My family owns a second home near the beach that we use for a vacation rental property on AirBnB.
Typically, our guests have all been polite and courteous of our home, and treated it like their own.
Our only real problem is that some guests have a bad habit of leaving the thermostat running while they are away or after they have already checked out. I have found that the best solution to this problem is a smart thermostat with zone control. A smart thermostat is connected to wifi and can be controlled through an app on a smartphone or computer, which means that after guests check out, I can make sure that the air conditioner is no longer running, which helps to save me loads of money on my energy bill each month. Zone control is achieved by installing valved within the existing ductwork, and means that through the app, I can control with rooms are treated, meaning that my air conditioner is not working to cool rooms that aren’t occupied, saving me even more money every month, and since my air conditioner is working more efficiently, I will get more life out of my AC unit. Ever since I have installed a smart thermostat with zone control, I haven’t had my air conditioner running for days at a time in a vacant house, and since my guests can program the thermostat from the laptop in the house, every guest is able to achieve the desired temperature to experience the most amount of comfort while staying in my home, which has led to outstanding reviews, more rentals, and more money in my pocket that isn’t going directly to unnecessarily high energy bills.