It is fundamental to understand the typical expectations guests have for a holiday home, including amenities and layout. Generally, holiday homes follow the guideline of two guests per bedroom and at least one bathroom per four guests. Belvilla can give you valuable advice on how to optimize the layout of your holiday home to maximize its rental potential. Furthermore, consider whether you need a rental permit for your property. Discussions with a real estate agent or financial advisor can address this question, along with other considerations such as taxes and local regulations.

Absolutely. You are allowed to delegate the maintenance of your holiday home and the management of guests to an administrator. Belvilla can generally assist in finding a trusted administrator who effectively manages the rental of your holiday property. The administrator can help with key exchange, all communications with guests on-site, and supervise the cleaning, including the finishing touches.

You can anticipate receiving the full rental amount approximately two weeks prior to your guest's arrival. This ensures that the rental funds are securely deposited into your bank account before your guests' check-in. In the event of last-minute bookings, Belvilla will expedite the transfer of the rental amount promptly.

Belvilla provides you with a personalized online platform called 'My Belvilla'. Within this platform, you'll have access to a user-friendly dashboard where you can track all your bookings, review your income summary, and utilize various convenient features. Additionally, you can effortlessly apply discounts and access other smart functions tailored to optimize your rental experience.

Right from the start of our contract negotiations, we establish the rental fee that Belvilla will remit to you. This fee is set below what tenants typically see on the website. Belvilla and you mutually agree on the rate at which your vacation home will be listed on their platform. There won't be any subsequent invoices or deductions, ensuring a hassle-free process with no surprises. It's straightforward and transparent.

For smooth planning, we offer two options to sync your calendar with all received bookings. Firstly, through iCal integration, you can synchronize your calendar with bookings from various platforms, consolidating all reservations in one centralized location. Additionally, our API integration with over 80 Channel Managers across Europe enables real-time updates and synchronization of bookings. This ensures you have an up-to-date view of all bookings, allowing you to efficiently plan and manage your schedule.

Taxes often have to be paid on rental income. If you are considering renting out your house, it is important to take these taxes into account. If you would like to know more about the taxes you have to pay on your rental income, it is best to contact a tax advisor.

You can change your house details quickly and easily via your personal dashboard in 'My Belvilla'. My Belvilla is your personal online account where you will find all the information you need: calendars, prices, rental administration, rental performance, guest experience, etc. Via this dashboard you can also change data and add photos.

It is of course very annoying to have the house all ready, but with us you do not have to worry about the rental price. We pay the rent before the guest stays in your holiday home.

During the registration process, we ask you to upload photos of your accommodation. This is an important step, as these photos give guests a first impression of your holiday home. Upload photos that give guests a good idea of your holiday rental, both inside and out.

You do not have to manually confirm every booking. When a guest books your accommodation, the booking is automatically confirmed right away. This way, you do not have to check every request from potential guests.

The shorter the cancellation before arrival, the higher the amount you will receive. Belvilla will only pay out the amount to you after the cancellation fee has been received from the renter. Belvilla will always try to make a new booking for the same period. If this is successful, you will receive the rental price for this booking. If not, you, as the house owner, are entitled to a cancellation fee of up to 100% of the total rental price, in accordance with the cancellation policy.

Your holiday home is visible on over 2,000 websites, including Booking.com, Airbnb and HomeAway. (Download the sheet below to see our collaborations). This way your house reaches millions of tourists at once. And you can easily manage all these bookings via one calendar. You can find this calendar in your personal ‘My Belvilla’ account on our house owners website.