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Excellent booking levels, local knowledge and a personal, professional service, for our owners and guests
We focus on achieving the maximum income for each property and have more than fifteen years’ experience in the holiday letting field. Our average occupancy levels are higher than the national average; and some of our properties achieve more than 45 bookings a year.
We invest time in getting the best selection of photographs of your property and making a short promotional video for use on our website and marketing. We also suggest improvements to help you make the most of your holiday let and keep in regular touch with our owners.
We want guests to have a great experience when booking a holiday through us, so we focus on advertising quality accommodation which is well cared for and maintained. This means our customers are far more likely to return the following year, review their experience positively and recommend us to others. We are always looking to improve the information and user experience for our customers. Having a website that is easy to navigate, pleasing to the eye, and packed with useful information about both the holiday cottages, and island, helps make our business a success.
Choosing to use Isle of Mull Cottages means you are investing in a local company that is working hard to promote the Isle of Mull as a holiday destination. We are very aware of the benefits of social media and have one of the most popular Scottish tourism related Facebook pages, with over 75,000 likes. Our blog, YouTube channel, Twitter feed and Instagram account all help drive more traffic to our website too, alongside our growing database of repeat customers.
Are you interested in adding your holiday home to our range? We manage bookings for a select number of properties on the island, which helps us maintain a high level of service for guests booking with us, and owners using our service. For more information on how we work, please fill in the form below to receive our Information Pack, or email us at mail@isleofmullcottages.com.
We deal with all correspondence with guests, from initial enquiries on the telephone, through to taking payments, dealing with cancellations, and sending booking confirmations and directions/entry information for your property to guests.
There is no set up fee when you join Isle of Mull Cottages. We have an all-inclusive package based on our low commission rate, with no hidden extras. We work hard to present your property at your best, so that we can achieve the maximum income possible for you. Excellent photographs and a complimentary video are all included.
We achieve excellent search results across all browsers which means high visitor numbers to our website. We are constantly updating and adding to the content on our website; have a great social media profile and far-reaching advertising campaigns to help drive traffic to our website. With over 10 years in the business, we also have a high percentage of repeat customers that come back to us every year to book their next trip to Mull.
We have an integrated booking system so you can log in at any time to see what bookings we have taken for your property and all your guest details. Your ‘Owner Area’ also includes copies of your payment schedules, guest information, and booking summaries for each year, making it easier for you to manage your property.
We provide a first-rate photography service, free of charge to make sure your accommodation is promoted to its full potential. We also help you with presentation tips and provide feedback each year for how you might like to make improvements. If you make any changes, we will come back and update photos when you need us to.
We deal with all the deposit and balance payments from guests and the associated costs, as well any cancellation refunds required. At the start of each month we make a payment into your bank account for your bookings, less the commission charge.
We send out feedback surveys to customers who have stayed in your property and let you have the results at the end of each season. We also give you a summary of your bookings at the end of each year to review and send quarterly newsletters to our owners.
We advertise with national and local publications and take care of all the associated costs, including using websites like Visit Scotland and Walk Highlands. We have been featured in publications like The Herald, Sunday Times and Scottish Field and have close contacts with journalists who help us promote the island and our portfolio of cottages.
We work closely with our property owners to help them make a success of their holiday letting business. Many have been customers for years and we often gain new business through word of mouth. Here are some of the lovely comments they have been kind enough to share regarding our service:
Isle of Mull Cottages has managed our two cottages for over 8 years. Both cottages have exceeded our expectations in achieving over 95% occupancy throughout the years. Dealing with Isle of Mull Cottages has always been a pleasure - all communication is dealt with in an efficient and professional manner. We would highly, highly recommend Isle of Mull Cottages to all potential customers without hesitation.
Flora Corbett
Isle of Mull Cottages have made letting our much-loved bolthole a breeze. Their professionalism, charming efficiency and the quality - and quantity - of the imaginative publicity material they produce on-line and on social networks, for the individual properties and for the Isle of Mull itself, is very impressive. Beautiful in fact! They continually innovate too and regularly update their on-line content. All this means that our cottage is 100 per cent booked every season by a series of respectful and enthusiastic guests and we have peace of mind: if we are getting excellent service and value for money from Isle of Mull Cottages, then our guests will be too.
Pamela Clover
Our property has been with Isle of Mull Cottages for four years since we first started as novices in the holiday rental business. The IoMC team are excellent: from providing great initial guidance and advice; preparing all the PR material; ensuring ongoing social media presence by adding video clips to media platforms; attracting good clientele with a professional website and high standard of property; and communicating the necessary guest information to us that makes everything run smoothly when guests arrive. Due to all of this, our occupancy levels and return has steadily risen over the years - which is important given the economic context.
David and Jane Page
We have had our property managed by IOMC for the previous 8 years. Over that period we have enjoyed a very positive relationship. Always helpful and responsive, they have been very pro-active in trying to ensure the qualities of The Old Church are fully promoted on the IOMC website. This has driven a strong occupancy rate. Further IOMC take a very personal interest in our property and have developed a number of initiatives that have further improved the rental values of the property. Based on our experience, IOMC should be a strong candidate for someone who is looking for management of their property on Mull.
Scott Harris
We are very happy that we engaged Isle Of Mull Cottages to manage our holiday let in Bunessan and we have consistently enjoyed full bookings every season over the last 7 years due to their superb marketing skills and eye for detail. They handle everything with utter professionalism and their customer service is second to none. We were impressed over their handling of the covid situation when we appreciated their calm approach and understanding. They also give practical help and advice if you ever encounter any problems.
Denise Tuffin-Hines
Are you interested in adding your holiday home to our range? We manage bookings for a select number of properties on the island, which helps us maintain a high level of service for guests booking with us, and owners using our service. For more information on how we work, please fill in the form below to receive our Information Pack. Or you can get in touch via email at mail@isleofmullcottages.com, or call us on 01688 400682.
