Attract more families to your vacation rental by adding amenities that make guests feel completely at home. When you provide excellent service by including features to delight not only adults but teens and children too, you’ll keep guests coming back year after year — and earn rave reviews that attract even more travelers to your listing.
Already have some or all of these items at home? Head to your dashboard to update your amenities now.
It’s hard to grab time to gather around for family dinner in our day-to-day lives, so make sure your vacation rental is set up to offer guests that luxury. Stock your kitchen with everything guests need to cook and enjoy a big meal together and you’ll lay the foundation for evenings filled with great food, warm laughter, and magical moments to remember.
Set the stage for cozy, fun times together with well-appointed living areas that invite guests to make themselves at home. For families, this means having enough seating for everyone at the table — and ensuring that the kids are taken care of, too! So don’t forget the toddler, baby, and pet essentials.
Make sure your bathrooms are especially well stocked for families. Between everyone’s morning and evening routines, families can go through a lot of towels! So the more extras you provide, the better. Also, including child-specific accessories like a baby bathtub is a great way to bring a smile to both kids’ and parents’ faces.
Everyone deserves a good night’s sleep on their vacation! Help tired parents get some rest with comfortable beds, luxurious linens, and cozy bedding. Fun children’s beds are a great idea, too. A race car bed or Batman-themed kids’ sheets might be just the thing to ensure that kids finally spend their whole night in their own beds instead of waking up Mom and Dad!
Here are a few other items families tell us they always appreciate having in vacation rentals. These are the kinds of things families often don’t think to pack but might need over the course of their stay. Providing these amenities saves parents a trip to the store, so they can spend more time enjoying their vacation.
Keeping kids entertained is key on family vacations. Help parents enjoy their vacation, too, by offering plenty of games and fun ways to spend their time together. Be sure that in addition to games and in-home entertainment systems you also have a strong WiFi connection. Parents and adults vacationing will be delighted if they can easily work from your vacation rental and connect everyone’s iPads, computers, and other devices without sacrificing internet speed.
Depending on where your vacation rental is located, you’ll want to provide accessories that invite guests to enjoy the great outdoors. If you’re near water, water sports gear is great to offer. And if you’re near the snowy mountains, having snow sports gear is definitely a plus!
Think about how you like to spend your time enjoying the local attractions and be sure your guests have everything they need to take advantage of them, too.
After you’ve added all of these great family-friendly features to your vacation rental, be sure to update your amenities within your dashboard amenities list and on your property description. That way, families searching for these items will know you offer everything they’re looking for.
