 2022 2:20 pm
Forum: Spain
Topic: Wintering in Spain
Replies: 9
Views: 793

We are going over tomorrow, I think it will improve! January can be the worst month. For a let of 10 weeks I would not includes utility bills, with past exoperience it can get abused,instead I give a much lower rental with guests paying for water and electric bills, we pay everything else, wi fi, T...
by Vera
Thu Jan 27, 2022 9:23 am
Forum: Spain
Topic: Wintering in Spain
Replies: 9
Views: 793

We generally have guests staying for 6-10 weeks in the winter. Normally they bring a dog. We offer a 20% discount on stays of 4 weeks or more. On the plus side it gives us winter income and keeps the property aired. The down side for us depends on how much heating they need to use with rising fuel p...
by Vera
Tue Jan 18, 2022 11:31 am
Forum: OTAs: Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking, Tripadvisor, etc.
Topic: Bookiply / Booking.com
Replies: 6
Views: 1210

Bookiply make bookingdotcom seem like the good guys now. We have had great guests with booking, they tend to become repeat direct bookers as well.
Why pay bookiply as well as bookingdotcom?
by Vera
Thu Jan 13, 2022 11:54 am
Forum: OTAs: Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking, Tripadvisor, etc.
Topic: Bookiply / Booking.com
Replies: 6
Views: 1210

We decided not to continue with Spain Holiday or bookiply but are with bookingdotcom not our first choice but they do generate about 35% of our bookings. If you log in to their extranet you can see guests phone numbers, their unique bookingdotcom email address and you can msg them through their webs...
by Vera
Sat Oct 30, 2021 10:27 am
Forum: Managing your guests
Topic: Goldcar again and again..
Replies: 4
Views: 1235

I have checked the Goldcar conditions and it states. Charge for 'special cleaning' for the costs incurred from an additional valeting service arising from the clearly inadequate state of the vehicle at the time of its return, with a maximum charge of €150. So I don't think they will get any joy. Jus...
by Vera
Sat Oct 30, 2021 10:09 am
Forum: Managing your guests
Topic: Goldcar again and again..
Replies: 4
Views: 1235

I know about Goldcar and even advise people not to use them on my website. There was no option in this instance at short notice, I even tried all the local companies here. Thanks for the complaints idea, I will look into that, we have a complaints book for our accommodation, thankfully we haven't ha...
by Vera
Sat Oct 30, 2021 5:46 am
Forum: Managing your guests
Topic: Goldcar again and again..
Replies: 4
Views: 1235

Goldcar again and again..

We have just had a lovely family here for half term. Goldcar was the only car rental option at Almeria airport. They were sweet talked into taking the maximum insurance after waiting over an hour to pick up the car. They returned the car to Alicante airport yesterday. The car was dirty having been t...
by Vera
Thu Sep 23, 2021 2:52 pm
Forum: OTAs: Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking, Tripadvisor, etc.
Topic: Spain-Holiday
Replies: 21
Views: 4903

They lost my reviews but they are back now although I'm also on the not renewing list.
I spoke with them today and they said my listing will be hosted on Holidu for 2 months, not sure from when and then it will be de-listed, can't wait!
by Vera
Sat Sep 18, 2021 10:32 am
Forum: OTAs: Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking, Tripadvisor, etc.
Topic: Spain-Holiday
Replies: 21
Views: 4903

Been with SH since 2005. Couldn't decide about Bookiply and let them talk me into signing with them for SH but not any of their other links, vrbo etc. They rewrote my copy, which was awful and I never felt comfortable about them so have de-listed. I am with Campaya which was the offshoot of SH and h...
by Vera
Fri Sep 17, 2021 11:47 am
Forum: Spain
Topic: Sites for the Staycation Market
Replies: 1
Views: 1272

Thank you for sharing.
by Vera
Wed Jul 21, 2021 11:59 am
Forum: Spain
Topic: Spain-Holiday
Replies: 47
Views: 6601

A few weeks ago I thought I would list with Bookiply (not bookify which I have called it by mistake) now when I log in I can see my 2 spain holiday properties, imported and waiting for me to sign the contract, which I will not do. I was on commission with SH so have not lost anything. They only have...