LONGMAN LEISURE

Journal

Questions Other Venues Ask Us

Other venues often ask how we run five venues with one small team. Here’s what happens behind the scenes.

The Portland stone Art Deco façade of Longman Hotel, with bay trees and white flowers either side of the entrance

Enquiries · 3 min read How Do You Reply to Enquiries So Quickly? Automations send the first reply in seconds, and templates make every one after it quick to write. Read article

The Threshing Barn at The Wedding Barn set for dinner, with oak trusses, a brick floor and long trestle tables

Viewings · 3 min read How Do You Turn So Many Viewings into Bookings? Couples book their own viewing from a live diary, and Sonas handles the reminders and follow-ups.

The father of the bride gives a speech at a candlelit dinner in the Mirror Room at Carter’s Chateau

Payments · 3 min read How Do You Keep Such Healthy Margins? Pay by bank through Sonas means far less of every booking disappears in card fees.

The Garden Room at Hotel Holly, with limewashed walls, tall windows and a long table set for dinner

Team · 4 min read How Does Your Team Find Time for Every Couple? Sonas automates the admin, so our coordinators spend their time with couples, not on paperwork.

The Art Deco Ballroom at Longman Hotel set for dinner, with emerald velvet chairs and tiered chandeliers

Kitchen · 4 min read How Do You Keep Track of Every Dietary Requirement? Couples enter every guest’s choices in their Sonas planning portal, and it goes straight to the kitchen.

The best man gives a speech at a wedding dinner by the fire in the Great Hall at Mountain Lodge

Multi-venue · 4 min read How Do You Run Five Venues as One Team? Every venue works the same way in Sonas, so our people can move between them without missing a beat.