Honeybells tent hire grows ten-fold
2013 has proven to be a successful year for glamping (glamorous camping) company Honeybells. The Dorset-based firm has increased the number of canvas bell tents for hire by ten-fold, from ten to over one hundred. Honeybells can now host up to 500 guests, almost beating the London Ritz in capacity. Key contracts for 2014 events include Glastonbury, F1 Grand Prix and Moto GP at Silverstone, the 24 Heure and Classic races at Le Mans, CLA Game Fair and Tour de France’s Yorkshire-based Velofest.
Established in 2010 with just one tent and a simple website, demand for Honeybells’ tent villages has since increased at an unprecedented rate. The luxurious customer experience and high level of personal service owners Sam Gater and Ross McBay provide is renowned throughout the wedding, festival and corporate events sectors. Sam and Ross have continuously reinvested in the business and now manage nine part-time staff and four vehicles across the UK. Collaborative partnerships with established suppliers such as ZooLoos and Stunning Tents have proven successful in growing their portfolio of clients.
Honeybells owner, Samantha Gater says: “It was only a few years ago that we purchased our first bell tent. Weddings and hen parties were our core business for several years, but now we’re supplying tent villages to some of Europe’s largest events. We’re successful because stick to our core values; always deliver on promises, offer unbeatable personal service and be as flexible as possible.”
Glamping guests can relax with home comforts such as real double mattresses, sheepskin rugs, fairy lights, carpets, mirrors, indoor and outdoor lighting and breakfast each morning. New for 2014 is the ‘Pamper Tent’ which hosts mirrors, hairdryers, phone and hair-straightener power points.
Earlier this year Honeybells launched sister venture, Campeazy, which supplies pre-pitched tents to events and organisers across the UK. In addition, Honeybells can also provide a reception tent and staff, 24/7 assistance and security, a Moroccan chill-out tent, daily maid service, hot tubs, check in/out service including luggage delivery, changing room and pamper tent, children’s play tent/crèche, daily newspapers, vintage sweet cart, fire pits and hay bales, luxury showers and toilets and mobile bar.
