Investor · San Diego, CA · Member since 2012 · 121 posts · 43 votes
I have 3 vacation rentals with 2 more in the works. I currently only list on Airbnb and VRBO. The calendars are synced, but that's the only thing we really have that is automated. I am looking to maximize our rents and occupancy as well as automating some communications, etc. Is Guesty the best option? Is $100 per unit the best rate, or is there another option other than paying 3%?
@Kevin Boyd If your main goal is to simply automate communications then Guesty is likely not the best option because of the fees that they charge. There are other providers like MyVR and Direct that can help with that. I am a Guesty user and looking to switch away because their value prop is diminishing by the day. Happy to provide more insight on best setups if you'd like.
@Kevin Boyd If your main goal is to simply automate communications then Guesty is likely not the best option because of the fees that they charge. There are other providers like MyVR and Direct that can help with that. I am a Guesty user and looking to switch away because their value prop is diminishing by the day. Happy to provide more insight on best setups if you'd like.
The Your Porter app has been good to me. It's 7 dollars per listing, which is by far the best system I've seen for automation. With having your portfolio in the range of 1-10 properties, this to me seems like your best option. Happy to help!
I use Ownerreservations bases on the recommendations of others. Originally posted by @Kevin Boyd:
I have 3 vacation rentals with 2 more in the works. I currently only list on Airbnb and VRBO. The calendars are synced, but that's the only thing we really have that is automated. I am looking to maximize our rents and occupancy as well as automating some communications, etc. Is Guesty the best option? Is $100 per unit the best rate, or is there another option other than paying 3%?
I have 3 vacation rentals with 2 more in the works. I currently only list on Airbnb and VRBO. The calendars are synced, but that's the only thing we really have that is automated. I am looking to maximize our rents and occupancy as well as automating some communications, etc. Is Guesty the best option? Is $100 per unit the best rate, or is there another option other than paying 3%?
Do any of these options have a Mobil app? I manage everything from my iPhone and would like to automate communication, calendars etc but don’t want to keep logging into websites to do it. Any suggestions?
@Mark Futalan Unfortunately most of them don’t have reliable ones because their software is too complicated for mobil. Currently your best option would be to automate in other platforms but still use the Airbnb for regular communication
Some of you people make it way too complicated. I run 23 STRs with 82 beds. My planning is a piece of posterboard with 23 horizontal lines broken down into 5 weekly segments. The rest is Post It notes.
Do any of these options have a Mobil app? I manage everything from my iPhone and would like to automate communication, calendars etc but don’t want to keep logging into websites to do it. Any suggestions?
@Kevin Boyd If your main goal is to simply automate communications then Guesty is likely not the best option because of the fees that they charge. There are other providers like MyVR and Direct that can help with that. I am a Guesty user and looking to switch away because their value prop is diminishing by the day. Happy to provide more insight on best setups if you'd like.
My goal would be to automate communications, but also to manage all the calendars in one place, have automatic price reductions as vacant dates approach, and to be listed on additional sites other than Airbnb and VRBO. From what I can tell, they charge $100 per property (I have 5). I wonder if it's possible to negotiate a better price?