Open Air Business April 2017
The UK's outdoor hospitality business magazine for function venues, glampsites, festivals and outdoor events
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GLAMPSITES<br />
What options do you have<br />
for small, medium and large<br />
budgets?<br />
Our huts come in a range of sizes<br />
from the smallest at 10ft x 6ft to the<br />
largest at 20ft x 8.37ft. Additionally,<br />
you can opt to have your hut<br />
delivered in its simplest form to<br />
fit out yourself or leave it to us to<br />
finish to the highest specification,<br />
complete with kitchen and<br />
bathroom, so that all you need to<br />
do is concentrate on the bookings.<br />
What is the estimated return on<br />
investment of your product?<br />
How much can be charged depends<br />
on several factors such as location<br />
and the quality of the facilities,<br />
however, existing glampsite owners<br />
are charging between £70 and<br />
£120 a night. When charging £80<br />
per night at 70 per cent occupancy,<br />
a single unit grosses a return of<br />
£20,560 per year. With our Holiday<br />
Huts starting at £27,090, you could<br />
be in profit as early as year two.<br />
Please mention a glampsite that<br />
has installed your product<br />
Our most recent Holiday Hut went<br />
up to the stunning Glenwhan<br />
Gardens in Stranraer. Owner<br />
Tess has hit the ground running,<br />
and despite the fact it was in the<br />
coldest, wettest month of the year,<br />
already had guests staying in her<br />
new hut. I have no doubt that her<br />
venture will be a huge success.<br />
Nick Feeney, managing director<br />
One Night Stand Glamping<br />
0203 7733101<br />
www.one-nightstand.co.uk<br />
How can pod accommodation benefit a<br />
glampsite?<br />
I asked my clients this and the three main<br />
responses were: To extend their season,<br />
get a better return on their pitch or just to<br />
have a different offering. These are huge<br />
benefits of glamping pods in their own<br />
rights, but combined I think it makes it an<br />
easy decision.<br />
What is the USP of your product?<br />
All pod manufacturers will tell you their<br />
pods are the best on the market… What I<br />
can tell you is we most definitely aim to be.<br />
We only use the best materials for our pods<br />
to ensure they are fit for purpose and last<br />
the test of time. For example, all our exterior<br />
wood is either Siberian Larch or Western<br />
Red Cedar, which have a life expectancy of<br />
40 years plus and require no maintenance<br />
other than staining.<br />
We also offer the most insulated pods<br />
on the market, with 150mm of Kingspan or<br />
equivalent throughout the pod.<br />
How can your product be customised or<br />
made bespoke?<br />
All our clients have different needs and<br />
requirements for their pods and while we<br />
have our standard range and sizes, we are<br />
also able to build to order.<br />
What options do you have for small,<br />
medium and large budgets?<br />
One Night Stand researched the<br />
marketplace and we found that site owners<br />
were frustrated at the difficulties of securing<br />
finance for growth. Therefore, we are the<br />
only company that offers three ways of<br />
getting a glamping pod. 1) Straightforward<br />
purchase, 2) Rental, 3) Try before you buy.<br />
All these options offer great value in their<br />
own right with our ‘Try before you Buy’<br />
scheme being the most popular.<br />
What is the estimated return on<br />
investment of your product?<br />
This is a dangerous question, and many<br />
manufacturers give out misleading figures<br />
to their clients just to make a sale. The true<br />
answer to this is it really depends on your<br />
site facilities, location, surrounding area<br />
and how you offer your pod. It goes without<br />
saying if you have a strong offering then you<br />
are more likely to get a strong return.<br />
Please mention a glampsite that has<br />
installed your product<br />
Back of Beyond Touring Park in East Dorset<br />
has just taken delivery of some glamping<br />
pods for the first time. They are already<br />
looking great for bookings this year and<br />
furthermore can now offer a longer season<br />
due to the all year-round use of the pods.<br />
www.backofbeyondtouringpark.co.uk<br />
Will Vickery, director.<br />
Blackdown Shepherd Huts<br />
01460 929 774 / 07711 489717<br />
www.blackdownshepherdhuts.co.uk<br />
How can shepherd hut accommodation benefit a<br />
glampsite?<br />
Shepherd huts can be used as a luxury glamping retreat<br />
to give a real sense of intimacy and a high-end camping<br />
experience. Blackdown Shepherd Huts are specially designed<br />
to make the best out of the room they have to create<br />
something really special for guests.<br />
What is the USP of your product?<br />
Blackdown Shepherd Huts have the drop-down wall bed,<br />
which is unique and a great use of space. In addition, we<br />
add in all sorts of storage solutions and surprise nooks and<br />
crannies. We’ve also recently added a glass roof to some our<br />
huts for those who want to stargaze. Clad in our signature<br />
feather-edge oak cladding, or wriggly tin, our huts are made<br />
for generations to come.<br />
How can your product be customised or made bespoke?<br />
We offer all types of customisation and bespoke additions.<br />
Our Turnkey shepherd huts offer customers the opportunity<br />
to indulge their imagination and create their own cosy<br />
space, including all the extras like kitchens and bathrooms.<br />
Shepherd hut customers can make their huts completely<br />
individual to them and they can be as luxurious or as simple<br />
as they choose.<br />
What options do you have for small, medium and large<br />
budgets?<br />
As well as our bespoke huts in Turnkey, Heritage or Retreat<br />
style, we offer self-build options, which are available in a<br />
metal or oak chassis. We still work with customers to achieve<br />
their dream hut, and thus we have devised a hut build which<br />
allows customers to construct their own artisan hut, with<br />
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