The Mole Resort

Strategy, UX, Design, Development

themoleresort.co.uk

Driving quality traffic for a high quality brand.

The Mole Resort is a luxury lodge resort set in 125 acres of beautiful Devon countryside (now that doesn’t sound too shabby, does it?!) which opened its doors in May 2023. But with a less-than-luxurious conversion rate of just 0.7%, they came to Yoyo for support driving quality traffic to their site and increasing their bookings. 

And that’s exactly what we did. Together, we developed a more satisfying user experience, streamlined their main journeys and simplified the ways in which people can explore the site and book a lodge. 

The opportunity

The Mole Resort team want more people to be able to enjoy “fabulous stays & active days”. But to do this they needed a stronger site. One which reflects their excellence, captures their audience’s attention and provides a seamless experience (both internally and externally). Ultimately attracting more visitors, encouraging conversions and increasing revenue. 

The business need

Despite launching pretty recently, The Mole Resort’s website had lots of issues. They needed to fix these problems whilst modernising the brand, appealing to new audiences and improving their conversion rate. All to help them welcome more guests. 

The customer need

Website visitors needed a frictionless online interaction with The Mole Resort that shows them just how amazing it is to stay there. 

Our approach

To create a website which reflects what it’s really like to stay at The Mole Resort, we first needed to experience it. So we hopped in the car and headed to Devon to see the place for ourselves (lucky us!). We also ran an in-depth discovery workshop, getting to the heart of the company so we could accurately translate their ethos to their online presence. This allowed us to build both a clearer picture of the brand, and a strong partnership with The Mole Resort team - two things which were crucial to the project’s success.

Elevating the brand and encouraging bookings. 

With our immersion complete, we got to work creating a game-changing, dynamic and user-friendly digital experience that inspires their affluent audience. Elevating The Mole Resort’s brand perception and encouraging people to book their stay. 

We evolved their existing identity to more accurately reflect the essence of the Mole Resort. Then we applied it to an updated website, optimising the customer journey and providing a better overall experience for visitors in the process. 

Prioritising the people who visit the website, and the people who edit it. 

We didn’t just think about the people who visit The Mole Resort though. We focused on the people who work there, too. Sadly The Mole team had been burnt by agencies in the past, so we dedicated ourselves to supporting them every step of the way (and beyond) - making sure they feel fully happy with, and confident in, their new site. 

To make taking reservations headache-free for the team, we ensured the website can integrate with their third-party booking engine. And we made content management as easy as possible with a simple, but powerful, CMS - future-proofing the site by ensuring the team knows how to make updates. So the content can always remain relevant and feel fresh. 

The results

This new website went live at the start of October and both team Mole Resort and team Yoyo are (really bloomin’) excited to see the results it’s set to bring. Watch this space for updates.