The Benefits of Upgrading to a Smart Thermostat
Managing a vacation rental comes with its own unique challenges, especially if you have to manage from a distance. Upgrading to a smart thermostat can offer an elegant solution to many of the concerns facing vacation rental managers, making property management simpler, safer, and more effective.
Making a Good First Impression
Guest satisfaction is the top priority for many vacation rental managers, and a satisfactory stay starts with a good first impression. Guests who feel welcomed and comfortable as soon as they walk through the door are more likely to leave a positive review and book a repeat stay.
With a smart thermostat, managers can remotely set the temperature of their property to a comfortable level before guests arrive.
With RemoteLock’s integration with Honeywell Home by Resideo, you can make these adjustments completely automatically. Once you’ve integrated your Resideo and RemoteLock accounts, you can set the thermostat in any unit to automatically adjust to a specific temperature before guests arrive and back to a more eco-friendly temperature as soon as their visit is over.
Saving Money and Energy
Energy efficiency is key to maintaining the profitability of vacation rentals. Heating and cooling costs can add up quickly, especially if guests leave the thermostat running at extreme temperatures after checking out. Smart thermostats can automatically adjust to more energy-efficient settings when the property is empty, helping you save on utility bills.
By controlling temperatures remotely, you can ensure that your property is only heated or cooled as needed, significantly reducing energy consumption. Many smart thermostats even offer energy usage reports, providing insights into where you can make further savings. Over time, these savings add up, making smart thermostats a cost-effective upgrade for vacation rental owners.
As an added bonus, Honeywell Home thermostats integrated with RemoteLock allow you to automate temperature changes as soon as guests arrive or leave so you don’t have to worry about forgetting to change your settings manually.
Avoiding Property Damage
A burst pipe in an empty unit can do thousands of dollars in damage. If you’re not on the premises, it could be days or weeks before you’re even aware that there’s a problem. With a smart thermostat, you can ensure that such a catastrophe doesn’t happen.
By setting the thermostat remotely and automatically when a guest leaves the unit or when the unit closes down for the winter, you can ensure that the temperature doesn’t drop enough to freeze the water in your pipes or rise enough to overheat your appliances, no matter the weather or if your last guest leaves the thermostat too low.
Peace of Mind
Managing a vacation rental property can be stressful, especially if you live far away or have multiple properties to oversee. Smart thermostats provide peace of mind by allowing you to control your property’s temperature remotely, ensuring that everything is functioning as it should. With remote control and automated schedules, you can reduce the stress of worrying about whether your rental is at a safe, comfortable temperature.
Depending on the exact model of thermostat you choose, there are many features that can help reassure you that your property is safe and well-maintained when you’re not there:
- Alerts that let you know when the temperature is above or below a certain threshold
- Alerts that tell you if the heat or cooling isn’t working. If the heat is working overtime due to a door left open or a broken window, this might be your first clue.
- Air filter reminders to let you know that the air quality isn’t at ideal levels
- Adjustment of humidity in properties equipped with the right equipment and alerts if the humidity is outside ideal ranges
The Honeywell Home T10+ Pro and other models even offer presence detection that can tell whether someone is in the room. You can adjust the temperature accordingly to keep them comfortable without heating or cooling empty rooms.
Upgrade to a Smart Thermostat Today
Smart thermostats offer a range of benefits for vacation rental properties—from preventing costly damage due to frozen pipes to enhancing guest satisfaction and saving on energy costs. By adding a smart thermostat to your property, you can make your rental easier to manage, more welcoming for guests, and more cost-effective.
To learn more about how smart technology can improve your vacation rental business, get started with RemoteLock and see how our solutions can help you manage your property with ease.
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