Is this the most expensive UK 2-bed country cottage?

[Mouse]

Lovely place Paul...but I would have had to straighten those pictures on the bedroom walls

As for the cottage - I think it's delightful. Very much my style of decor (french country mixed with scandinavian influences). I have similar furnishings at our place...though I can't go as far as they have, it being a villa in a hot climate.
The bling isn't for me, though I can understand why they've done it.

What has motivated me though are the photos...and overall branding. It's given me something to think about.

Personally I wouldn't want to spend so much for a break somewhere...I also wouldn't want to 'manage' the clientele they would attract (high maintenence comes to mind) but if they can deliver why not charge. It certainly stands out against other properties because of its thought to detail and character.

I'd love it.

Mousie (thinking)
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[Mozzie]

But how much toilet paper is supplied?

[greenbarn]

But how much toilet paper is supplied?

Probably freshly plucked and graded swans' feathers in a gilded holder rather than toilet paper......

I also wouldn't want to 'mange' the clientele they would attract

I think I'd find them very hard to stomach as well. (Maybe you meant "manage"? )

[Mouse]

Thanks GB - original reply altered now.

Mousie
(who should check typing before hitting the submit button...if only I had the time )

[greenbarn]

Thanks GB - original reply altered now.

Mousie

I liked the original..........

[paolo]

Is this the most expensive UK 2-bed country cottage?

No. For example: http://www.homeaway.com/vacation-rental ... id=1310424

[sheesh]

Is this the most expensive UK 2-bed country cottage?

No. For example: http://www.homeaway.com/vacation-rental ... id=1310424

Near Alnwick and Durham? I wouldn't want to walk it!

Sheesh

[greenbarn]

I'm going to offer one of our "dead" weeks in February for £4995 for two. I reckon that should generate some publicity!

There might even be somebody out there who'd pay it, which would be handy for the balance sheet.

[falbayview]

Is this the most expensive UK 2-bed country cottage?

No. For example: http://www.homeaway.com/vacation-rental ... id=1310424

but they ain't got a single booking according to their calendar

[Sue Dyer]

I laughed too at the "near Durham"..... It is almost 40 miles.

GB - I say it is like a bordello as there is a pub here called "Nancy's Bordello" and the decor is similar, no personal experience, honest

[greenbarn]

GB - I say it is like a bordello as there is a pub here called "Nancy's Bordello" and the decor is similar, no personal experience, honest

Ah - okay, understand.

I don't have any personal experience of Nancy either.

[Hells Bells]

Saying that cottage is near Durham is a bit like saying my house is near GBs place.

[charles cawley]

Quality, but I am not certain about value.

Setting rates is a dark art but going in too high, unless you really do not want guests, is a recipe for a long slow inching down of rates until bookings start up.

Better to go in a bit low and ratchet up to meet the market. Going in too high is a very common and costly mistake.

[Mozzie]

I have heard of people having their house listed and "available" but not wanting it rented as a way to have a tax write off without any work or risk - by pricing outrageously high this would effectively achieve that end.

I am repainting my bedroom using the inspiration cottage as we speak!!!!

[Mouse]

Quality, but I am not certain about value.

Setting rates is a dark art but going in too high, unless you really do not want guests, is a recipe for a long slow inching down of rates until bookings start up.

Better to go in a bit low and ratchet up to meet the market. Going in too high is a very common and costly mistake.

You know charles, I used to think like that. Then a friend bought an awful 70's style house here (with awful stucco plaster on the outside walls). Her builder husband gutted it and they rebuilt. It is 3 beds but one is only accessible from the outside. It was cheaply done (for example they didn't rip up the awful tiles, they just covered them in a sort of laminate...and only put a/c in the bedrooms...and the bathrooms have shower cubicles where the showerhead is way too low so you have to be under 5'5" to fit etc etc)
I thought she'd price it mid-range of the 3 beds...but no, she went for higher than the 4 beds. So it is much more expensive per week than ours. And on top she charges for a/c useage through the day.
I didn't believe she'd make it pay...but guess what? 4 years later and she's full every summer, and repeat business.
Go figure!

Mouse
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