Helping you set-up or fine-tune
your gîte business
Optimise your gîte
Creating the best product possible
so that your guests want to return
Increase your bookings
Creating a strong marketing strategy to extend your season with secure bookings
Save you time and money
Use our documents, experience and ways to reduce costs to get you further, quicker
Your success is our success
Running a gîte isn’t just about being hospitable. You need to be a marketeer, an interior designer, a gardener, a bookkeeper, a cleaner, an account manager and a guide. For most of us, it takes years before we have mastered all of these skills.
At Gîte Guru, we can get you there quicker, by sharing the expertise and knowledge we have gained running a successful gîte business. Hearing that our clients are getting return bookings is just as satisfying as getting our own!
We, Rupert and Franck, run Le Mas & Le Mazet in the Dordogne. We measure its success by the occupancy rate, and by the fact that 60% of our bookings after 6 years are returning guests.
We are thrilled to be featured in The Sunday Times, talking about Le Mas & Le Mazet and Gîte Guru.
Read our article for Sawday’s:
“Rupert Springfield is the owner of Le Mas & Le Mazet, as well as one of the creators of the consultancy service Gîte Guru. He hasn’t literally written the book on gîtes yet, but we assume he’s working on it. Here he talks about the evolution of the gîte, his own mission at Le Mas & Le Mazet ,and shares some tips for making the right choice.”
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Karen from Escape to the Chateau: DIY and I have done some live chats which you might find interesting to watch.
Part 1: the difference between B&Bs and gîtes; classification and lots more
Part 2: business registration, tax, marketing and answers to live questions
Part 3: looking for a property with a gîte