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- kendalcottages
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I am on there but still waiting for any enquiries from it. It's a shame as I think it's a really nice site. I hope they are able to stick it out as I think it has potential, but I wouldn't be able to justify a paid entry on there at this point in time.
Kendal Holiday Cottages Ltd., Kendal, Cumbria - between the Lake District & the Yorkshire Dales.
- kendalcottages
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From memory, I've seen a very slight trickle but nothing of much consequence.
Kendal Holiday Cottages Ltd., Kendal, Cumbria - between the Lake District & the Yorkshire Dales.
We have only ever received one enquiry, a genuine one from a woman with a disabled mother who needed wheelchair access and wheelchair friendly accommodation - which we couldn't provide. A nice site, with nice people, but only one enquiry over all this time....
Let's hope they avoid Susan's "graveyard"!
Let's hope they avoid Susan's "graveyard"!
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- Ben McNevis
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Seeing this thread reminded me that I put 2 of our properties on TheHolidayLet some time back. I've just looked at the results and i'm very pleasantly surprised!
I think I added the listings around Sept 2009.
I've had 9 enquiries (3 from the same daft American), so that's 6 normal enquiries, 4 of which turned into bookings... and then one of those bookings turned into a repeat booking so it makes 5.
I hadn't been bothering updating their availability calendars but now I think it's worth doing - another one to add to the long calendars list.
I think I added the listings around Sept 2009.
I've had 9 enquiries (3 from the same daft American), so that's 6 normal enquiries, 4 of which turned into bookings... and then one of those bookings turned into a repeat booking so it makes 5.
I hadn't been bothering updating their availability calendars but now I think it's worth doing - another one to add to the long calendars list.
Cheers, Ben
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We're on it and we've had some enquiries but no definite bookings. We get click-throughs to our own site from it too which could lead to bookings, but we can't tell. The back link to our site may help our Google ranking, but again, we can't be sure. On the whole, it's the kind of site that we want to be on so we're staying for the time being.
Jo
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- Rogthedodge
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- AngloDutch
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We have advertised with them since November 2009. 1 enquiry in 2010 (our emails were returned undelivered). Since then, nothing at all.
Our calendar there is also linked to our PIMS calendar. The text and photos on our listing are updated along with our listings on the major sites. Yet, no interest in eight years.
It reminds me very much of Rentability com. Another good-looking site that never even brought in enquiries for us. Unlike Rentability, The Holiday Let is still soldiering on.
The site is often brought up in postings on OD Trustpilot pages as a viable alternative for the Homeaway group. Really, I just don't see this happening.
Hats off to Craig and Liz, but a real shame that it doesn't work for so many owners. But we will continue to support the site and are thinking of booking our summer holiday via the site just to give some poor owner on there a bit of hope!
Our calendar there is also linked to our PIMS calendar. The text and photos on our listing are updated along with our listings on the major sites. Yet, no interest in eight years.
It reminds me very much of Rentability com. Another good-looking site that never even brought in enquiries for us. Unlike Rentability, The Holiday Let is still soldiering on.
The site is often brought up in postings on OD Trustpilot pages as a viable alternative for the Homeaway group. Really, I just don't see this happening.
Hats off to Craig and Liz, but a real shame that it doesn't work for so many owners. But we will continue to support the site and are thinking of booking our summer holiday via the site just to give some poor owner on there a bit of hope!
It is sad as they are well placed to grow the subscription only sector that so many owners want ... but I fear without a large injection of money for advertising and maybe more staff this won't happen.AngloDutch wrote:We have advertised with them since November 2009. 1 enquiry in 2010 (our emails were returned undelivered). Since then, nothing at all.
Our calendar there is also linked to our PIMS calendar. The text and photos on our listing are updated along with our listings on the major sites. Yet, no interest in eight years.
It reminds me very much of Rentability com. Another good-looking site that never even brought in enquiries for us. Unlike Rentability, The Holiday Let is still soldiering on.
The site is often brought up in postings on OD Trustpilot pages as a viable alternative for the Homeaway group. Really, I just don't see this happening.
Hats off to Craig and Liz, but a real shame that it doesn't work for so many owners. But we will continue to support the site and are thinking of booking our summer holiday via the site just to give some poor owner on there a bit of hope!
PS - if you fancy booking a holiday in Normandy, we are on there - Eco-Gites of Lenault