Holiday Let Reviews: How to Turn Great Stays into More Bookings
When you are running a holiday let, reviews can sometimes feel like the final step in the process. The guest has stayed, they have gone home, and now you are hoping they will leave a positive review. But in our experience at mySTAYINN, a good review starts long before the guest checks out. The way […]
Aberdeen Holiday Lets: How to Attract Business and Leisure Guests
Aberdeen is an interesting market for holiday let owners because it does not rely on just one type of visitor. The Granite City attracts business travellers, conference delegates, university visitors, people attending events and tourists exploring Aberdeen and the wider north-east of Scotland. That variety can be a real advantage for holiday let owners, but […]
Edinburgh Fringe 2026: What Property Owners Can Learn and How to Prepare for 2027
Another Edinburgh Festival Fringe has come to an end, and once again the numbers demonstrate just how significant August is for the city. For short-term let owners, however, the end of the Fringe shouldn’t simply mean returning to business as usual. September is a great time to look back at what worked, what didn’t and […]
How to Prepare a Short-Term Let That Guests Will Love
When you’re setting up a short-term let, it can be tempting to focus on the big things: the furniture, the décor, the appliances and how much you need to spend to get the property ready. But often, it’s the smaller details that make the biggest difference. A successful short-term let needs to do more than […]
The Edinburgh Visitor Levy: A Guide For Short-Term Let Owners
On 24 July 2026, Edinburgh made history as the first city in the United Kingdom to introduce a statutory visitor levy. If you own or manage a short-term let anywhere within the City of Edinburgh Council boundary, this change affects you directly – and if you are not already collecting and remitting the levy correctly, […]
From Glasgow to the Highlands: How Location Should Shape Your Holiday Let Strategy
One of the biggest mistakes we see in holiday letting is assuming that a successful strategy can simply be copied from one property to another. It is understandable. If something is working well for a holiday let in Glasgow, why would you not try the same approach with a property in Inverness or the Highlands? […]
The Holiday Let Maintenance Checklist: Keeping Your Property Guest-Ready All Year
When people think about running a successful holiday let, they tend to think about bookings, nightly rates, beautiful photographs and five-star reviews. Maintenance is usually much less glamorous. Yet it is one of the things that can have the biggest impact on all of the above. A dripping tap, broken appliance, unreliable heating system or […]
Holiday Let Pricing Mistakes: 7 Ways UK Hosts Could Be Leaving Money on the Table
Pricing a holiday let can feel like one of the simplest parts of running a short-term rental. Pick a nightly rate, put it on Airbnb or Booking.com and wait for the bookings to come in. In reality, getting pricing right is much more involved. Demand changes throughout the year. A weekend in Edinburgh can be […]
From Edinburgh to Cornwall: How to Prepare Your Holiday Let for International Guests
The UK has always had plenty to offer international guests, but for holiday let owners, welcoming visitors from overseas comes with a slightly different set of expectations. Someone travelling from the other side of the world may have spent months planning their trip. They might be visiting Edinburgh for the first time, driving through the […]
Why Multi-Platform Marketing Beats Relying on Airbnb Alone
For many holiday let owners, Airbnb is where the journey begins. It’s one of the world’s best-known booking platforms, attracts millions of travellers and offers a straightforward way to start welcoming guests. But as your property becomes more established, relying on a single platform can start to limit its potential. Today’s travellers book accommodation in […]