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Holiday rental
Your guest arrives after dark, in the rain, with a suitcase and a phone on 4% battery. Everything about the plate follows from that.
Short-let guests fail at the last twenty metres, not at the address. What they need is a plate that confirms they are at the right door — the listing name, not your surname — large enough to read from the pavement and light enough in tone to catch a phone torch. A second small plate on the key box, engraved with the same listing name, removes the other classic failure point. Neither should mention that the flat is a rental: a plate announcing an often-empty apartment is an invitation you do not need.
What to engrave
The listing name and nothing else. No platform logo — you may change platform. No flat number unless the building genuinely needs it. No word meaning “rental”, “guest” or “apartment for let”.
Which material
Polished brass or natural silver anodised aluminium. Both throw back a phone torch at night, where black acrylic and dark anodising swallow it. If the plate is outdoors and above 1,500 metres, brass only.
The mistake to avoid
Engraving your own surname. The guest is looking for the name on the booking confirmation, and your surname is not it.
Use cases · Holiday rental
- Listing name, sized to read from the pavement
- Matching small plate for the key box
- Reflective finishes that catch a phone torch
Questions
Can I have a plate that comes off without a trace?
Yes — adhesive mounting on a clean flat surface holds for years and lifts cleanly with heat. It is what we supply by default for rented flats where drilling is not yours to authorise.
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