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by Zur Alten Weinkelter
Sat Jul 27, 2019 6:05 pm
Forum: Spain
Topic: Booking.com ?
Replies: 11
Views: 2594

Chris it is difficult without knowing what market you are directing your let at you really have to look through various portals that clearly are aimed at your business but take time to look through the T & C's and see if it is somehting that works for you in commision , time updating your listin...
by Zur Alten Weinkelter
Sat Jul 27, 2019 10:52 am
Forum: Spain
Topic: Booking.com ?
Replies: 11
Views: 2594

yes on booking.com when you get a booking it has to be accepted so you have to keep your calender up to date if you can accomodate you have to find alternative accomodation equal or greater than yours and if the cost is more you have to pay the difference if in doubt speak direct to booking.com and ...
by Zur Alten Weinkelter
Wed Apr 10, 2019 6:08 pm
Forum: Handling rental enquiries
Topic: Booking.com guest not responding
Replies: 8
Views: 3618

if you telephone Booking.com or contact them through your extranet they will contact the guest for you also moving forward if you contact your account manager and explain your business set up that you need to contact the guest for key access maybe they can find a solution or you can but these instru...
by Zur Alten Weinkelter
Wed Apr 10, 2019 6:05 pm
Forum: Managing your property
Topic: Guest Toiletries
Replies: 6
Views: 2422

I Provide Toiletries from Rituals that i purchase from a hospitality supplier Hand wash for the sink and Showel Gel/Body Wash in the Shower all are contained in stainless steel wall brackets which i can refil from 1 & 5 litre containers it also saves on packaging using a key i can remove and cle...
by Zur Alten Weinkelter
Fri Jun 08, 2018 8:04 am
Forum: OTAs: Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking, Tripadvisor, etc.
Topic: Owners Direct to become Homeaway - now official
Replies: 18
Views: 3538

its all properly due to instructions from Expedia Group which they are part of
by Zur Alten Weinkelter
Fri Jun 08, 2018 7:55 am
Forum: Just starting out
Topic: music and film licence
Replies: 6
Views: 2151

+1 i have this year removed the dvd players from our apartments and i have satellite receiver boxes that take multimedia ( USB, SD cards etc ... ) so guests can bring their own media also most guests arrive with their own tablets , lap tops and can also connect these to view on the main TV it seems ...
by Zur Alten Weinkelter
Tue May 22, 2018 12:31 pm
Forum: B&Bs
Topic: Expedia
Replies: 1
Views: 2504

yes i am with them They are ok , commission is one of the highest & of course they now own homeaway " expedia group " so you are also on Hotels.com too there is a lot of rules and regulations to look through .. .however i do get good bookings ..only short breaks though but you really n...
by Zur Alten Weinkelter
Thu May 17, 2018 9:51 am
Forum: Managing your property
Topic: Promote My Place Problems?
Replies: 4
Views: 1554

just checked mine ..all is ok :)
by Zur Alten Weinkelter
Fri Apr 06, 2018 11:17 am
Forum: Managing your property
Topic: Lightbulbs
Replies: 6
Views: 1598

Thanks COYS

I will have a look at their prices
by Zur Alten Weinkelter
Fri Apr 06, 2018 7:34 am
Forum: Managing your property
Topic: Lightbulbs
Replies: 6
Views: 1598

thanks for your replies so LED's it is and as i have quite a few to get with 4 apartments + public area's

can anyone recommend a good online company other than serching Amazon or taking a chance on Ebay
by Zur Alten Weinkelter
Wed Apr 04, 2018 10:33 am
Forum: Managing your property
Topic: Lightbulbs
Replies: 6
Views: 1598

Lightbulbs

I have just tried to streamline my housekeeping with the arduous task of counting lightbulbs :roll: and realising that along with AAA & AA batteries how many i actually use and the cost with buying them individually as i have now narrowed down the type of lightbulbs used in the property ( i have...
by Zur Alten Weinkelter
Sat Feb 10, 2018 6:46 pm
Forum: Managing your property
Topic: Mattress prices
Replies: 17
Views: 5499

I have the IKEA mattresses on all my beds the bedframes are 180 x 200 cms and i have them the German way buy putting 2 , 90 x200 mattresses on the frame they do spring, latex, fillings so far they have been used for the past 3 years and guests have said they have had very comfortable sleep they also...
by Zur Alten Weinkelter
Sun Dec 31, 2017 3:10 am
Forum: Owner-to-Owner
Topic: Channel Manager Recommendation
Replies: 3
Views: 5212

Sorry dorrie for the late reply i have not been around online lately
No it is still a subject on the ever increasing list
by Zur Alten Weinkelter
Sun Dec 31, 2017 3:05 am
Forum: Owner-to-Owner
Topic: Coffee Machines Filter vs Capsule/pod
Replies: 20
Views: 10504

Well as my last guests of 2017 are comfortably installed to spend a quite few days seing in 2018 , the vote seems to be to keep the filter coffee machines with my offer of a small pot of freshly ground coffee to welcome them ( as i live on site this is no a problem ) their are so many preferences to...
by Zur Alten Weinkelter
Wed Nov 08, 2017 6:31 pm
Forum: OTAs: Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking, Tripadvisor, etc.
Topic: vrbo
Replies: 4
Views: 1181

Same here i was with homeaway.com/VRBO because of the american connection and also with OD and homeaway.co.uk however as they have all started to migrate in to another & my listings were getting dupiclated i decided to remain only on homeaway.co.uk & my listing appears on all homeaway inc si...