So, you’ve got a lodge, now time to get those bookings and start earning.
Lake District Lodge Holidays have the knowledge, experience and are experts in letting lodges, cabins, shepherds huts, pods and even yurts. We know how to market your unique property and how to fill your calendar with bookings.
Owning a holiday lodge can come with many rewards, such as earning extra income and offering a great place for holiday makers to enjoy. We are proud that The Lake District is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site and continues to see over 18.1 million people visiting each year from all over the world, all eager to explore the beautiful national park and the rest of the county, that we call home. The Lakes is always a top holiday destination in the UK, and is open all year round.
Here at Lake District Lodge Holidays, we have a host of benefits. By choosing us as your holiday let agent, you’re making the right choice.
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1. Lodge Experts
We believe that coming to the Lake District is all about connecting with nature, enjoying the scenery and giving guests the opportunity to have new experiences that will last a lifetime. Lake District Lodge Holidays are the leading lodge management agency in the Lakes, we understand that lodges, huts, pods etc, are unique properties that will thrive from specialist management. With over 12 years experience under our belt, we 100% understand lodge letting in the Lakes. No other agency does lodge letting like us.
2. Fully Managed Services
Lake District Lodge Holidays has a local dedicated, experienced managed service team that will provide cleaning, linen, laundry, and have the lodge prepared for each changeover day. Our team has high standards and you can be assured your property will be presented as its best. If any problems arise, we are there to deal with them quickly and efficiently, so you can have peace of mind everything is being taken care of.
3. Our Reputation with Guests
Once our guests have experienced a lodge holiday in the Lakes, they are eager to return. We’re proud that 1 in 5 of our bookings is a repeat customer, and we arrange over 5,000 lodge bookings every year. Our guests can book online or over the telephone and also reach our support team at our local offices to ask for any help whilst on holiday. This has earnt us a 4.4 star (out of 5) review average on Google.
4. Professional Property Listings
Our property consultants will photography your property to capture internal and external images and showcase the property to potential guests. Our experienced SEO team will write a detailed, custom, professional description about your lodge. As our images and descriptions are honest and well informed, guests know exactly what they are booking – this helps reviews. All listings are rotated using an algorithm, not alphabetically.
5. Local Offices and Support
Our main local office is in Windermere and is the base for our lodge experts, however we do have our sister offices at Ambleside and Keswick too to help with any queries. Here you can receive a range of advice and support, from help with local tradespeople, cleaners, gardening services or help in boosting your bookings. You can also call our experts for any letting queries you have anytime, or if you just want to touch base about your property. We’re here to help you throughout the year!
6. Strong Occupancy Rates
The Lakes is a hotspot for tourists: families, couples, groups and solo travellers are all eager to experience the Lakes natural beauty. At Lake District Lodge Holidays, we drive bookings into our properties, and maintain a high occupancy. Over Summer 2023, across our Lakes brands we achieved an average of 85.87% occupancy. Our top week in Summer reached an occupancy rate of 93.19%. We aim to maintain this industry leading occupancy rate in 2024 also.
7. National Marketing and Backing
As we are part of the Sykes Holiday Cottages Family, we have a large marketing resource that puts your property in the spotlight. We partner with over 700 brands, including Airbnb, Booking.com and Expedia. In addition, our marketing experts bid on over 100,000 keywords on paid media and optimise our websites daily to push your lodge higher up search results pages. We can also feature your lodge listing across our sister branded website, i,e Sykes Cottages for extra exposure.
8. Fair Commission and Pricing
At Lake District Lodge Holidays, our commission structure is fair and realistic. There are no hidden extras. There are also a host of options you can choose from in regards to pricing, short break and seasonal discounts. Our expert pricing team closely watch the holiday market and use a tool called “Income Maximisation” to manage our Property Owner’s Prices. This unique revenue management system designed specifically for Sykes Cottages and will adjust pricing in accordance to demand, local events and seasonality, to earn more revenue throughout the year.
9. Industry Insights
By joining our community of successful holiday lodge owners, you will receive industry insights. Our local team has strong lodge knowledge, and our parent company has the technology and data to present top insights from a national point of view. All our owners have access to their own portal, it provides owners all the info they need 24/7, bookings, invoices, exclusive owner discounts/benefits, H&S info, data, pricing, plus webinars and other unique insider knowledge too from the CEO.
10. Local Marketing
In addition to our nationwide backing through Sykes Holiday Cottages, our dedicated local marketing team also manages our own local social media. Our Facebook account has over 33,000 followers, however our posts regularly reach double this. They also create monthly blogs click here to view them.
We have great working relationship with many Cumbrian business, who we advertise through, Cumbria Tourism, Beatrix Potter Attraction, Mountain Goat Tours, Home by Simon Rogan to name a few. Our local team also attend and support trade and agricultural shows around Cumbria and beyond, this really showcases our brand, we are promoting your lodge too.
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At Lake District Lodge Holidays, you can combine the best of both worlds. A local, experienced, knowledgeable team alongside a parent company with a large marketing reach and top technology.
To join our successful community of holiday lodge owners, and boost your bookings, request a FREE owner pack. You can email us on owners@lakedistrictlodgeholidays.co.uk or if you fancy talking to our team directly, give us a call on 015394 46748.
