New Booking Channels

With the skyrocketing grown of the vacation rental industry, particularly in the Hudson Valley region, we thought it was time to expand our visibility across some new platforms. Expanding our reach to other OTA’s (online booking agents) help with what is referred to as the “billboard effect”. This means that we can leverage the reach and marketing dollars (VRBO spent over $1 billion in marketing last year) to earn new guests. From there, it’s our job to brand everything within our guest’s experience and educate those guests about the benefits of booking direct the next time they visit the area. We capture their emails (Learn about StayFi Technology) and keep in touch with them post stay to ask for a review, share new properties and remind them about our portfolio. To date, we have listed all of our properties on Airbnb and our direct booking platform and have tested several homes on VRBO. We will now be rolling all of our properties onto VRBO in addition to some new platforms that focus our core guest targets.

VRBO: Links our properties to 2.1M+ potential guests, this channel is geared towards longer length bookings. 

PlumGuide: An exclusive global network of luxury vacation rental properties. Properties must go through a rigorous approval process to receive the Plum Guide stamp. 

Coming Soon:

GoLightly: A new private travel club for women, to list and book vacation rentals and home share stays within a closed network.

Google Vacations: Rentals will be visible to millions of travelers or search on Google each day.

When we started Home Sweet Hudson, we managed homes 100% on Airbnb, which continues to be our primary booking platform. To date, we do about 70% of total bookings on Airbnb but, we have plans for a more strategic focus on direct bookings via homesweethudson.com. Why, you ask? There are several reasons:

  • Improved Guest Experience: Airbnb and other OTA’s limit your ability to request information that can be beneficial in the guest vetting process. When guests reach us directly, we can more easily communicate—and even get on the phone if needed—to make sure that the property they are booking is the best option for them; share recommendations on things to do and really start to establish a relationship with the guest from the very beginning.
  • Fees: OTA’s can take anywhere from 15-25 percent commissions from bookings on their platform—leaving less room for price increases over time due to competition on those sites. They also tend to rank homes higher that are better “value for money” which means that your property will show up less while being underpriced.
  • Reservation Protection: We cannot control the outcomes of cancellation disputes or damage claims that are processed on external platforms. With direct bookings, we control the entire process which means we can better protect ourselves and our homeowner’s interests.

Stay tuned for more information on how our Book Direct strategies help us grow this portion of our business!

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See What Our Guests Are Saying!

Great house! Perfect open floor plan

Gabriella
5star rating
April 11, 2022
Great house! Perfect open floor plan, super cute decor and beautiful deck with an awesome hot tub! The location is great! Easy drive to downtown with delicious restaurants, especially Love Bites & Miss Lucy’s Kitchen. The hosts and house managers ...

Wonderful place to stay for a long weekend! Can’t recom

Kat
5star rating
March 21, 2022
Wonderful place to stay for a long weekend! Can’t recommend enough!

What a cozy place to stay in Kingston!

Hannah
5star rating
November 11, 2021
The rail trail being just behind the house cannot be emphasized enough — we had a beautiful time walking on the well-kept trail while fully immersed in the changing autumnal leaves. Jo, the host, is so quick, friendly, and helpful in her communica...

5 Great property – Well taken care of, nice furnishin

Jeffrey
5star rating
March 14, 2022
Great property - Well taken care of, nice furnishings and fixtures, fully stocked kitchen, comfortable beds. Sauna was a great touch. The host was great as well. Very friendly and great communicator. Asked for an extra hour/late check out which t...

Home was picture perfect for us.

Steven
5star rating
March 26, 2022
Very private location within 10-30 minutes of Woodstock, Kingston and Phoenicia. Tastefully decorated with comfortable furnishings. Communication was excellent. Would definitely return.

Such a great stay!

Paige
5star rating
September 20, 2021
Such a great stay! The house looks exactly as it does in the pictures - a perfectly restored/ updated (spacious!) old farm house. The kitchen had everything our pro chef needed to make delicious meals. The staircase leading upstairs is original, s...

We loved staying here! Such a cozy property and was per

Anna
5star rating
October 25, 2021
We loved staying here! Such a cozy property and was perfect for a fall weekend getaway.

We loved staying in this home!

Valerie
5star rating
October 5, 2021
We loved staying in this home! It is spacious and has so many windows that you feel like you're outside even when you're curled up reading a book on the couch. The hot tub is glorious and the fire pit areas are nice relaxing spots. We loved using ...

Absolutely beautiful!

Angelina
5star rating
October 4, 2021
Absolutely beautiful! The most picturesque and serene Upstate dream house!

Ahhhh… breathe of fresh air!

Angela
5star rating
September 7, 2021
Ahhhh… breathe of fresh air! The house was a perfect old farmhouse! Great updates to the bathrooms! I had fun exploring every nook and cranny! The porch was my spot in the mornings. Relaxing, meditative, and quiet! If you have a student at cia cul...

Great cozy place

David
5star rating
September 20, 2021
Great cozy place. Perfect for medium group. Has everything you need for get away weekend. Bring bug spray though.

We had such a lovely, cozy stay in Olivebridge!

Sarah
5star rating
November 8, 2021
We had such a lovely, cozy stay in Olivebridge! The house had everything we needed and we really enjoyed having fires both inside and out. My kids had a great time exploring the yard and the surrounding area is beautiful.

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Great spot!

Ashley
4star rating
October 4, 2021
Great spot! Close to Woodstock and Saugerties. Very private from the main road, filled with natural light and every thing you need for a stay. Beds were comfortable and place was clean. Jo and her team were incredibly helpful and communicative thr...

House is as pictured. Very lovely, quiet, great setup t

Dana
4star rating
February 13, 2022
House is as pictured. Very lovely, quiet, great setup to cook. We had a great time.

Amazing home in an amazing place. The hosts were very c

Jon
5star rating
February 28, 2022
Amazing home in an amazing place. The hosts were very communicative and we had a great stay!

Beautiful house!

Lindsey
5star rating
October 13, 2021
Beautiful house! The host was very quick to respond and very helpful! Definitely will stay again!

Very clean home with beautiful view

Romina
5star rating
October 19, 2021
Very clean home with beautiful view on the back of hrs house. Nice modem furniture and very well appointed.

Wonderful place to stay for a long weekend! Can’t recom

Kat
5star rating
March 21, 2022
Wonderful place to stay for a long weekend! Can’t recommend enough!

Had a wonderful weekend at Jo’s.

Ivy
5star rating
November 3, 2021
The house is so pretty especially in the fall season. Great interior design and location. The host is also communicative, able to reach out easily. 10 out of 10 will definitely recommend to others.

This is a great house.

Edward
5star rating
February 21, 2022
It has a lot of character and tons of space, plus the property it's on is beautiful. I was only there for two nights with my group but we all loved it. I'd love to come back in the summer when I can use the pond!

Beautiful home!

Allison
5star rating
March 18, 2022
Beautiful home! Very nicely decorated, cozy, and clean. Amenities were great, it had everything you could want for a fun and peaceful getaway with friends or family. Highly recommend staying here!!

Exactly as advertised- beautiful place, easy checkin an

Devin
5star rating
November 15, 2021
Exactly as advertised- beautiful place, easy checkin and communication. 5/5 would stay again!

We had such a lovely, cozy stay in Olivebridge!

Sarah
5star rating
November 8, 2021
We had such a lovely, cozy stay in Olivebridge! The house had everything we needed and we really enjoyed having fires both inside and out. My kids had a great time exploring the yard and the surrounding area is beautiful.

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