Dictionary

This glossary is provided to help guests understand more about the rental of inns, resorts and vacation rentals. It is not comprehensive but serves as a primer for terms guests may encounter in renting specialty lodging. Not all terms apply to all properties or managers.

High Dymaic Range (HDR) Photos

Digital photos taken and processed to produce the most life-like quality and colors possible. Used extensively for quality architectural and lodging photographs. Techniques that allow a greater luminances between light and dark so they more accurately the wide range of real scenes. (Origin: Wikipedia - Link: Wikipedia.com)

Key Safe

A stout box which can be attached to a build, that requires a user to punch in a numerical combination code in order to retrieve a key from inside. Usually a mechanical device, not electronic. Some types can be hung on a door knob. (Origin: Istay)

Lodging Taxes

Includes the sales, tourismand sometimes other taxes imposed on lodging by governments in a given destination. Facilities are required to add these taxes to the price of lodging and sometimes other costs. (Origin: Vacation Rental Association)

Mountain View

When guests can see surrounding mountains from some area of the property, not necessarily from all ares of the property. May include Full, Partial or Peekaboo Views. See also: View, Beach View, City View, Resort View, Water View (Origin: Vacation Rental Association)

Ocean Front Accommodations

Buildings or rooms and living units in a building which is along side the ocean shore. Can be major oceans or estuaries. Generally means there are no other buildings between the building and the water. Not necessarily Beach Front. See also: Beach Front (Origin: Vacation Rental Association)

Per Person Pricing (PPP)

Often used for Vacation Rental homes, a pricing model where a minimum nightly rate is set for a property allowing a base or normal number of occupants. Guests pay an additional fee for each guest over the normal, up to a maximum number of guests allowed in the property. The additional fee is often much higher for unapproved guests. See also: Dynamic Rates (Origin: Istay)

Resort View

When guests can see some or all of the resort they are staying in, from some area of the property, not necessarily from all ares of the property.. May include Full, Partial or Peekaboo Views See also: View, Beach View, City View, Mountain View, Water View (Origin: Vacation Rental Association)

Setting

The type of area in which a property is located. Such as at the Beach, in the Mountains, part of a Resort or in the City. (Origin: Vacation Rental Association)

Ski-In Accommodations

Building, rooms or living units in a ski resort area where guests can ski to the building or reasonably close to it. Could require guests to remove skis to access the building or its grounds. Not necessarily down hill to the building but access would usually be without major obstacles between the slopes and the accommodations. See also: Ski-Out Accommodations, Ski-In Ski-Out Accommodations (Origin: Vacation Rental Association)

Ski-In and Ski-Out Accommodations

Building, rooms or living units in a ski resort area where guests can get out to access the ski lifts and return from the ski lifts directly from the slopes. Could require guests to walk short distances to reach snow. Not necessarily down hill to and from building to the slopes but access would usually be without major obstacles between the slopes and the accommodations. See also: Ski-In Accommodations, Ski-Out Accommodations (Origin: Vacation Rental Association)

Ski-Out Accommodations

Building, rooms or living units in a ski resort area where guests can get out to access the ski lifts. Could require guests to walk short distances to reach snow. Not necessarily down hill from building to the slopes but access would usually be without major obstacles between the slopes and the accommodations. See also: Ski-In Accommodstions, SkiInt and Ski-Out Accommodations (Origin: Vacation Rental Association)

Vacation Rental Angels

Voluntary program from Vacation Rental Industry Association. Members who regularly donate vacation home use to charitable causes are listed on VacationRentalAngels.com website and display the VRIA Angel Icon. (Origin: Vacation Rental Association - Link: VacationRentalAngels.com)

View

What can be seen from an area of the property, not necessarily from all areas of the property. See also: Beach View, City View, Mountain View, Resort View, Water View (Origin: Vacation Rental Association)

Water Front Accommodations

Buildings or rooms and living units in a building which is along side a body of water, salt or fresh water. Could be major oceans, estuaries, lakes, rivers or streams. Generally means there are no other buildings between the building and the water. Not necessarily Beach Front. See also: Ocean Front, Beach Front (Origin: Vacation Rental Association)

Water View

When guests can see a body of water (Such as a lake, ocean, pond or river) from some area of the property, not necessarily from all ares of the property. May include Full, Partial or Peekaboo Views. See also: View, Beach View, City View, Mountain View, Resort View (Origin: Vacation Rental Association)

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