Having one or more holiday homes to rent can be a great business opportunity, but can also become a headache: constant guest messages, inconvenient key handovers, double bookings due to a lack of synchronisation... Have you experienced any of these situations? I'm sure you have!
The good news is that today's technology can make automating the management of your holiday home easier than ever.
In this article, we'll show you how you can save time, avoid errors and offer a better experience for your guests using the right automation.
Why automate the management of your holiday home?
You may think you don't need to automate the management of your holiday home; that it's simply another passing trend. However, nothing could be further from the truth!
Whether you manage tourist apartments, rural houses or a small 24-hour hotel, digitalisation can optimise repetitive processes so you can focus more on important tasks, such as providing better customer service or growing your business.
So automation is no passing fad, but a growing necessity; especially considering the many benefits it can offer. For example:
- Time saving. If you automate, you minimise manual and repetitive tasks.
- Fewer mistakes. You also prevent human errors, such as double bookings or missed messages.
- Greater flexibility and independence, for both you and your guests.
- Total real-time control. You can monitor all of your property's activity from anywhere.
5 tasks you can automate in your holiday rental
So now you know the benefits of implementing automation in your holiday home. But do you know the types of tasks you can automate? Let's have a look:
1. Self-check-in and check-out
One of the biggest headaches for holiday homeowners is coordinating the arrivals and departures of your different guests. But with solutions like Omnitec's electronic locks and the Rent&Pass app, this process can be automated and greatly simplified.
These solutions enable remote check-in and check-out management for holiday rentals. Your guests receive digital keys directly on their mobile phones, saving them from having to wait unnecessarily or travel at inconvenient times.
These digital keys are activated and deactivated automatically when each reservation starts and ends, increasing security and control over your property.
2. Guest Communication
Apartment access instructions, house rules, recommendations, review requests... There are many messages that you, as a host, have to send to your guests, and this task can be extremely time-consuming if you don't automate it.
With the right automation tools, you can customise the scheduling and sending of your messages. Thus improving the guest experience and optimising your time.
Additionally, if you already work with a PMS, you can connect it to your access system so that sending credentials and notifications is automatic and everything is centralised.
3. Calendar and booking synchronisation
If your property is listed on different platforms, such as Airbnb or Booking.com, you already know it can be difficult to keep your calendar up-to-date.
Fortunately, the PMS centralises all bookings and updates the timetable automatically, preventing double bookings or blocking dates accidentally. When integrated with your access solution, the digital keys are automatically activated and deactivated in keeping with each confirmed reservation, without you having to do anything.
4. Real-time remote control
If you are worried about what happens when you're not there, there's no need! You can monitor access in real time and check all entries and exits remotely when solutions like Bluetooth electronic locks are connected to a gateway.
At Omnitec, we offer solutions like OS ACCESS and its UpKey app, so you can manage all your access points from your mobile phone, wherever you may be.
5. Cleaning and maintenance
Another great advantage of automation is that you can improve the coordination of cleaning and maintenance at your property.
By integrating your system with shared calendars, your cleaning team can receive automatic notifications about arrivals and departures, streamlining the process and ensuring your property is always spotless.
How Omnitec can help you automate your holiday home
Automation doesn't mean you give up control over what's happening at your property. On the contrary, you can monitor it whenever you want, without wasting time and energy on repetitive tasks. Plus, the technology is flexible: so you decide which processes you want to automate and which ones you prefer to continue doing manually.
At Omnitec, we've been helping owners and managers of holiday rentals make the leap toward digitalisation for years. If you want to automate your business, our Rent&Pass solution is designed to simplify access management for your holiday rental as much as possible.
Moreover, the advanced version - Rent&Pass PRO - has additional features, such as a visual credential and check-in calendar, advanced staff management and constant monitoring of arrivals and departures.
As you can see, automating your property is a safe bet: it improves your quality of life, provides an unbeatable experience for your guests and makes your business more profitable. Why wait any longer - take the next step with Omnitec!