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Best Property Management in Newport, Two Years Running: What a 95%+ Quality Score Means for Your Property
Guesture has been named Best Property Management in Newport by the Quality Business Awards for the second year running. Here is what sits behind the score, and why it matters to owners.
Pedro Reis
Oct 92 min read
What Eight Years in a Hotel Taught Me About Running a Business
Pedro Reis spent eight years managing a four-star hotel in Crickhowell before building Guesture — six of them simultaneously running short-term rentals unpaid. This is what that background actually taught him, and why it matters for every property he manages today.
Pedro Reis
Apr 93 min read
Why Hotel Expertise Makes Guesture Worth the Premium: The True Cost of "Cheap" Property Management
Why do some managers charge 12% while others ask 20%? The "cheap" option often costs more in the long run. We explore why low fees usually mean cutting corners—on guest screening, inspections, and proactive care. At Guesture, we apply hotel-grade standards to ensure your property doesn’t just survive, but thrives. Discover what "premium" really buys you, from higher nightly rates to 5-star peace of mind. It’s time to look beyond the headline fee and choose true value.
Pedro Reis
Feb 11 min read
8 Years, 6 Years Unpaid, Zero Shortcuts: Introducing Pedro Reis - The Hotel Manager Who Built Wales' Most Selective Vacation Rental Company
The Hotel Manager Who Built Guesture: 6 Years Unpaid
Does a Holiday Let Flat in a Converted Building Need Its Own Fire Risk Assessment? (Wales)
The only fire risk assessment on file for a Cardiff conversion we manage dated from 2015, and it covered the hallway, not the holiday-let flat. Here is what Welsh law expects in 2026: who is responsible, why it must be written down in full, what assessors check and what it costs.
Holiday Let Insurance in Wales When You Live Abroad: What We Learned
One of our owners lives in mainland Europe, and his home insurance didn't cover paying guests. Finding proper holiday-let cover from abroad was harder than it should be. Here is what a policy needs, the traps in flats and leases, why AirCover isn't insurance, and how we got him quoted.
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