Whilst you’re busy sprucing up your site for the season, make sure you take the time to do the same for your page or pages on Canopy & Stars. Here’s our 12-point checklist for making sure your listing is looking as good as your site:

1. Pricing: Spot check your C&S calendar and ensure the rates are showing as they should
2. Availability: Make sure your calendar and ours match.
3. Extra charges: Tell us if you’ve changed the cost of extra guests, meals, the hot tub or other extras
4. Photos: Are they showcasing your space as best they can? See our top 10 photo tips.

5. Check your write up: Make sure the information on your listing is accurate and up to date. The 'Overview' and 'Essentials' tab are the most read items on your listing, the 'overview' gives guests a flavour of what the experience of staying will be like and the 'essentials' being the place where we need to clearly and accurately describe the main things guests want to know.
6. Food & Drink: Tell guests what basics and yummy treats they can expect to find or what they can pre-order. Give them tips on the best pubs, especially any that are walkable.
7. Activities: A stay isn’t just about the space, make sure guests know what’s available to do onsite, or nearby. Share your favourite beaches and picnic spots, to help them get to know your area.
8. Meet your hosts: Share any cool projects you’ve been working on, or interesting facts about yourselves. If you haven’t got a photo in here, please send us one, because it’s always nice to put a face to a name.
9. Getting there: Directions are key, make sure yours are up to date. Perhaps test them on a friend you haven’t seen for a while!
10. In with the new, out with the old: Tell us about what’s new for this year AND what’s no longer available.
11. Feedback: When was your last review? Prompt any recent guests to fill out the C&S survey.
12. Managing guest expectations: Think about what’s been brought up in the past by guests, what information would have been better shared with them before booking rather than once on site? Be it an additional charge for the hot tub, a self-check-in or the reliable and punctual neighbourhood cockerel, who ensures all guests have an early wake up call whether they want one or not!