Learn how difficult other sites make it for guests to find your vacation rental.
So you’ve spent a great deal of time gathering loyal customers who have stayed at your rental and hope to return in the future. You may even advertise your rental on various sites to make it easier for potential guests to find you.
Despite all that, however, it may surprise you how long it can take guests to find your vacation rental on the biggest sites. Even when they’re looking specifically for you, it can be difficult.
Searching for Specific Towns?
If guests search for rentals in a specific town, they may notice that they are also getting results for other towns. They didn’t ask to see those areas, and they may not know where those other towns are in relation to where they want to visit. When this happens, guests can get confused and are more likely to abandon their search.
Know Where You Want to Stay?
Some guests start their search with a specific property in mind. Unfortunately, finding that property on a national booking site is often complicated. Guests might have the address but no idea how to look it up on the site. A specific address search might bring up anything slightly related to the keywords. Now the frustrated guests might settle for another property, or give up altogether, which means they miss out on a chance to stay at your rental.
At VacationAtMyPlace.com, we make it easy to find the property guests want. For example, if a guest knows that your property is within the area of 119th and 145th streets in Ocean City, that will speed up the search and help them find your vacation rental. Because we are focused locally, we know the area in detail and can tailor every search.
Want to Search for a Property by Community or Complex Name?
Your guests might also remember the property by a specific name. Unfortunately, that filter often doesn’t exist on the big rental sites. Even if guests find your vacation rental using a typical search feature, there are no guarantees that they have chosen the right property. Those big national sites don’t often share the address until after the guest has booked. This can make it incredibly difficult for visitors to know for sure that they’ve found the property they want!
Searching By Bedrooms or Other Features?
It’s common to want to search by bedroom count to ensure that everyone has space to themselves. Unfortunately, those other sites can bring up a wide range of bedroom configurations because they look for anything related to the number you entered.
Try this: ask your friends to search for your property on one of those sites without giving them the property ID. Don’t be surprised if they have to give up! While listing on national sites is a great way to get some visibility, it may make it harder for guests who specifically want your property.
VacationAtMyPlace.com, on the other hand, offers several search features that make it much easier for guests to find their ideal property—and to help you highlight your rental so that the “ideal property” is yours.
List Your Ocean City Vacation Rental at VacationAtMyPlace.com
Vacation At My Place is a vacation rental website serving the 7 beach towns within the Delmarva Peninsula: Chincoteague, VA, Ocean City, MD, Fenwick Island, DE, Bethany Beach, DE, Dewey Beach, DE, Rehoboth Beach, DE, and Lewes, DE. Guests can choose from the best inventory at the beach, while our “local” knowledge makes searching easy to find your perfect place. In addition, each vacation rental provides an instant price comparison to both VRBO and Airbnb. Property owners can list their property for free! Vacation At My Place, where vacations begin and memories await!
For more information, email us at info@VacationAtMyPlace.com, call us at 877-287-VAMP (8267) or visit VacationAtMyPlace.com! You can also follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and LinkedIn.