Airbnb Rules!

All publicity is good publicity.  Well, as an ex-professional PR person I would disagree.  However, I am fascinated and quite pleased to discover that after all the media's constant carping about Airbnb, the number of guests I have booking through them this season is probably double what I'm used to!

I may get sued for saying it, but I think Airbnb makes even more commission out of every booking than the more established big boy - Booking.com.  Booking.com charges me 15% + VAT commission for every night of every booking, yet they've never even checked me out! Imagine if you booked Hexworthy for a year - Booking.com would take £7,665 for just sitting on their bums. Also what annoys me about them is that they don't allow the accommodation provider to write his or her own description of the property.  In Wydemeet's case this means too many guests coming through Booking.com seem to expect a conveniently placed central point from which to explore the South West, wide, brightly-lit thoroughfares, sign-posted gravel paths, bridges over bogs, and constant sunshine.

I've actually reduced my Airbnb prices to make sure that you will pay the same in the end.  But there's something much nicer about the whole Airbnb approach.  It's quirky and individual, user-friendly, and the best thing of all is what lovely guests they send me - I don't think I've ever had a dud!

But obviously my favourite of all is you - because you're here reading this, which means you're going to book direct through this website (I hope!)  I can't wait for you to come!