Tips for Designing a Luxurious Glamping Pod

Glamping pods have transformed the hospitality industry. Allowing holiday parks, campsites, and even hotels with available land to enhance their accommodation selection. And enabling landowners to easily open a new revenue stream and move into tourism. But if you’re going to invest in glamping pod installation, you need to make sure that you always have a waiting customer base. And the easiest way to do that is to amp up the luxury. That process begins with the design.

Six Tips for Designing a Luxurious Glamping Pod

High-end design

Glamping pods come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. From glorified tents to solid structures that will withstand years of use. As a general rule, the more permanent the structure, the more comfortable and desirable it will be. But you also have to consider aesthetics. Anyone can throw up a pile of bricks and call it a glamping pod. But if it’s not thoughtfully laid out, beautifully finished, or visually appealing, it will lack the necessary charm to bring in business.

Quality materials

Your choice of materials for glamping pod construction will vary according to whether you are looking for temporary or permanent structures. But whichever is relevant to you, you must ensure that quality materials are used. Taking into account the longevity of the structure, the quality of the finish, temperature control, and green credentials. For permanent structures, steel, brick, and wood are common favourites. We choose to use wood for our glamping pods. Partly because it is aesthetically pleasing. But also because with the right insulation, it creates an environment that requires less energy to maintain a comfortable ambient temperature. And because we source from sustainable forests, it is environmentally friendly.

Facilities

Glamping pods have the potential to appeal to a diverse customer base. You’ve got the campers who are looking for a little more luxury. The hotel visitors, who would prefer self-catering and a little more flexibility. And the AirBNBers who want all the amenities at a lower cost. So, a well-designed glamping pod should answer all of those needs. Which is why you should choose a design that includes a lavatory, shower room, and kitchen area, as well as sleeping and leisure space. This is something that is often overlooked, and can deter would-be guests.

Visual aesthetic

Whether it’s for promotional photography on social media and holiday sites, or kerb appeal when your guests arrive, your glamping pods need to look appealing. Part of this will come down to your location and how you dress your site. But the design of your glamping pods plays a significant role too. While the exterior should look comfortable within its setting – wooden cladding can usually help with this. The interior needs to look warm and inviting.

Privacy

There is a difficult balancing act to manage with glamping pod design. To be inviting, a room must be bright and airy, with large windows especially important if you’re in a location with an attractive view. But occupants must also have privacy. Which can be hard with a typically open-plan design. We overcome this with a long, tubular design. With large patio doors at the front, light spills into the living area. But with beds placed towards the back and the shower room partitioned, there is plenty of privacy to be had. All you have to do is add black-out curtains to the doors to create a perfectly snug and private space.

Sustainability

Sustainability matters, and it’s everyone’s responsibility. But in 2024, sustainability also sells. So, selecting a glamping pod that is crafted from sustainable materials – such as responsibly sourced wood – can not only help boost your green credentials, but actively attract customers.

Glamping pods are one of the quickest and easiest ways to maximise the potential of your land if you are based in an area that attracts tourists. They come in a range of sizes, sleeping from two to six people. They are simple to install. And if you work with the right company, they are fully customisable, enabling you to put your stamp on the spaces that you are offering to your guests. But to make glamping pods work for you and your business, you really have to think about design.

Get in touch with Garden Room Sanctuary to discuss your glamping pod needs.