HCH043: Dale Smith: Scaling operations and property management tips

Holiday Cottage Handbook

Dale Smith, CEO and Founder of Host & Stay, is the special guest on today’s Holiday Cottage Handbook Podcast.

Dale discussed Host & Stay’s rapid growth, the importance of marketing, hosting tips, key amenities for short-term rentals, industry trends, and more.

During this episode, learn:

· Why Host & Stay stands out in the property management space

· Why the location of your rental is so important

· Ideal amenities

· Cleaning and maintenance tips

· Trends, challenges, and opportunities in the industry
Dale picked Boom for his favourite brand and gave Rudy Abrahami from Maveriks a special shout-out.

4:38 The story of Host & Stay

7:17 What makes Host & Stay stand out

9:19 Host & Stay’s expansion across the UK

10:53 Onboarding properties: make sure you invest in marketing

13:16 What Host & Stay looks for in acquisitions

15:28 How to utilise marketing to grow your property management business

18:27 The wider Host & Stay Group

22:06 The future for Host & Stay: more growth, international focus

23:37 Dale’s top hosting tips, starting with location being key

26:44 The key amenities: why you need to be dog-friendly

28:41 Cleaning and maintenance tips

31:35 Key trends in the short-term rentals industry

35:27 Host & Stay’s commitment to sustainability

38:14 Challenges and opportunities in the sector

40:51 Favourite brand: Boom

41:27 Individual shout-out: Rudy Abrahami from Maveriks

42:23 No. 1 lesson learned: there’s no perfect answer

Links:

James Varley: https://shorturl.at/rstAB

Holiday Cottage Handbook website: https://shorturl.at/xLMRY

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Survey: https://shorturl.at/axOV6

Dale Smith: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalesmithpvl/

Host & Stay: https://hostandstay.co.uk/host/?utm_source=holidaycottagehandbook&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=HOST&utm_content=20240618content

Sponsor links:

Hosthub: https://www.hosthub.com/hch/

HCH Financial Services: https://www.hchfs.com/ Call: 0333 1234 536 Email: [e-mail]

Sustonica: https://www.sustonica.com/

Smiling House Luxury: https://smilinghouse.ch/

Orana Stay: https://www.oranastay.com/

Mentions:

Boom: https://www.boomnow.com/

Rudy Abrahami: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rudy-abrahami-21622368/

Maveriks: https://www.maveriks.com/

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