The Airbnb-esque idea of renting your property out for anyone has added yet another service to its ecosystem. This time in the form of beating the summer heat.
It’s hot. You love swimming. Your kids are dying to go to the pool. But you don’t have one in your backyard and the neighborhood pool is…well, we won’t talk about that. What’s to be done?
Enter Swimply, the pool rental service. That’s right, you can rent out your pool for people to use. People sign up, you give them house rules, or pool rules as the case may be, just like Airbnb, they have fun, you make cash. Pretty good system.
If you’re looking for a pool to swim laps in every morning, maybe this isn’t for you. But, if you’re looking for a place for a family pool party, this could be it. Prices seem reasonable. This blogger put it to the test and found a $50 pool in LA for up to 8 guests.
If you’re interested in renting your pool, it’s a pretty good set up. Swimply takes 15% of each booking and you keep the rest. It also allows you to set limits for how many people can come, if children or infants are allowed, and add other rules for your pool.
Now you can rent out your property as a hotel, for storage space, and for your pool. That’s a lot of monetization out of one property.
Now, when we can start renting out kitchens, so I can go cook for a party and not have to clean up the mess, then the Airbnb ecosystem will be complete!
Happy Airbnb-ing!