@Lucas Carl - Do those stats hold true in the 5-6 bedroom market? I have always been told those bookings - although you do get some last minute type stuff, but a good portion of them are booked well in advance. It is no longer a couple or small family situation that normally books a 1 or 2 bedroom cabin, but rather an extended family, church group, other types of groups, etc... and just based on the different individuals schedule of all the parties included, it would be hard to do a lot of last minute booking I would think. What are your thoughts?
@Jonathan Pacilio - I can't say anything about that size pool cabin. I have 2 two bedroom pool cabins in that market. Having the indoor heated pool is the main draw in those cabins, and the gross rents far exceed the norm for a typical two bedroom cabin. The pools at times can be a pain in the butt until you learn how to keep them managed. Small indoor pools are a completely different animal than an outdoor pool. They key is having a good pool service company. It took me 3 attempts to get a decent pool service. I first used my cleaning company as they told me they can handle pools. That didn't go so good, I then used a specific pool cleaning company that came out once a week. After a few months, I learned real quick that doesn't work. You have to have pool service after every guest. I don't care if they only stay 2 days, you have to have pool service. I now have a good pool service company and the pain in the butt factor has gone away.
I am assuming you are looking at new construction, because a small number of pool cabins have been around, but nobody typically sells their pool cabins so you never see older ones on the market. Here is what you need to watch out for:
Insist on a dehumidifier system in the pool room. A lot of builders are not installing dehumidifiers in the pool rooms. They will tell you that they are putting in a humidistat and an exhaust fan and that will keep the humidity in check. I have run into 3 different builders so far that do not include dehumidifiers in their cabins and they all used that same argument. I told the builder on my second cabin that I needed one, he insisted I do not. I said look I already have a pool cabin and know how this goes. He told me what they are doing is standard, blah blah blah. A month after the cabin was finished he was running me a drain line and electric outlets for a dehumidifier. Without one everything is covered in condensation, the windows, doors, outlet covers, etc.. Not as bad in the summer, but come late fall and winter, everything will be covered. My buddy built with this same guy, I told him the same thing. He decided he was going to go with what the builder said.. a few months later.. he now has dehumidifier.
