The first guest of the season experiences your property exactly as you left it at the end of the last one — unless someone prepared it properly. Pre-season setup is the difference between starting the season strong and spending the first three bookings recovering from problems you did not know existed.
Most property owners close their property at the end of the summer season and do not think about it again until the spring enquiries start arriving. By then, it is often too late to do the things that would have made the first bookings of the new season excellent.
The boiler that has not been serviced since last year. The listing photos that no longer reflect how the property looks after a winter. The description that still mentions an amenity that was removed. The pricing strategy that is a copy of the previous year’s rather than a response to the current market. The pool that has not been prepared. The linen stock that needs replacing.
A property that is not properly prepared for the season starts every review behind where it should be. The first guests are not experiencing the property at its best. They are experiencing it as it emerged from several months of inactivity.
Pre-season setup is the complete preparation of your property for the new rental season — a systematic process that covers the physical condition of the property, the accuracy and performance of your listing, the readiness of your pricing strategy, and the operational systems that will support the season ahead.
NOMAS conducts a structured pre-season preparation programme for every property we manage — ensuring it is physically ready, commercially positioned, and operationally activated before the first guest of the season arrives.
We visit the property before the season begins and conduct a thorough review of every aspect — from the condition of the furniture and appliances to the state of the outdoor spaces, the pool, and the mechanical systems. Every issue identified is addressed before a guest sets foot inside.
A property that has been closed for several months needs to be brought back to life. We stage and prepare the space — cleaning, restocking consumables, arranging the outdoor areas — so that it is at its most welcoming for the first arrival of the season.
We review your listing across all platforms and update everything that needs updating — photos if the property has changed, descriptions if anything has been added or removed, pricing for the new season, availability calendar, and minimum stay rules. The season begins with a listing that is accurate, current, and optimised.
We build your pricing structure for the upcoming season based on current market conditions, forward demand data, and any changes in the competitive landscape since the previous year. You do not start the season with last year’s rates applied to this year’s market.
You stop arriving at your property in spring to find problems that accumulated over winter and now need to be fixed on a tight timeline. You stop starting the season with a listing that is out of date and a pricing strategy that belongs to last year.
Your season starts the way every guest deserves — with a property that is properly prepared, accurately presented, and priced for the market as it is today.
“The season is won or lost before the first guest arrives. Pre-season setup is where NOMAS earns its place in your calendar.”
NOMAS is based in Corfu and operates across the Greek islands. We understand the specific character of the island short-term rental market — the seasonal peaks, the guest expectations, and the competitive landscape of Airbnb and Booking.com in one of Europe’s most sought-after destinations.
Whether your property is a one-bedroom apartment in Corfu Old Town, a villa in the Cyclades, or a seafront house on any Greek island, we manage your reservations with the same standard of care and response.
Tell us about your property. We will show you what a proper pre-season setup looks like — and what your first guests of the season will find when they arrive.