Testing your accommodation

[Aldo]

We have found that staying for a week or two at your new place before the first guests arrive is always a good idea to find out what needs adjusting. No matter how much preparation has gone into getting the accommodation ready, you're bound to find some things could be bettered. That is our excuse anyway, some cynics might suggest it's an opportunity for a much welcome break, but what would they know?!!

[e-richard]

Good advice Aldo, but I'd go further and suggest that you "test" it every year, and probably 4-5 times in between as well

[Nightowl]

yup, me too.. in fact we are 'testing' ours out for about the 10th time in a couple of weeks..... just to make sure it's all shipshape of course, purely business....