Sweetcombe had a new website launched in November 2020 and we have had many compliments about how user friendly it is and how useful it is for guests to be able to make safe online payments and bookings online 24 hours a day. We also offer an owner log in area to make it quick and easy for you to view your bookings.

Many people may think that booking platforms such as Air B and B, Booking.com and Trip Advisor may be competition for companies such as Sweetcombe. However, we can use these booking platforms to give new properties a push and if you particularly want your property marketed on these platforms but want us to fill in the gap of managing your property, we can do that for you if needed. Our booking system is integrated to update the calendars on each platform including our own website so we do not have double bookings. Over 80% of bookings we get each year are recommendations or returning customers directly to our website but it’s always good to be ahead of the game when it comes to effective marketing.

Many people ask why we still print a brochure style magazine but the truth of it is we still have thousands of requests each year. We put a lot of effort into producing an A4 high quality colour magazine that includes our property portfolio, adverts for local businesses and attractions. Although the majority of guests book online or over the phone some people love to have a magazine to look through and after all it is a lovely edition to anyone’s coffee table!

We have an active social media presence on Facebook and Instagram where we often run competitions for our guests who help spread the word about wonderful holidays in East Devon any time of the year. We regularly write blogs about the local area, events and the properties. We are pleased to say we have over 15,000 customers who have signed up to our online newsletter. We produce these every couple of months to let our guests know what offers and events we have coming up via email.

We work closely with a national marketing company who are on hand to help us with ideas and track our online presence as well as local tourist information centres, Visit Devon, South West Coast Path, Jurassic Coast, local estate agents and  other businesses.