White Rose Villas Blog

Yes, it’s here again: recurring on the first Wednesday in February, it’s time to get this very important message across to your guests. Tell them of the many advantages to be gained by booking direct and abandoning third-party channels e.g. Airbnb, VRBO, Booking.com, TripAdvisor and Expedia. Many guests (and owners) are rightly dismayed at the ever-increasing (often hidden) guest/traveller fees piled on by these platforms; how can they be justified...

White Rose Villas is seeking to fill the extremely important post of Vacation Rental Inspector. Currently operating in excess of fifty vacation rental properties, the successful candidate will fulfil a vital role in ensuring the maintenance of our homes to a very high standard, and delivering the excellent customer service our valued guests deserve. Our Inspector will also be responsible for building and developing further our team of reliable, detail-oriented...

We at White Rose Villas love to visit the theme parks and their ever-growing offering of exciting rides and attractions to entertain and delight the whole family. We’re also aware that costs can tend to escalate at times, so we’re always looking for free or inexpensive things to do in and around Orlando. Here, we’ll share some of our favourites and give you some fun options that won’t shrink your...

This year’s Black Friday falls on 27th of this month and, for many of us, it will be a very different experience compared to previous years. At White Rose Villas we continue to proactively look to fill our homes with Black Friday travel bookers. Black Friday is the busiest shopping day of the year and, while many will be staying close to home, there will be many bargain hunters looking...

The White Rose Villas Reservations Team has been back to school over the last few weeks!  We’ve been learning new skills in data analytics as part of the Rev Max Bootcamp. You may be aware that we recently added the Rev Max software to our booking engine to help homeowners who are interested in using data insights to improve their results.  The Rev Max Bootcamp is an additional service which...

This week on our blog, we’re absolutely delighted to bring you some thoughts from another of our homeowners. Eric owns two fantastic family-friendly homes on Kissimmee’s Indian Point resort.  It enjoys a fabulous location, just a half mile drive from Highway 192 and close to the Orlando theme parks. Like most of our homeowners, Eric has seen his bookings slow through the pandemic and, especially, through the various lockdowns.  As...

There’s no getting away from it: the travel industry has taken a hammering during COVID.  Bookings are down.  International flights are flying at a tiny fraction of the rate they did this time last year.  And the quarantine measures being implemented by governments around the world are stifling demand still further. As vacation homeowners, I know that you have experienced for yourselves just how different 2020 has been as a...

We’re so pleased to bring you a new blog post from one of our homeowners. They have written a fantastic guide to cycling in Central Florida for us. Over to them… On the trail in Florida: a cyclist’s paradise One of the joys of spending time in Florida is going outside at pretty much any time of year without having to put on layers of clothing. For those among you...

Halloween might be a little scaled back this year in Orlando’s theme parks, but you can still scream yourself silly in these haunted houses and ghost tours around Orlando this Halloween!  Here’s the White Rose Villas team’s pick of some of the scariest tours you can take in or around Orlando this Halloween season. Walking ghost tour of downtown Orlando Walking around the city is usually a lot of fun,...

We’re going to all be wearing a different type of mask this Halloween. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t plenty of seasonal fun to enjoy! Here’s our round up of things to enjoy this fall in and around Orlando and Central Florida. Remember that, given the current need for COVID-secure procedures, most events require you to book online in advance. You’ll also need to adhere to social distancing rules and...