sizzledraft

Show the view, then show how to book

Sizzledraft turns a holiday let website into a short video ad using real screenshots from the property page. It can highlight the view, accommodation details, rates and booking calendar, then export a vertical or horizontal H.264 video with scored audio.

Opening lines that work here

  • Wake up to this view on your next island break

    It leads with the holiday experience while the property view gives the claim immediate visual proof.

  • Your next free weekend is waiting on this calendar

    It connects the booking calendar to a specific, low-friction reason to check availability.

  • Sea view, private terrace, dates still open

    It combines a desirable property feature with the availability detail that moves guests towards booking.

How do I turn my holiday let website into a video ad?

Give Sizzledraft the URL for the holiday let page you want to promote. The browser visits the page, scrolls through it and captures real screenshots of the hero image, view, rooms, amenities, rates and visible booking calendar. It then builds scenes using colours and typography taken from the site, renders each frame and adds scored audio. The first video is cut from the website alone, so the page needs to make the property and booking path clear. Later videos can accept a prompt, such as focusing on winter sun, a pool or remaining August dates. Exports are available in 1080x1920 vertical or 1920x1080 horizontal, at 30fps in H.264.

What should a holiday let video show first?

Start with the strongest view a guest can actually enjoy from the property, whether that is the sea from the balcony, mountains beyond the terrace or a garden beside the pool. Follow it with enough context to identify the let, such as the number of bedrooms, who it suits and one or two useful features. Then show the booking calendar or a clear route to check dates. Do not spend the opening seconds scrolling through welcome copy, awards or a long list of local attractions. A prospective guest needs to understand the setting before they care about details. If the calendar is visible on the page, keep its scene readable and avoid implying that dates remain free after the website changes.

How do I keep a long property page from making a slow ad?

Choose sections that answer a guest's booking questions in a useful order: what is the view, what does the property include, what does it cost and when is it available? A long holiday let page may also contain host biographies, directions, restaurant lists, house rules and repeated booking buttons. Including all of them produces a slow cut and hides the main reason to stay. Keep one strong hero scene, a short selection of features, the relevant rate information and the visible booking calendar. If several galleries show similar angles, use the image that best establishes the outlook and layout. Later videos can use a prompt to focus on a particular stay, such as a family half-term break or a quiet couples weekend.

What the browser actually gets

Our browser scrolls the full holiday let page and captures the hero, property features, rates and booking calendar as they appear on the site. Long marketing pages need careful section picking, because showing every room description, local guide and policy block can make the cut drag. Live or interactive calendars may capture their visible state rather than every available date.

The common mistake

A common mistake is opening with a logo, property name and several lines of welcome copy while the view appears too late. Open on the strongest real view, add one useful accommodation detail, then show the booking calendar or a clear instruction to check dates.

  • The best view may sit in a gallery, while the booking calendar appears much farther down the page.
  • Room details, amenities and rates take too long to explain before a viewer loses interest.
  • Seasonal availability changes, so a video showing fixed dates or old prices can quickly become misleading.

Questions

Will the video use real images from my holiday let website?
Yes. The browser captures screenshots from the supplied property page, including the hero, galleries or feature sections that are visible during the page scroll. The video uses those real page captures rather than inventing a different villa, apartment or view. The quality of the result therefore depends on the images and layout already published on your site.
Can it show my booking calendar and available dates?
It can capture the visible booking calendar as it appears when the browser visits the page. Some calendars load inside interactive widgets, so the capture may show only the current visible month or state. Availability can change after rendering, so use the calendar as a prompt to check dates rather than a permanent claim that a specific week is free.
Which video format should I use for a holiday let ad?
Use 1080x1920 vertical for feeds where guests watch on a phone, and 1920x1080 horizontal for wider placements. Both are rendered at 30fps in H.264. Audio is normalised to -14 LUFS. If you want a trending sound, you receive a link so you can attach it natively instead of baking it into the exported file.
How much does it cost to make holiday let videos?
You can pay $19 for two videos or $39 per month for eight. The first video is cut from the holiday let website alone. For later videos, you can add a prompt to emphasise a particular booking angle, such as sea views, school holiday availability, pet-friendly features or a short break for two.

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