Here’s Little Story 10 of 13. Each considers (some of) why, I think, Old Post Office Riverside Holiday Cottages have spiking occupancy and 95% perfect 10/10 reviews.

10. Knowing what not to charge for.

Here is a list of things that guests have broken in the last 4 years, at Old Post Office Riverside Cottages in Northumberland.

1. Cafetières.
2. Coffee grinding machines.
3. Pizza oven temperature gun. They melted it.
4. Pizza oven pizza peel (large paddle thing). They melted that, too.
5. Drinking glasses.

Here’s what we charged the offending guests for, from that list (they tell us about the damage 8 times in 10):

Nothing.

Here’s what happens when we charge the offending guests nothing:

1. They leave cash anyway.
2. They buy us another one anyway. It arrives in the post a few days after they leave.
3. Nothing.

I think that nice guests, and we almost always get nice guests, are grateful. And they say nice things about us. And they come back.

On the subject of knowing what not to charge for, we don’t charge for anything at all that’s consumable in the cottage. Nothing. You can read about that on the homepage of our website.

And we also have ‘antenna’ and instinct for what else to give clients for free.

1. Extra coffee beans.
2. Warm bread and cinnamon buns that we occasionally buy from The Grateful Bread Bakery after the school run.
3. More olive oil.
4. Gravy granules.
5. More wine (‘might limit this to one extra bottle over and above the one we leave in all cottages anyway).
6. Bottle of Prosecco. Normally reserved for nice couples. Hand delivered by Izobel on the last night.
7. Little EV car charges. We do charge for on-site EV charging, at below market rate. However if the charge cost is, say, under a tenner – we don’t charge anything.

We don’t just randomly wander around handing out gravy granules, by the way. We once overheard guests, in the gardens, pondering how they’d get some nice gravy for the pies they’d just bought from Grant’s Bakery

ENDNOTE.

I think that a really great objective, when twiddling with costings, is doing your very best to work out how not to charge guests anything at all when they’re here. Most places, I think, do the opposite.

Not here.

Get your costings right in the first instance, and you won’t have to.
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Thank you. And Merry Christmas.
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Website: www.oldpostoffice.co.uk

Here’s Little Story 9 of 13. Each considers (some of) why, I think, Old Post Office Riverside Holiday Cottages have spiking occupancy and 95% perfect 10/10 reviews.

9. Being telepathic.

‘Being Telepathic’, as a piece of advice for holiday cottage owners, stems from the number one, most common remark that appears in our reviews and guest books. That remark is, ‘you thought of everything’.

It’s rubbish advice though isn’t it? Because telepathy is impossible. And because we clearly can’t think of everything, for every guest.

In actual fact, we haven’t thought of everything. We’ve simply thought of far, far more than most.

But how do we know we’re thinking of, and adding in, the right things? It’s not hard. Because we are holiday cottage guests too. All we have to do is imagine being in one of the cottages we’ve stayed in over the years and reaching for… whateveritis.

Here’s you’ll find in an Old Post Office cottage, that might be considered unusual.

1. Silver foil.
2. A kitchen knife for every kitcheny task.
3. A drinking glass of almost every kind, one per person at maximum occupancy.
4. A little library of undogeared, decent books. Includes a Do Book library.
5. Those handwarmer things.
6. Disposable shower coats.
7. Phone chargers.
8. Parking discs.
9. Big marshmallows and long wooden skewers for the fire pits.
10. Spices, herbs, stock cubes, salt, pepper, olive oil.
11. Everything needed to make proper home made pizza bases for the outdoor pizza oven.
12. Two-drawer Ninja air fryers.
13. Dog tag with my phone number on, in case holidaying dogs get lost.
14. Current undogeared magazines.
15. Dishwasher tablets, washing machine tablets and a range of cleaning things.
16. Tote bags, dog leads and umbrellas.
17. Binoculars.
18. Eye masks.
19. Hot water bottles and throws for outside.
20. Thermos flasks. One per person.

ENDNOTE.

Some of things are basic really… silver foil is useful. Some things are more adventurous… like the dog tags. Both kinds of things are important and memorable, though.
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Website: www.oldpostoffice.co.uk

I’ve not been writing that much recently. Because I didn’t want to.

Life is good right now. Secretly, I know these are, in actual fact, the best days of my life. The best days I will ever have. Because I am free to spend as much time as I like with my daughter Izobel. The love of my life that, perversely, I am training with all of my heart to leave me. My one and only chance of living forever. That is, honestly, enough for these to be the best days of my life. But there’s more.

I’m (quite) fit because I am trapped inside a tight and repetitive kickboxing training pattern. I have been trapped here for 4 years. And it’s great.

I’m isolated from people. Which means I can rediscover myself. Think about what I want. Do what I want.

I am thinking more about what I consume. Good and bad food. Good and bad internet. I watch far too much mindless shit on Instagram. And I also watch reaction videos of humans crying and shaking as they watch Hi Ren on YouTube. I watch this over and over. It reminds me what creativity actually is. And what is not creative at all.

And as I am writing this, Sting is on the telly playing Shape of my Heart live. And, after, George Michael sings whateverhechoosestosing, perfectly, at the Palais Garnier in Paris in 2012.

When I am in this place, away from echo chambers, peers and clients, I’m different. I am much me-er.

All I have to do now, as I prepare to bob back to being a Brand and Marketing Director (for hire, for a bit) in 2027, is avoid the deadening trap that always results in the great reaveraging of me.

Because when I start thinking, once again, about what friends might say to and about me, what fellow comms people might think and say about me, and what clients might think and say about me, I can feel myself becoming… average. Again.

I have a unique view on the world. And my work. As do we all. And when I return this time, I have decided that I am going  to keep it.

Here’s Little Story 8 of 13. Each considers (some of) why, I think, Old Post Office Riverside Holiday Cottages have spiking occupancy and 95% perfect 10/10 reviews.

7. Redefining and undermining industry norms.

‘Sounds a bit stern, doesn’t it? ‘Redefining and undermining industry norms’.

What I really mean is,

Learn best practice across your industry. Then mirror the very best of it yourself. Then say, and act on, this sentiment. Nah. Not good enough. We can do better.

Examples in hospitality.

1. Dog Friendliness. Mostly bollocks. The industry norm is Dog Tolerance.
2. Cancellation Policies. Mostly a complicated, arbitrary, exploitative and unexplained punishment.
3. Pricing Policies. The norm is often, ‘You can only get it right here, right now. So we’ll charge you 10x supermarket prices’. At Old Post Office, we have EV Charging on-site. The fee is always below ‘out there’ fees. Not above.
4. Thoroughness. Not thinking, ‘what facilities and consumables would our guests desire and value during their stay’. The norm instead being, ‘what’s the minimum we have to provide to get away with it’. An example is those shit little £10 white kettles. Yes it’s a kettle. But it’s also ‘it’ll do’ shit.
5. Playing the Long Game. If a guest smashes a cafetière whilst washing it, what do you do? Charge? Let them off? I let them off. Because we’re looking for a long term relationship, not – as can be the norm – short term profiteering.
6. Early Check-in, Late Check-out Charges. If a cottage is ready early, or there’s a late check out opportunity, we’ll let the guest know and – for no cost – they can check in early or check out late. I don’t see this as a revenue stream opportunity. It’s an experience heightening opportunity.
7. Complaints. Old Post Office has been around for 4 years. Just once in that time, our online booking system failed, and two ladies turned up for a two night stay, when only one night was available. Someone else was due to check-in on ‘their’ second night. We refunded the two nights (100% of the fee), they stayed the first night (for free) and we offered them any second stay at 50% off. Then, we asked them if that was acceptable. They said yes. The norm is very often, ‘sorry there’s nothing we can do’. There’s always something you can do.

ENDNOTE.

If you want your business to be known as ‘normal’ – do ‘the norm’.
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Thank you. And Merry Christmas.
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Website: www.oldpostoffice.co.uk

Here’s Little Story 7 of 13. Each considers (some of) why, I think, Old Post Office Riverside Holiday Cottages have spiking occupancy and 95% perfect 10/10 reviews.

7. Speaking in ‘chunks’.

A better question than, ‘What’s the best way for me to say this?’ is ‘What’s the best way for them to hear this?’

We greet guest in person at Old Post Office. And when doing so I used to say (say):

‘Hello! I’m Mychael. This is Lisa. And Izobel. And here’s Ziggy. We know you of course, Mary and Brian. And Mabel the spaniel.’

Then they’d say something. Then me:

‘OK, The Bowes Arms is 100 yards away. ‘Serves food until 7.30. The manager’s Ed. It’s Friday, so you’ll need to book. The local shop’s 100 yards away. Wifi? yes! Password is ‘createspace’. Those lights there, you turn off with those shin-high switches here. Bed there. Kitchen there. Bathroom there. Walks for Mabel… out the gate, turn right, over the railway, past the bluh, turn bleh, blah bleh, bluh blu.’

They remember my name. But that’s about it.

Nowadays, I say hello, invite them to text or call me (personally) anytime (they have my number), ask what they want to ask, answer, then bugger off. And if they want to eat, I book a table for them. Done.

Now, back to ‘What’s the best way for them to hear this?’

We deliver all info in ‘chunks’. So guests consume what they want, when they want.

Walks and runs. The ‘Nearby’ section of our website (https://lnkd.in/eDQuFkpi) lists circular walks/dogwalks/runs from 1km to 12km. Shortest to longest.

Then, in chunks, there’s:

1. Unmissables.
2. Dog Friendly Dining.
3. Takeaways.
4. Food Shopping.
5. Public transport.

All with telephone and web links. All here: https://lnkd.in/eDQuFkpi

There’s a portfolio in all cottages too. Unwordy. One subject per page.

I suppose the trick is knowing exactly what guests want to know. Then making sure they know exactly where to look when they want to know it. Instead of spraying guests with too much information all at once.

And a a PS, a note on editing the chunks…

Recently, when we stayed in somebody else’s cottage, there was a little book by the cooker. So I knew how to heat a pie. And, it turned out, how to install the cooker too. And troubleshoot the cooker. And dispose of the cooker should I want to replace it. In seven languages.

Hmm.

ENDNOTE.

A better question than, ‘What’s the best way for me to say this?’ is ‘What’s the best way for them to hear this?’
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Thank you. And Merry Christmas.
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Website: www.oldpostoffice.co.uk

Here’s Little Story 6 of 13. Each considers (some of) why, I think, Old Post Office Riverside Holiday Cottages have spiking occupancy and 95% perfect 10/10 reviews.

6. Visual shorthand.

The brand essence of Old Post office is:
“You create rare and precious space in your life for us. So we create rare and precious spaces – for you.”

‘Rare’ and ‘Special’ are important words. ‘Rare’ means we we won’t settle for ordinary, and neither should you. ‘Precious’ means, we’ll prove we value your downtime.

As part of the ‘creating spaces for you’ part – I have a thing about signs. I don’t like signs. It’s hard to create a special, homely and relaxing space that also has ‘rules’ on the wall. Or wayfinder signage. Or instructions to learn.

So how do we help guests to ‘just know’ things? Well, where possible, we choose Visual Shorthand.

Here are examples of signs I’ve seen in other cottages and hotels:

– No dogs on the furniture.
– Bins this way, and recycling policy.
– No loud music.
– We have Sky TV.
– Please tidy up before you leave.
– Please wash your dog before allowing them back in the cottage.

I wanted to address these things, without sign or instruction. Here’s what we did.

– No dogs on the furniture. We actually don’t mind dogs on the furniture. But a neat, plentiful pile of throws means guests almost always protect beds and settees from mucky dogs.
– Bins this way, and recycling policy. One big black bin, and one little green bin for each cottage. It’s instinctive.
– No loud music. The record players are those wee Goodmans ones. A fun focal point with a built-in maximum volume control.
– We have Sky TV. We place a popcorn box containing the remote controls and microwaveable popcorn next to the TV. Visual shorthand for, ‘watch a film!’
– Please tidy up before you leave. When we got some good quality, aesthetically pleasing, always-on-charge, visible handheld vacuum cleaners, it was transformational. Guests – automatically – buzz it around a few times during each stay.
– Please wash your dog before allowing them back in the cottage. There’s a doggy demuddification station and dog shampoo outside every cottage.

ENDNOTE.

This is not an exhaustive list. And the solutions are imperfect. But, I think, taking on the challenge of saying things without saying them really does create a more homely and relaxing space. We’ll keep trying to improve this, as-we-go.
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Thank you. And Merry Christmas.
Mychael.
Website: www.oldpostoffice.co.uk

Here’s Little Story 5 of 13. Each considers (some of) why, I think, Old Post Office Riverside Holiday Cottages have spiking occupancy and 95% perfect 10/10 reviews.

5. Removing worry.

I think one of the big enemies of a good experience for guests… is assumption.

Assuming what they know.
Assuming they know what we know.

So to overcome that, here’s the text we send to guests before arrival:

“Hello Max. It’ll be great to welcome you to Old Post Office today for your 2 night stay. Check in is from 3pm. You’re in our River Cottage as you know. We’ll be here to greet you.

From the A69, you’ll see the Bardon Mill turnoff. 500 yards after that turnoff, Old Post Office is on your left. There’s a big red gate. Your private parking is on the pavement just outside that gate, parallel to the road, reversed up to the 4 white stones.

Please can you let us know both guest names? And your doggo(s)!

If you visit our website (see below) you can read about walks and other useful bits and bobs too. Thank you so much for choosing to stay with us. If you have any questions please just come to us at any time.

Mychael, Lisa and Izobel. Old Post Office, Northumberland. www.oldpostoffice.co.uk.”
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It’s nothing snazzy. But it reduces worry about basics (where we are, where to park, how to get in), plus it tells them we know the basics too (we’re expecting them, who they are, which cottage, how many nights).

Other things to reduce worry:

1. All cottages contain basics. So a late arrival doesn’t mean having to buzz to a late night garage. Cottages contain wine, Tony Chocolonely, chilled water, giant marshmallows, popcorn, milk, sourdough, butter, coffee 3-ways (Nespresso, beans, quality instant), tea, sugar, olive oil, spices, logs, firelighters and matches. Basics-plus. For free.

2. Lone female travellers are specially catered for: https://lnkd.in/eRm4G-vr.

3. Dogs don’t need anything. Everything’s here. Even dog shampoo.

4. It’s surprising how many people worry about bringing linen and towels. Both are, of course, provided.

5. Security. We’re super safe. There’s CCTV all over, sensitively positioned. Not that there’s been a crime in the village for decades.

6. Everything’s included. So no staring at a chocolate bar at midnight. Wondering if it’s going to cost £5.

ENDNOTE.

We got better at reducing worry over time. Listening to questions. Answering them before they’re asked. It’s work in progress.
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Thank you. And Merry Christmas.
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Website: www.oldpostoffice.co.uk

Here’s Little Story 4 of 13. Each considers (some of) why, I think, Old Post Office Riverside Holiday Cottages have spiking occupancy and 95% perfect 10/10 reviews.

4. Being weird.

Undeniably, this series of posts is about the hospitality sector. And as such, I suppose it should chatter on about cleanliness, ease-of-booking online and enquiry responsiveness.

The reason that none of these things appear in this particular series is for two reasons. First, they’re boring. Second, if you’re in the hospitality sector and you’re not delivering on these areas to exceptional levels, consistently, then you probably shouldn’t be doing what you’re doing.

And anyhow, I’d much rather be talking about weird. Weird and unusual.

Here are some weird and unusual things we do at Old Post Office Riverside Holiday Cottages in Northumberland.

1. Kneeling down to wallpaper a doggy hotel with dog wallpaper. That felt weird.
2. Curating a small vinyl record collection for Garden Cottage felt weird. Unusual.
3. Allowing guests to graffiti inside the cottages. Weird. We have these blackboards where we write welcome messages for guests. Guests began writing thank you messages back. Graffiti. So instead of wiping the blackboard, we added more blackboards. And on it goes.
4. Having Chesterfield Settees, outside, on the riverside. A lovely thing.
5. Old Post Office agreeing to appear in a film made by Royal Television Award winning filmmakers (see homepage: www.oldpostoffice.co.uk). A weird few days.
6. Co-developing a gym and wellness studio on-site, where guests can book supervised sessions.
7. Specifically catering for lone female travellers (https://lnkd.in/e24zQP4S). Unusual (and important).
8. Having a Tiny Riverside Gallery for local artists to display and sell work. 100% of income goes to the artist.
9. An ‘everything included’ pricing policy.
10. Outdoor pizza oven and herb garden. Includes all the ingredients you need to make your own pizza bases.
11. Yoga mats.
12. Do Book library in every cottage. (https://thedobook.co).

ENDNOTE.

Weird and unusual are our most talked about things. And all they really cost us is a little time, thought and imagination.

Guests don’t get particularly tickled by warm and cozy. It’s expected.

But Chesterfield Settees three metres from the riverside, inside a purpose built, tin roofed, bird-hide inspired shelter… yes!
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Thank you. And Merry Christmas.
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Website: www.oldpostoffice.co.uk

Here’s Little Story 3 of 13. Each considers (some of) why, I think, Old Post Office Riverside Holiday Cottages have spiking occupancy and 95% perfect 10/10 reviews.

3. Making names up for things.

I like Malmaison. As does 10 year old Izobel. Me, for the purple and the quirk. Izobel, for the burgers.

However, the stab of what Malmaison really costs, in York for example, makes choosing them ever more tricky.

The per-night cost of a 3 night stay is say, £230. For me, that’s special/palatable.

But…

Parking is £40 per day. So £120.
Ziggy (doggo) is £25 per day. So £75.
An extra fold-out bed is £30 per night. So £90.

The per-night cost of a 3 night stay is not £230. It’s £325. Not good. For two reasons.

1. I pay more than I prepared for.
2. I feel conned.

For a long-term thinking brand (that’s all brands), 2 is far, far worse than 1. Because here’s my actual takeaway:

1. That was shit. If I go back I’ll be better prepared, I guess. Expectation adjusted.
2. Malmaison conned me.

So, after experiencing crap like that (a lot… £5 for logs?!) I decided to take the phenomenon seriously at Old Post Office, and make a name up for it.

‘Price-creep’.

Here’s what it says on the homepage of our website:

EVERYTHING IS INCLUDED.
No “price-creep” for parking, fire pit logs, snacks, drinks or dogs. You get:
– Wine.
– Tony Chocolonely (the biggun).
– Chilled water.
– Giant marshmallows for fire pit toasting.
– Hot popcorn for movies.
– Milk.
– Sourdough.
– Butter.
– Coffee 3-ways (Nespresso, beans, quality instant).
– Tea.
– Sugar.
– Olive oil.
– Spices.
– Logs.
– Firelighters.
– Matches.

I reference ‘Price Creep’ at our website every time the user is asked to consider booking.

ENDNOTE.

If you’re committing to something you feel is important, think about giving it a name. A made up name or an out-of-context name is better than a boring one. They’re more memorable.

‘Price Creep’ is made up.
‘Doggy Demuddification Station’ is made up.
‘Doggy Hotel’.
‘Tiny Riverside Gallery’.
All made up.
These are things our guests remember and talk about.
Because it’s easy shorthand.

Malmaison, I still like. But I choose them less because of how they make me feel when it comes to price.

As a responsible grown up, I have however addressed this. I stole a coffee cup, which I’m drinking from as I write this.

It probably cost Malmaison £3. But it does make me feel slightly better.
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I’ll post 10 times throughout November 2026, about Old Post Office Riverside Holiday Cottages.

Because occupancy is spiking, the first 30-odd reviews in 2026 were a perfect 10/10 and 95% of ALL reviews (500+) are a perfect 10/10.

If you have holiday cottages, or want to have holiday cottages, this might help.
Please repost and tag if anyone you know might want to read the series throughout November 2026.

Thank you. And Merry Christmas.
Mychael.
Website: www.oldpostoffice.co.uk

Here’s Little Story 2 of 13. Each considers (some of) why, I think, Old Post Office Riverside Holiday Cottages have spiking occupancy and 95% perfect 10/10 reviews.

2. Talking to Dogs.

This particular approach starts with a thought. That thought is, “‘Dog Friendly’ isn’t real. What they really mean, is ‘Dog Tolerant’.”

When I take our Ziggy to a cottage or hotel and it costs (say) £20 per dog per night extra. And I read signs instructing me as to where ‘they’ are allowed to be and lie. And there may or may not be additional bowls for them. That’s not dog friendly. That’s dog tolerant.

Dog friendly is:

– A welcome text, and a welcome blackboard that welcome Ann, Bob, Muddles and Kevin.
– A dog bed containing clean bowls, spare leads, treats, poo bags, a gift-tagged gift for each of Muddles and Kevin, towels and a dog treat training bell (just to be weird).
– A special ‘I’m on holiday’ dog tag with our phone number.
– Dogs go free.
– A Doggy hotel. With dog wallpaper.
– A doggy demuddification station (see photo).
– Sealed grounds to keep dogs safe.
– An ‘every dog hair’ cleaning approach. (This is hard. We do our best).
– An online gallery of guest photos (mostly dogs): https://lnkd.in/e9MF8Z_k
– Talking to dogs. Because when Ann and Bob arrive, they are welcomed by name. And so too, whilst I squat on my haunches, are Muddles and Kevin.

ENDNOTE.

As a general rule, I prefer dogs to people. And – of course – dog owners that visit us absolutely bloody adore their dogs. So if there’s a choice between doing what we do (see above) and, as happened to us once, the cottage owner blurting (as Ziggy jumped out of the car) ‘Uh! Dog!’ – choose the former.

The following text is lifted from here: https://lnkd.in/ejzmkWu6

One spring morning, one particular guest at Old Post Office leaned in. And looked me in the eye.
“Noone’s ever done that before.” He said.
“Done what?” I asked.
“Welcomed our dogs by name.” He replied.

They notice.
Good luck.
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I’ll post 10 times throughout November 2026, about Old Post Office Riverside Holiday Cottages.

Because occupancy is spiking, the first 30-odd reviews in 2026 were a perfect 10/10 and 95% of ALL reviews (500+) are a perfect 10/10.

If you have holiday cottages, or want to have holiday cottages, this might help.
Please repost and tag if anyone you know might want to read the series throughout November 2026.

Thank you. And Merry Christmas.
Mychael.
Website: www.oldpostoffice.co.uk