Green Rosie
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How many rooms?We are now in a position to draw up plans for our 2 eco-gites (green holiday cottages). We can make them between 2 and 6 bedrooms each so we were wondering how many rooms you would be looking for if you fancied taking a gite in France for a week or two? Each room would be a double with either a double bed or 2 singles (possibly bunks). We plan one gite to have a downstairs bedroom for disabled access.
All feedback very gratefully received.
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Behemoth
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Assuming two families are sharing to share costs you'll nee a minimum of three rooms, possibly four. Two rooms is limiting your market to single family groups or two child free couples.
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Green Rosie
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You say that - when we did gite holidays as a family of 4 we found it hard to get 2 or 3 room gites. We, for one, have always found sharing holidays too stressful, even if it does help to keep the cost down  . What I do not know is whether we are the norm or not.
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boisdevie1
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Dont' know. I'd try to get an idea what the occupancy levels are for other Gites in the area with different amounts of bedrooms. Or work out the likely return per bedroom and then you know which configuration works out best. Or have a mix. Or have Gites where you can easily subdivide big big bedrooms into two smaller bedrooms if later you find there's a demand. Bit like asking how long's a piece of string.
Bonne chance.
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Green Rosie
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We are in the process of finding out what else is around here.
It is unlikley that we could split rooms at a later date but we could make them large enough to add extra beds if needed i.e. 3 children sharing the same room. And we will have to go for one larger and one maller gite because of the dividing wall location.
If we go for more rooms some will be in the attic so we could always get the gites up and running and then do the attic rooms at a later date.
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boisdevie1
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If you can have big rooms, could you not put in false walls later to make smaller rooms and more bedrooms?
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Jamanda
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I've put two rooms, as that is what we would want ideally if we went as a family.
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Frewen
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Three rooms for us - one for us and the other 2 for either sex of children we would have with us 
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BahamaMama
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As a non parent finding somewhere that is couple friendly is nigh on impossible - I reckon there is a market for a 'romantic' offering.
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Jamanda
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| BahamaMama wrote: | | As a non parent finding somewhere that is couple friendly is nigh on impossible - I reckon there is a market for a 'romantic' offering. |
So you want one room places? But surely you can be just as romantic with two rooms at your disposal and it gives the owner more flexibility.
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Green Rosie
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| BahamaMama wrote: | | As a non parent finding somewhere that is couple friendly is nigh on impossible - I reckon there is a market for a 'romantic' offering. |
We were thinking that a small gite would have potential for romantic offerings.
Also we are relatively close to the D Day landing beaches so thought veterans may be looking for smaller gites.
We also thought a big gite and a small gite next door offered the possibility of a large family renting one and maybe the grandparents the other - close enough to help with a bit of babysitting but not too close to intrude (on either side)
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LynneA
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Maybe worth thinking of a one bedroom gite away from the larger accommodation as well. Honeymoon suite and all that 
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dpack
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we find more than one bed unneccesary
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Nick
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France is a cheap country, and easy to get to, but renting property is expensive, so we've always tried to share. And this means we'd go for a single kitchen and maximum bedrooms. Extra rooms won't carry a huge marginal cost.
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bagpuss
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I picked 3 as I think that gives you greatest possilbity between families or groups of friends/couples sharing
that being said I would think one big and one small would also work well provided the big one could sit as many people as can stay in the complex for a meal or just general gathering
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BahamaMama
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| dpack wrote: | | we find more than one bed unneccesary |
Exactly! and that is where the couple v. family ratio is very difficult. It depends entirely on how it is priced. If you have a huge room that can accommodate 5, as a couple it is nice to have the extra space but I do not want to pay a premium for 'under-occupancy'.
That might take you to a different tangent G-R - how are you going to price your rooms? Price per room or price per bed, occupied or not?
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thos
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With the five of us, we always go for a 3-bedroom gîte. That means the eldest can read while the younger two can sleep. If they all share, they all keep each other awake.
The real consideration here is what the local competition is offering - look up the reservations on the websites to see what is filling up first.
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Green Rosie
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| LynneA wrote: | | Maybe worth thinking of a one bedroom gite away from the larger accommodation as well. Honeymoon suite and all that |
We don't have this option because of the way the buildings are - but we have friends just across the valley with a one bedroom gite so can always put enquiries over to them ... and hope they would put customers in our direction
| thos wrote: |
The real consideration here is what the local competition is offering - look up the reservations on the websites to see what is filling up first. |
It's on my to do list for this week.
Thanks for all the votes - any more votes always most welcome
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