How to Kit Out a Holiday Let Like a Small Hotel
The guest reviews that mention the plates, the glasses and the sheets are rarely about luxury. They are about a place that felt looked after: a proper wine glass instead of a tumbler, a matching set of plates, a bed made with crisp white linen.
That feeling is easier to create than most holiday-let owners think, and the trick is to shop where hotels and restaurants shop. In Germany, one supplier built for exactly that is LUSINI.
LUSINI has supplied hosts since 1987 and lists more than 50,000 products for restaurants, hotels and private hosts. It even has a section for holiday apartments, which makes it a natural first stop for anyone furnishing a Ferienwohnung.
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How LUSINI’s range is organised
There are two ways into the shop, and both are useful. The product menu runs through tableware, cutlery, glasses, kitchen, buffet, take-away, workwear, hotel supplies, textiles, menus and boards, table accessories, decoration and bar equipment.
The second route is by type of business: restaurant, hotel, café, bar, bakery, catering and events, and holiday apartment, among others. For a holiday let, start with that last one and then fill the gaps from the product menu.
Plates and bowls that stand up to a busy season
Tableware is where professional kit earns its place. LUSINI’s range covers porcelain, stoneware, fine-dining pieces and complete tableware series, so you can buy a matching set and top it up later when something breaks.
Its current highlight shows the idea well. The Black Reef series is hand-painted hard porcelain that LUSINI describes as highly resistant to chips and scratches for professional use. Buying from a series rather than a one-off set means a replacement plate in year three still matches.
Glasses, cutlery and a small bar shelf
Guests notice glassware straight away. A shelf of matching wine glasses and tumblers says more about a place than a welcome basket. LUSINI’s glasses, cutlery and bar equipment sections are built for hospitality, so there is plenty of choice in the durable, everyday styles that suit a rental.
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Bed and table linen for quick changeovers
Turnover days are where a holiday let is won or lost. LUSINI’s textiles cover bed linen, table linen and tablecloths, alongside a wider hotel-supplies section. White bed linen in matching sets makes changeovers faster, because every set fits every bed and nothing needs sorting.
Breakfast, buffet and the small touches
If you leave a welcome breakfast or run a small guesthouse, the buffet and take-away sections are worth a look for serving pieces and bread baskets. Menus and boards, table accessories and decoration round it off: a chalkboard for house notes or a tidy tray by the kettle is the kind of detail guests remember.
Paying business prices, and other ways to pay less
The first thing LUSINI asks is whether you are shopping as a business or a private customer. Business customers see prices without VAT, private customers see them with VAT included, so if you run your let as a business, choose that option.
After that, check the Sale section and the promotional products before you fill the basket, and look at the new arrivals for series you can keep adding to. If you are fitting out a larger property, LUSINI also has regional sales managers you can book an appointment with.
Kit the place out once, from a series you can top up, and every guest walks into the same well-looked-after home.
