Posts (292)
Compare Your Options - Is It Time to Houfy Yet?
Houfy is it! Houfy is a new site, with great functionality, clean looks, thousands of listings, around the world, and it is free! It works like the OTAs of the past. Your listing is a money maker for you, not for the site! You decide how much you charge, when you collect funds and when you charge for damages. Your business. Your rules. Your decisions.
4 min read
Houfy and Florida Vacation Rentals
Many owners are now listing their vacation rental homes on Houfy to offer guests a fee-free way to book their properties. Unlike AirBnB, Vrbo, HomeAway, Expedia and all the other big Online Travel Agencies (OTAs), Houfy allows guests and owners to communicate directly and doesn't charge a dime!
The Top 10 Viewed Houfy Posts/Stories:
The Top 10 Viewed Houfy Posts/Stories And What You Can Learn from Them So you want to write some stories (or posts) on Houfy to get views? You know when you make a quality post, with information that people want or need, you will get “eyes on” your listing!
5 min read
Rip Currents - What Everyone Needs to Know
Rip currents aren't what you may think they are. And if there are breaking waves, rips are present! Since all water has to go back out to sea once it is pushed onto the beach by waves, a rip current is always there. But sometimes, due to higher wave action, storms, or winds, the rip current can turn deadly. And rips can develop where there was none. Even a strong swimmer isn't safe. A rip isn't an under-tow. It will not pull you under, but it will pull you away from the
3 min read
Using the Weather for Perfect Photos at the Beach
We love Pensacola Beach in all weather! Sometimes the best time to hit the beach is when the weather is less than conventionally ideal. Rain, fog, storms or just clouds can be beautiful. We get so many sunny, clear days that it is special when the we get perfect but foggy weather. The waves take on a different hue and the light is diffused enough to make pictures and filming easy.
1 min read
Depressions, Tropical Storm, Hurricane... Oh, My!
What does all of it mean? Before you panic, make sure you understand the terms the weather man is using. A hurricane is a rotating low-pressure weather system that has organized thunderstorms but no fronts. Only tropical storms that form in the Atlantic or Northeast Pacific (near the United States) are called hurricanes. Typhoons originate in other parts of the world.
2 min read
Why Isn't My Beer Cold Yet?!
Many guests text or call a few hours after arriving at Tiki House with the same comment or complaint. "The refrigerator isn't working!" In all the years we have rented, this has always been a false alarm! We have 2 refrigerators for guest to use, which is really great, but this means we sometimes get the complaint that BOTH fridges are not working!
2 min read
Pensacola Beach Calendar of Events
There is so much to do at Tiki House Pensacola Beach, you may never want to leave. Swim in the largest private pool on the beach, start a ping-pong tournament, shoot some hoops, challenge someone to an air hockey match, put together a puzzle or just enjoy the beach. But if you want to do more than just enjoy a great vacation rental home, here is a list of activities for the month!
1 min read