09/10/2026
Today I was preparing our WAKEFIELD LAKE CABIN for a special guest.
No, this time it is not a guest who is coming back here 3rd time or somebody who was watching our IG for a long time and finally after few years coming to stay at one of our cabin.
Today I’m preparing the cabin for the guest who booked our cabin on the VRBO for a bachelor party.
There will be a bride in the cabin. And I had flowers in my garden. So, here I am, making a small difference for our special guests. Yes, every guest is special for is.
Direct booking or platform booking — does it really make a difference in how we treat our guests?
Not to us.
Whether you book directly through our website, find us through Instagram, or reserve through Airbnb, Vrbo, Google Vacation Rentals(yes? We are there now:), or another platform — once you become our guest, you are equally important to us.
Sometimes people feel safer booking through a large platform because they think there will be someone “on the other side” taking care of their stay.
But here’s something many travelers don’t realize:
The platform doesn’t host your vacation. We do.
They help you find our property, process your payment, and provide certain protections connected to the booking. But once you arrive, they’re not the ones answering your questions about where to have dinner, where to fish, which trail to hike, how to use something at the cabin, or what to do when you need help.
That’s us.
Platforms are incredibly valuable because they connect travelers with hosts like us.
But after that connection is made, your experience is in our hands.
It’s our responsibility to answer your questions, take care of the property, help when something comes up, share our local knowledge, and do everything we can to make your stay special.
So whether you found us through Airbnb, Vrbo, Google, Instagram, or booked directly on our website…
You are our guest. And we take care of you exactly the same way.
So, does it actually make a difference where you book? It can — and I’ll tell you why in my next video.