Rent4Rest utiliza la última tecnología para construir un negocio sostenible
Rent4Rest es una empresa familiar de gestión de propiedades con sede en Lisboa. La fundadora Filipa Aguiar elige personalmente las propiedades y administra todos los aspectos del negocio.
Núm. propiedades conectadas | 15 |
Ubicación | Lisboa, Portugal |
Tecnología Utilizada | Rentals United + Sistema PMS Vreasy |
Página web | Visit Now |
Retos
Horas dedicadas en actualizar portales y hojas de cálculo
Anunciar y depender de unos pocos sitios de reserva
Reservas limitadas solo a la temporada alta
Trabajaba con hojas de excel. Solía poner los precios al principio de la temporada y no los volvía a cambiar.
Outcome
Managing and growing a vacation rental business single-handedily is no easy task and for Rent4Rest it was crucial to choose suitable software to automate repetitive and routine tasks. Rent4Rest's Filipa uses Rentals United Channel Manager integrated with Vreasy Property Management System. As a result, not only she saves a lot of time, but her properties are advertised on multiple listing sites with competitive pricing all year round.
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listing sites connected14%
more bookings in the last year53%
revenue increase in the last yearVaried
pricing all year roundFull Testimonial
Rent4Rest founder Filipa Aguiar recalls how it all started in 2009 with her family beach house in Sesimbra. Built by her parents in 1984, it was the place where she spent most of the weekends and childhood holidays. To help rehabilitate the house and because having visits from families and friends from different countries was gratifying, Filipa challenged her family to rent the beach house to international guests.
"Having guests from all over the world became such a rewarding experience that I decided to create RENT4REST," says Filipa. " After a couple of months, we decided to rent another house we had in Lisbon, that had been for sale for quite some time. We began with these two properties and it started to grow with other properties owned by family and friends. At the time we were only listed on Homelidays and renting only short-term, especially during the summer season."
It was early stages and Filipa had her hands full managing every aspect of the business: listing sites, guests, check-ins, owners, cleaning and more. Before adding more properties to her portfolio, she needed a solution to manage daily tasks efficiently.
"I used to work with excel sheets but it became so difficult to with everything. It took a lot of time each day, week, month... I knew l needed help, so early on I tried a very simple property management system but it wasn’t convenient after getting more properties. Nowadays I save lots of time as I don’t have to do manual work. Most importantly, I have price control on every site. I only choose the listing sites connected with Rentals United; I don’t want to update anything manually ever again.
"I noticed I receive bookings from several sites, I don’t depend on one like I used to. Of course, I’d love to have more direct bookings. Most of my guests are international and the number is increasing every year. I feel it's in line with tourism growth in Portugal."
"Before I used to set prices at the start of the season and didn’t change them again. Now I can update them constantly, change the minimum stay and have it updated on all sites. A year ago, I needed to go to 5 sites and make changes - probably leaving some changes undone. Now I have more chances to receive bookings. Guests see price parity in Listing sites and updated availability and that gives them the confidence to book and with dynamic pricing the price changes everyday do my listings rank higher.
I have 15 properties now. There will be 20 by the end of the year and I plan to only concentrate on Lisbon for the moment. My staff is a Cleaning Lady and a part-time assistant. I work with cleaning companies to fill the gaps, laundry companies and I have a partnership with another vacation rental company for check-ins."
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FAQ
¿Están incluidas las comisiones de las webs de reservas en tu plan?
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¿Existen otras conexiones incluidas en el precio?
Rentals United integra otros proveedores de tecnología que ayudan a gestionar tu negocio. Estos proveedores incluyen Property Managment Systems (PMSs), Gestores de Pago, Yield Management y otras Herramientas de Gestión. Para poder hacer uso de estos proveedores, debes contratarlos y pagar por sus servicios por separado.
¿Qué servicios incluye tu plan?
Tu plan en Rentals United incluye almacenar la información de tus propiedades así como el uso de todas nuestras herramientas: Guest Planner, App para tu Dispositivo Móvil, Motor de Reservas, Gestor de Calidad, iCal Sincronización y Calendario Múltiple. Asimismo, también tendrás acceso a nuestra formación durante tu primer mes de uso, siempre acompañado de nuestros equipos de Onboarders y Customer Success. Nuestro equipo de Account Managers estará también a tu disposición para hacer crecer tu cuenta (clientes con más de 10 propiedades). Otros Proveedores de Tecnología: Gestores de Pago, Yield Managers, Property Management Systems (PMSs) y otras Herramientas de Gestión, no están incluidas en el plan de Rentals United.