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Amazon Business vs Costco vs trade wholesalers: the real maths for a 5-property Airbnb portfolio
Finance

Amazon Business vs Costco vs trade wholesalers: the real maths for a 5-property Airbnb portfolio

I split a year of supply buying across three channels and tracked every line item. The winner surprised me. So did the loser. Here is the actual per-item data.

29 April 2026

Airbnb welcome packs: I priced bought-in vs bulk-assembled across five flats
Supplies

Airbnb welcome packs: I priced bought-in vs bulk-assembled across five flats

Three years of bought-in Waitrose hampers, then a year of bulk-assembled boxes. The per-guest cost gap was smaller than I thought. The review gap was bigger.

28 April 2026

Airbnb linen: when in-house laundry beats a hotel service (and when it doesn't)
Operations

Airbnb linen: when in-house laundry beats a hotel service (and when it doesn't)

I ran the maths across five properties after four years on a hotel laundry contract. In-house won twice. Hotel kept three. Here is how I actually decided.

27 April 2026

My £3.80 Airbnb welcome pack — the full parts list and where I buy each bit
Supplies

My £3.80 Airbnb welcome pack — the full parts list and where I buy each bit

Eleven items, four suppliers, thirteen minutes to assemble a batch of twenty. I used to pay £9 a pack from Waitrose. Here is the line-by-line breakdown.

26 April 2026

Saat, Mitchell & Bright, or the launderette on the Lewes Road — a year of linen maths
Operations

Saat, Mitchell & Bright, or the launderette on the Lewes Road — a year of linen maths

I ran three linen models in parallel across five flats for a year. Hire, own-and-launder, or hybrid. Per-bed-per-turnover costs spread from £3.80 to £11.40. Here is the actual data.

25 April 2026

I tested Molton Brown, Aesop, and Sainsbury's own-brand in five Airbnbs
Guest Experience

I tested Molton Brown, Aesop, and Sainsbury's own-brand in five Airbnbs

Three tiers of bathroom amenities, 264 turnovers, one surprise winner. The cost per guest gap was bigger than the review-score gap. Here is the actual data.

24 April 2026

I add £2.40 to every Airbnb night to cover what guests break or take
Finance

I add £2.40 to every Airbnb night to cover what guests break or take

A year of receipts across five flats, six AirCover claims, and £1,847 of missing stuff later, I finally know what to price in. Here is the maths.

23 April 2026

One of my properties is 40 minutes from the nearest shop. Here is how I keep it stocked.
Insights

One of my properties is 40 minutes from the nearest shop. Here is how I keep it stocked.

Four of my five properties are in towns with a Tesco Express round the corner. Then there is the barn. A converted agricultural building outside a village with one pub, one church, and a post office that opens four mornings a week. Keeping it stocked is a completely different game and it took me six months to stop winging it.

12 April 2026

I tested six coffee setups across my Airbnbs. Pods won, but barely.
Tips

I tested six coffee setups across my Airbnbs. Pods won, but barely.

After the third complaint about my Nescafe Gold Blend (a guest from Stuttgart called it a personal insult), I started experimenting. Two years and six different setups later, I have landed on one I am mostly happy with at a per-cup cost I can actually sustain.

11 April 2026

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