Get some decor for the walls and add that pop of brightness.

Allow pets, install a sauna or hot tub, manage and promote your personal website and bookings and refresh the decor and technology every few years or several hundred uses.  

Decorations for the holidays, little fixes, making it nicer, hosting more people over, decor, furniture, grills, garage gym, etc.

In both hotels and short-term rentals, improvements that enhance sleep quality or reduce noise are frequently cited as having an outsized impact on guest satisfaction relative to their cost.Comfort Prioritized ROI Examples:- Better mattresses- Improved soundproofing- Smarter layouts- Reliable climate controlThese upgrades often outperform decorative improvements in review impact.While luxury upgrades can increase perceived value, comfort-related upgrades are more likely to protect baseline performance by reducing negative reviews and variability in guest experience.Questions:- Which comfort upgrades moved the needle most for you?

Whatever you do, please don't have an STR with plain decorations that looks like a hotel where people still have to take their own trash and do their own daily cleaning.

I worked with HomeTeamVR in a different capacity (as an art vendor they sourced from for the design portion).While I can’t speak to the PM side, I do know that other STR design companies tend to charge significantly less for design ($2 per square foot), sourcing ($12 - 15 per square foot for the decor), and install, and are generally more transparent throughout the process.Sorry to hear you went through such a stressful experience.

Here are some pictures (we still haven't gotten to wall art/decors, etc.)

I match sheet colors to the decor and bedspreads, which also helps cleaner know which sheets go where.I use liquid mattress protectors, and black cloths for makeup - a 12-pack from Target is plenty for all the bathrooms.

Adding a few tasteful accessories to the tables could add extra warmth and charm—perhaps a trusted friend with a great eye for decor could help brainstorm some ideas.

The music... the decorations... the season... and the reason for the season...