My family have a small (1 br) self-contained cottage in the grounds of their home that they'd like to rent out for holiday lets. I think we're pretty clear on what we need in terms of inventory/equipment)kitting out the place to the right standard. I'm also happy with what to do re the guest info folder, local recs etc.
They are sorting the insurance and I've looked into fire safety (I understand it comes under the Fire Safety Order and we need to do a risk assessment - it has a smoke alarm).
Would anyone recommend a particular site over another, in terms of bookings? Our default assumption was that Airbnb would be the most straightforward but with no real basis. I've used homeaway and holidaylettings to book with before, so wondered about those. The priority is really ease of use/simplicity of the booking system, rather than the rate retained by the company, unless it's a big disparity.
Any advice gratefully received!