Meet-up Berlin

We had a little meet-up in Berlin yesterday so that 9flats hosts could chat with one another and also of course also talk with some of the 9flats team. These regular meet-ups are very casual and allow us to get feedback from our hosts. They also allow hosts to network with other hosts and for […]

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The first impression counts

Let’s be honest: if you were choosing between these two 9flats profiles, which one would you contact? If you went for the profile with the photo, you are not alone: a 9flats profile with a photo is clicked 10 times as much as one without a user photo. The reason: photos stand for honesty and […]

Accommodation

Summer, sun, sea

Your accommodation is only a couple of minutes away from the beach. And your hosts know exactly where the undisturbed swimming spots are, or where to find the next beach party. And that’s not all. There’s more – with us in fact. We present for you, three amazing overnight possibilities nearby the beach and with […]

Give me a star!

“Super nice apartment, very quiet, ideal for a short trip.” No wonder 9flats.com guests gave this accommodation a 5 star review. You can’t get better than that, five stars is the highest rating. This is not only great for the host, but for the next guest too.   Here’s the reason why: the number of […]

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9flats Host Maruska

Today we’d like to tell you about Maruska, a 9flats.com host who has a Berlin apartment listed with us. She describes 9flats as ‘cool’, and we’d like to return the same compliment to her! With her superb taste when it comes to interior design and her welcoming personality, you couldn’t wish for anything more from […]

travel tips

Travel Tips – travelling with children

What to pack for a holiday is surely one of the most difficult things about going on a journey. You pack too much or too little or the wrong things. If you add kids into the equation it becomes even more difficult to remember to bring everything you might need. First thing to do is […]

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Beautiful Forest View, Belgium

Today’s blog post is by guest blogger Christianne B, a 9flats host who has an apartment in Belgium and another in Portugal. Here is what Christianne has to say about her property Forestview and what you can do in the area: My husband and myself, both Dutch, decided 10 years ago to set up our […]

9flats community

Travel, community and friendship

  The first thing you notice on 9flats.comis of course the photos of the range of cool apartments we offer. However, that is not the only benefit to 9flats – there is also the social networking aspect of our website to consider. When you log in as a guest or a host, you’ll notice that you […]

Travel tips

Zeche Carl

Travel writer Christine Neder occasionally writes some blog posts for us about her travels. Here is the English version of her trip to Essen in Germany. My host, Gert, offers not only food in his apartment, but is also committed to culture. Occasionally on Sundays, he offers tours through Zeche Carl. Luckily for me, I […]

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Top tips for taking great photos (part 2)

As promised in part 1 here’s a part two of our top tips for your 9flats photos: Editing your images Let’s operate under the assumption that you use a digital camera, a computer and that you all know to how to get the images off your camera and onto your computer. When editing photos there really […]

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19 Flats 19 Cities – Jamie’s Adventure so far

We talked about Jamie Dunn in a previous blog post – At the age of 19, Jamie is attempting to travel to 19 cities in 19 days and 9flats are supporting him in this endeavour. Here’s how he’s been getting on… On the 19th of June he travelled to Lisbon  and held a workshop for student […]

Top tips for taking great photos (part 1)

As promised in our blog post about being the host with the most, here’s a quick guide to taking, editing and uploading digital photos to 9flats.com. Seeing as your photos will entice people to look at, and book your property, it’s worth taking the time to get them right. 1. Ready for your close-up? Like […]

9 tips for hosts

Be the host with the most! Here are our top 9 tips for enticing visitors to stay in your 9flats property. 1: Firstly something obvious to everyone (but worth repeating): the apartment or house should be spotlessly clean for new guests. It should smell nice too. Fresh flowers always smell nicer than chemical room fragrance and […]

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Jamie Dunn’s 19 cities in 19 days

9flats would like to introduce you to Jamie Dunn. Who is he? A 19 year old entrepreneur of youth sponsorship who set off travelling on the 19th of June 2011 and aims to visit 19 cities in 19 days! As if that isn’t enough, en route he wants to give 19 motivational speeches too! The 9flats […]

Travel tips

Meet David and rent his beautiful family house in Italy!

Let me introduce myself, I’m David. My sisters and I have access to a beautiful family owned property near Imperia in a village called Moltedo in Italy. If you want to get to know Liguria not as a tourist but as a local you should not hesitate for a second. It’s a small place, not […]

9 flats outing

Work trip to Prague!

I was recently fortunate to make my maiden trip to Prague for a short 24-hour work trip. Unfortunately my work duties left me with only a few precious hours to see the city before having to rush back to the airport and my flight home. What to do? A major part of the solution – […]

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Basel – Swiss chocolate paradise

As the weather, my stay in Basel could not have been better. It was the first summery day of the year so my first instinct was to get rid of my jacket and head straight to the ice cream shop. Basel is a beautiful city and I felt I stepped in another world all day. […]

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Salzburg – Palaces and Mozart balls!

When I wake up in the morning I usually scream; not out of frustration but more so cause I love my job. YES! I am a professional apartment tester for 9flats.com! I was recently sent on a mission to Salzburg and could not hold the excitement. I had the chance to stay in a beautiful […]

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Tenerife

  Moving on from the Balearic Islands now, 9flats has decided to stay in Spain for a little longer and look at another popular destination, the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean, and begin with Tenerife, the most populated island of Spain. One of the island’s most interesting aspects is that its location and climate […]

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Mallorca!

Mallorca is by far the largest island in the Baleares archipelago and has a population of over 860,000 people, but almost half the people are living on the island capital, Palma. Mallorca has always attracted Germans and British tourists and has often been associated to a mass tourism resort, however, the fact is that the […]