{"id":169,"date":"2018-08-22T17:59:20","date_gmt":"2018-08-22T17:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.independentcottages.co.uk\/holiday-blog\/?p=169"},"modified":"2022-07-26T10:00:20","modified_gmt":"2022-07-26T10:00:20","slug":"cottage-owners-are-you-set-up-to-take-short-breaks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.independentcottages.co.uk\/holiday-blog\/cottage-owners-are-you-set-up-to-take-short-breaks\/","title":{"rendered":"Cottage owners – are you set up to take short breaks?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Couples are a big part of the short-break market<\/p><\/div>\n

Short breaks are exceptionally popular in today’s holiday rental market. Historically, many owners have only offered short breaks during the winter months, but demand for greater flexibility has seen more and more owners offering short breaks all year round, along with flexible changeover days and stays as short as just one night.<\/p>\n

The more flexible you are as a cottage owner, the greater the level of interest you are likely to receive. You may also be surprised at just how lucrative short breaks can be if you manage to achieve back to back bookings. Admittedly, it requires extra marketing, admin time and additional cleaning\/turnaround time or cost, but short breaks are normally offered at a premium rate which should cover this, and also allow more regular access to the property for maintenance. You may also find a reduced level ‘wear and tear’ on the cottage with short-breaker’s tending to spend more time out and about, trying to see all the popular sites or enjoying more meals out during their short period of time away.<\/p>\n

The nature of short breaks means that they are very often last minute. In our experience, we have found that people booking a short break are often more impulsive and quicker to make a snap decision, so it is important as an owner to be set-up to readily take impromptu bookings.<\/p>\n

Some tips for taking short breaks, stress-free<\/strong><\/p>\n