Editor’s observe: Every month, we wish to introduce one in all our great Glamping Hub hosts and ask what impressed them to create a glamping web site. This month, we’re showcasing Glamping Hub’s Host of the Month for October 2022, Lisa from New Zealand. This host and her joyful workforce have a ardour to create nice experiences for visitors at Lisa’s Waikanae North Island glamping retreat.
Inform us a bit about your self…
I’m initially from the Kapiti Coast, New Zealand, I’ve lived in London, the Bahamas whereas working for Elle MacPherson for 2 years, and in Austin, Texas. Journey and occasion administration are a few of my passions. I additionally conduct formal ceremonies, corresponding to weddings so I’m a romantic at coronary heart. I misplaced my husband tragically and I wanted to re-create my life by re-inventing myself utilizing what I had realized and changing into impartial.
What attracted you to proudly owning a glamping property?
My ardour is creating nice experiences for individuals. I wished to create a bit spot with a contact of the particular locations I’ve lived, visited, and that I maintain near my coronary heart. I wished to share this expertise with others. I had a unbelievable expertise in India, when volunteering out within the desert and thought this is able to be cool to recreate again in New Zealand.
Each glamping web site has a particular story, may you inform us about yours?
My sister and I created my glamping web site from an empty paddock. The land was gifted to me by my sister, who I stay with on the property. We’re just about an all-woman workforce of sisters, nieces, shut girlfriends, and some males who have been dragged in for the construct and landscaping. Just under the glamping web site, now we have a fantastic glass chapel constructed by my sister and her son. We’re a one-stop store for marriage and honeymoon holidays, making it an excellent romantic spot!
What are a few of the challenges you face and what have you ever realized since opening?
I traded my excessive heels and work garments from a job within the concrete jungle for gumboots, so this was a BIG studying curve for me. Studying about compost bogs, plumbing, water tanks, electrical energy, pest management, and the constructing was robust at occasions and costly when errors have been made. Making an attempt to construct one thing from a imaginative and prescient board; not a plan on paper was difficult or some would say loopy! There was a little bit of eye-rolling from my contractors! My imaginative and prescient board was my plan however I’ve realized a lot since then.
The problem is carrying many hats – cleaner, marketer, gardener, artistic director, reserving agent, buy officer, IT, accountant, and host. It’s a juggle however completely price it. Between my sister, my First Officer, and myself we will just about deal with most issues once they come up – sisters doing it for ourselves.
I’ve realized to be extra affected person, bodily stronger, and fewer panicked when there may be an odd hiccup. I’ve additionally realized to tackle suggestions from individuals, and enhance as we go alongside – you may’t simply assume, sit again and put your toes up. I’m consistently including, tweaking, creating, and altering issues round as I do have plenty of repeat visitors, which is nice!
How was your first time internet hosting?
I used to be nervous. Nonetheless, it was two beautiful women my sister married in her chapel they usually have been my first visitors and newlyweds. We labored across the clock to complete the positioning on time for his or her marriage ceremony. That they had the very best night time and all the pieces went completely.
Are you able to inform us about your most memorable visitor expertise thus far?
We now have plenty of memorable moments, however our favourite visitor experiences are from proposals at our web site, looking over an incredible sundown and panorama. One of the best half to return from that is officiating the ceremony when the visitors come again and get married within the chapel.
If you happen to may have anyone keep at your lodging, who wouldn’t it be and why?
Elle Macpherson – I’d love to point out her what I’ve performed, how I used to be impressed by her lovely home within the Bahamas, and the expertise of what I realized working for her. I had the privilege of assembly and internet hosting some very well-known individuals in Ibiza and the Bahamas. From these experiences, the principle issues I realized have been the significance of the finer particulars, internet hosting at a excessive degree, being open to suggestions, and by no means giving up.
The place is your excellent vacation vacation spot? Aside from your glamping property in fact!
Tulum, Mexico — it has such an incredible environment! The individuals are SO artistic. Each step you absorb any of the eating places, bars, spas, or clothes shops is sort of a photoshoot for an Elle Décor journal. It’s Boho which I really like and discover very inspiring. I miss it. I’ve recreated my out of doors bar space to resemble the bars in Tulum and different touches like my hammocks, pots, and ornaments. Not less than I can channel that till we will get again there quickly.
What do you like essentially the most about operating a glamping web site?
Working for myself with my First Officer, and shut girlfriend, and having the pliability to take break day once I want it. It’s like making a particular occasion day by day for those that have in all probability escaped from stress, children, and work. We really feel proud. It at all times seems to be wonderful when now we have completed setting all the pieces up from the pizza oven, out of doors baths, out of doors fireplace pit, and naturally the within of the tent with flowers, welcome notes, and home made pizza dough and sauce. I by no means get bored with it. It’s such as you put power into all the pieces you contact. It’s a really grounding expertise and great for the soul!
What recommendation would you give to anybody trying to begin or enhance their very own glamping enterprise?
Discover one thing that’s distinctive. There are lots of glamping websites round. Go the additional mile with the finer particulars and guarantee you’ve gotten nice techniques in place that make operating your glamping web site simpler. Work smarter not more durable. Don’t be afraid to ask others which can be specialists of their discipline, you may’t be anticipated to know all the pieces.
Our neighborhood of hosts means all the pieces to us right here at Glamping Hub, which is why we like to share their tales in our Host of the Month characteristic. If you happen to’re in search of a Dreamy Safari Tent Rental in Waikanae, for an thrilling weekend getaway in North Island, New Zealand. Ebook Lisa’s nice lodging.
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