CoastRentals Beach Vacation Blog

I recently stayed in a vacation rental out in San Diego that was equipped with it’s own fully-stocked mini-bar (just like the ones you typically see in higher-end hotel rooms). 15 bottles of liquor, 8 bottles of wine, soda, tonic, candy bars and popcorn, it was decked out. It even accompanied a price list and a little box for us to leave the money in if we used anything.

While I personally had never seen anyone doing this in their vacation rental, I loved discovering it upon our arrival. Even if we didn’t use it (we did consume a few things), it is a great convenience to offer to your visitors and a simple way to get people to remember your rental as a cool place to stay the next time they are on vacation. I truly believe it will end up increasing your return customers.

If you think that the first day people check in they aren’t too familiar with the area and maybe all they want to do is grab a snack, then you’ve got them right there. You don’t have to make a big profit off of it - in fact, I suggest barely charging over retail price - but you can provide a service that shows you’re going a bit over the top to make your visitor’s stay that much more comfortable.

Here’s a picture of the mini-bar:

And if you have any worries about people leaving money for what they use, simply state that you will take an unpaid uses out of their security deposits.

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