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Managing a vacation rental involves not only offering accommodation but also ensuring that guests have exceptional experiences during their stay.
Imagine a guest arriving at your cottage for a summer retreat only to find it’s too hot inside. Such an experience leaves a negative first impression. Moreover, if that same guest leaves the cooling on high upon checkout, it can also result in high electricity bills for you.
Smart thermostats offer a convenient climate control solution. From assuring ideal indoor temperatures to optimizing energy savings, these devices offer a smooth experience for both you and your guests.
Let’s examine the numerous advantages of using smart climate control devices in your vacation rental and Airbnb properties to create a world of convenience, efficiency, and guest satisfaction.
Smart Air Conditioning for Your Vacation Rental
Smart air conditioning technology can make your vacation rental stand out, ensuring your guests enjoy ultimate comfort throughout their stay. With smart AC systems, you can remotely control the temperature, adjust settings, and even monitor energy usage from your phone. Gone are the days of worrying about guests leaving the AC on when they’re out exploring; with features like scheduling and temperature range lock, you can optimize energy efficiency without compromising guest comfort.
If you are renting a whole home with central air conditioning, you can opt for a smart thermostat. For a small apartment or a single room, you can opt for mini-split units and pair them with mini-split thermostats.
A plus point for the rental owners is that these smart devices do not require lengthy installation processes, modification to the air conditioner, or any downtime for the rental property. Everything can be done with ease in minutes.
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Creating a Cozy & Comfortable Vacation Rental with Cielo Smart Thermostats While Saving Energy
Cielo provides smart thermostats for both central HVAC and mini-split systems. With an array of smart features, including global control, scheduling, temperature range lock, geofencing, energy usage tracking, and air filter monitoring, Cielo smart devices elevate the functionality and efficiency of your HVAC unit.
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Maximize Comfort
Comfy Max is a revolutionary feature in Cielo Breez Max. It makes your mini-split work like the auto mode in central heat pumps. Harnessing the power of AI, Comfy Max automatically maintains your preferred room temperature by preventing overheating or overcooling. You can set the heating and cooling setpoints according to what you think will work best for your vacation rental or Airbnb and let Cielo Breez Max take care of your guests’ comfort.
Related: Taking Climate Control to the Next Level in Vacation Rentals With Cielo Breez Max
Sawyer’s Verdict – Breez Max Turns His Mini-Split Into a Maxi-Split
Sawyer uses Cielo Breez Max devices for both his home and a rental property, as they provide the convenience of controlling his mini-splits through his phone.
He favors the Comfy Max the most among all the smart features, as it works much like the thermostat on an HVAC system. It heats when the room temperature goes below a preferred setpoint and cools when it goes above the desired cooling setpoint. This helps to maintain a consistently comfortable environment while preventing overheating or overcooling.
Additionally, he utilizes the IFTTT integration offered by Cielo Max at his rental property. This automatically powers down the unit if a door is left open beyond a specified time, thereby reducing AC costs.
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Save Big On Energy Bills
For vacation rentals, the ‘Temperature Range Lock’ feature in Cielo Breez Max is tailor-made to control their cooling or heating bills. This way, you can set a minimum and maximum temperature value. The guest can then only adjust the temperature values within that range, preventing extreme temperature settings for the whole day. The set range is locked and can only be disabled by the authorized user, in this case, the vacation rental owner. It helps in ensuring energy savings, especially in the hospitality industry.
If you’re utilizing the Cielo Smart Thermostat in your rental property, you have the option to secure the thermostat screen with a PIN code. This prevents guests from adjusting the temperature settings.
Another way you can save energy is by setting schedules. Consider the times when guests are likely to be on the property, such as evenings and mornings, and set the schedule accordingly. For times when the property is unoccupied, set the temperature to an energy-saving level to conserve energy.
Related: Cielo Smart Thermostat Energy Savings: Top Ways to Reduce the Impact of Rising Electricity Prices
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Protect Your Rental Property
During the colder winter months, if your Airbnb or vacation rental sits vacant, your HVAC system likely stays off. However, this poses the risk of frozen pipes, potentially resulting in bursting and subsequent flooding. Fortunately, certain mini-split heat pumps offer a freeze-protection mode. This mode allows your heating system to operate at a minimal temperature without excessive energy consumption. By pairing your unit with the Cielo smart thermostat for mini-splits, you can remotely activate this mode using your phone, ensuring the protection of your property.
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Switch Between Your HVAC Systems Based On Outdoor Weather Conditions
If you own a winter cottage that you rent out for seasonal getaways and it’s equipped with both central heating and mini-split heat pumps, Cielo Linked can be incredibly useful. It’s a cloud-based platform designed to pair different types of residential HVAC systems, such as central heat pumps, furnaces/boilers, and mini-splits.
Let’s say your cottage has a furnace and mini-split system. You can use Cielo Linked to intelligently switch between these units based on outdoor conditions. When temperatures plummet below freezing, the system intelligently activates the furnace to ensure cozy warmth. Then, as soon as the weather improves, it automatically switches to the energy-efficient mini-split units, effectively reducing reliance on fossil fuel heating.
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Integrate With Other Smart Home Devices
Cielo Smart Thermostats can be integrated with Alexa, Google Assistant, Siri shortcuts, Samsung SmartThings, and IFTTT, providing flexibility in controlling the climate of your rental property. Moreover, you can pair it with other smart home devices, such as smart lights and fans, creating a fully automated ecosystem tailored to your guests’ requirements.
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Keep Up With Your HVAC Maintenance
HVAC maintenance is crucial to the proper running of your air conditioners in your rental property. A dirty air filter can cause your air conditioner to consume more power, so it is essential to clean it and replace it in time. Cielo smart thermostat for mini-splits provides air filter status tracking, sending helpful reminders when your filters require cleaning. This way, you don’t have to manually keep a check on each of your units in your rental property.
Related: HVAC Maintenance Tips for Business Owners
The Takeaway
Transforming your vacation rental into a sanctuary of comfort and efficiency goes beyond simple aesthetics; it’s about embracing the future of hospitality. With almost 2 million professionally managed vacation rental properties in the US, the energy wasted on heating or cooling is enormous. The use of smart technologies can be effective in reducing wastage. Cielo smart thermostats for central HVAC and mini-splits are one such technology that can be incredibly beneficial for vacation rental owners. They can help them save AC costs while still providing the best environment to their guests.
