“Promoting direct bookings between holiday home owners and their future guests is our thing.”
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Let’s be fair
Creating a level playing field
Let’s be for all
A simple post is all you need to reach an audience
Let’s clean up
Fighting back against the OTA monopoly
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How To Get The Best Deal
Help holiday home hosts keep their prices lower by:
- Booking direct
- Like their social media posts
- Share their social media posts
- Comment on their social media posts
- Tag a friend
- Shout them out
- Leave a review*
- Tag or mention them in a photo you post
*Review Etiquette
If you find something less than satisfactory, missing or not working at your accommodation, always contact the host at the earliest opportunity while you are staying at the property. Even if it is just something that is niggling you, always give the host the opportunity to resolve it during your stay. Hosts are keen for you to have the best experience and, once you have left, the opportunity has gone.
If you have constructive feedback for the host, message them directly by phone or email in the first instance. Feedback is essential for hosts to figure out what improvements they might need to make for future and returning guests. A review is NOT the right place to do this, and certainly not before making the host aware.
If you have followed the above etiquette, you can now go ahead and leave a review – the most important factor here is to write a genuine and balanced one, including any issues that were resolved satisfactorily, as this lets the host know their efforts were appreciated.
Hosts do not take kindly to disingenuous reviews, or the threat of one in an attempt to get money back after the event (yes, unbelievably, a small minority have tried this in the past). On the flip side, you might be pleasantly surprised how appreciative hosts can be when receiving a good review, or following constructive feedback.
If you truly find fault with your accommodation, try to resolve the matter amicably with the host first. If that fails then you have every right to take the matter further.
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Connecting directly with holiday home owners saves you money.
Did you know that the Online Travel Agents add fees when you book through them? Booking fees, admin fees, processing fees and more are added to the standard rate. Then they take a chunk out of the total payable to the owner. Rightly so as they are doing the hard job of advertising and marketing, right?
If you prefer to reward the owner who, in return, will most likely give you a more personalised experience, then always try to #bookdirect in the first instance – it’s a win/win for both host AND guests.
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FAQ’s
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Why members love HHOD.
Holiday Home Owners members do not need to create “yet another listing” on our site. Their Facebook posts are automatically added via a live feed to reach a wider audience, including those who rarely use social media or predominantly use a laptop or PC.
Liz R.
Member since 2022
“HHOD is a great platform especially when you are starting out or new to social media. And if you need help with that they can provide the resources and training you need and save you money on outsourcing. Love it!“
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Free to owners and free to searchers. We rely on third party advertiser income to cover costs, and our owner members to provide the content.
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We are simply a meeting place for holiday home owners to promote their properties to their future guests with no fees charged to either party.
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policy
Our public Facebook group is moderated by Admins and has a strict policy on the type of posts allowed, making it a safer space to connect.