What amenities to provide in glamp site?

[Conner Olsen]

I’m interested in developing a 4-pad glamp site of Tony homes (comes with oven, fridge, tv, shower, toilet etc). What extra amenities should I provide? I was thinking a deck with a hot tub and grill. Anything else that would get people to rent? The property is walking distance to a lake.

[John Carbone]

Quote from @Conner Olsen:

I’m interested in developing a 4-pad glamp site of Tony homes (comes with oven, fridge, tv, shower, toilet etc). What extra amenities should I provide? I was thinking a deck with a hot tub and grill. Anything else that would get people to rent? The property is walking distance to a lake.

Yeah you should add as many things as possible. Are you hooked up to city water? Fire pit, hammock, or grille, maybe add hot tub to one or two at first and see how it goes relative to the ones without. If you have the right zoning and do it right, you should have success in this market.

don’t mind some of the comments from some of the legacy folks on here who think you can only have success in a traditional large dwelling.

the reality is millions around the world have always, and will continue to pay for hotels (which are under 400 square feet) so if you offer a good product you will get market share. 

the trend is cheaper housing on vacations (without sacrificing quality) to offset the high gas prices, high food costs, and high attraction prices which will continue to only go up up up. 

Also, all of the new construction (aka soon to be new competition) is all concentrated at the top end of the market. If you are holding 4 bedroom rentals, the bulls eye is on your back with the new inventory coming.

On the other hand, smaller dwellings are hard to pull off with zoning and restrictions, and nobody is building new 1 and 2 beds at prices that are attractive.