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Elm Cottage again recognised Internationally guests experience and decision making Elm Cottage has recently signed up with ‘Visitbyroad.com.au’ which both Deborah and David believe will further enhance the Snowy Mountains experience. ‘Visitbyroad’ provides the opportunity for guests to plan day trips or visits within a region. The Sheldon’s believe it’s an app of the future
for holiday makers, and make the simple statement, ‘how many of us holiday by road? In conclusion David explained he and Deborah will continue to develop Elm Cottage and strive for excellence in providing guests with the best holiday experience available.
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good with bad and as a host you are offered a right of reply, what more could you ask for, we have had some questionable reviews, but we have addressed them through the review process, all I can advise any operator is that if you have a questionable review, address it, do not ignore. Obviously it has not affected the way we do business otherwise I doubt we would be so honoured. We strive to provide our guests with not only memorable experiences here at Elm Cottage but also memorable experiences of the region at large. We want our Guests to talk about their ‘Elm Cottage’ and Snowy Mountains experience. To both Deborah and I, the posting of reviews is vital in developing our business and the ‘Visitor Economy’ within the region. It’s not us promoting the region, it’s our guests promoting the product, it’s as good as word of mouth, it provides a vital link in the decision making process.’ explained David Sheldon. To further enhance our
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TripAdvisors prestigious ‘FlipKey’ Top Vacation Rental Property silver award has been awarded to local regional and Snowy Mountains accommodation provider Elm Cottage, which is located in the Goobarragandra Valley east of Tumut. This is third year in row Elm Cottage has been recognised Internationally with ‘Top Vacation Rental Property’ award from the Internationally respected review and booking Company. Having recently celebrated 10 years in operations and the launch of their new 2014-15 campaign ‘There’s no time like the present’ Elm Cottage owners and Tree changers, David and Deborah Sheldon, are delighted to be recognised again by such a respected Boston based International Company. Elm Cottage also received the ‘Rated Excellent’ badge. This award has been made available to Elm Cottage, from the highly regarded and verified reviews the business has received from their customers. ‘We are delighted and humbled to receive this recognition.’ Just like the accreditation process for our accommodation we firmly believe in such processes, you are always learning. TripAdvisors, ‘FlipKey’ offers our guests the opportunity to post reviews, something both Deb and I encourage. You take the
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