Airbnb management companies, ranked

Twenty-five companies below, out of 231 in the register. Each row says the same four things: what the company calls its service model, where its head office is, which markets it says it covers, and where it sits in this order.

Nothing in a table replaces reading a contract. Use this to build a shortlist of three, then ask all three the same five questions.

The shortlist

company	model	hq	markets
One Fine BnB	Full-service	Austin, TX	Nationwide (US)
Open Air Homes	Full-service	Venice Beach, CA	LA + Palm Springs
The Management Club	Full-service	Los Angeles, CA	LA, Palm Springs, Joshua Tree, SF
Superstays	Co-host	San Diego, CA	San Diego
Haustay	Full-service	Oceanside, CA	North County San Diego
Bluewater Vacation Homes	Full-service	San Diego, CA	Coastal San Diego
The Cohost Co.	Co-host	Tempe, AZ	Greater Phoenix / Scottsdale
Sojourn Properties	Full-service	Cave Creek, AZ	Scottsdale, Phoenix, Sedona
5 Star STR	Full-service	Las Vegas, NV	Las Vegas, Henderson
Sky High Cabins	Full-service	Big Bear, CA	Big Bear + Joshua Tree/FL/NC
Tahoe Signature Properties	Full-service	Truckee, CA	North Lake Tahoe / Truckee
Aspen Luxury Vacation Rentals	Full-service	Aspen, CO	Aspen & Snowmass
Moose Management	Full-service	Park City, UT	Park City / Wasatch Back
COBnB	Full-service	Denver, CO	Denver metro (+ CO)
SEA Getaways	Hybrid	Seattle, WA	Seattle
CascadiaSTR	Hybrid	Incline Village, NV	Seattle, Wenatchee, Tahoe (+intl)
Descansa PDX	Full-service	Portland, OR	Portland
Stay Awhile Cohosting	Co-host	Portland, OR	Portland
Guesthop	Full-service	San Francisco, CA	Bay Area
Guest Haus	Hybrid	Austin, TX	Austin
Twinity Properties	Full-service	Texas	Houston, San Antonio, Austin, Galveston
FunStay Florida	Full-service	Kissimmee, FL	Orlando/Disney corridor (+Miami/PCB)
JaxBNB	Hybrid	Jacksonville, FL	Jacksonville
Host & Keep	Full-service	Miami, FL	Miami-Dade / Broward (+Belize)
Emperor Rentals	Full-service	Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay

How this order is decided, and what it is not

This is a register first and a ranking second. Every entry records facts a company publishes about itself: legal presence, service model, head office, markets. Service model is the company’s own word for what it does, and markets are what the company claims, not what we verified property by property. The order reflects this desk’s reading of those facts and its own operating experience: it is not a score derived from audited data, and it is not the output of a formula we can hand you.

Two things follow from saying that plainly. Placement is not sold. And the entry ranked first is connected to this site’s publisher, which is why it is named as such at the top of the page rather than left for you to work out.

The three fee shapes

Percentage of revenue — the common full-service shape. What matters is which revenue: gross booking value, or net after channel fees and cleaning. The same headline percentage can mean two different bills.
Percentage plus pass-through — a lower headline rate with cleaning, linen, restocking and maintenance mark-ups billed separately. Ask for a worked example on one real month.
Flat or per-listing fee — usual for co-hosting and for software. Predictable, and indifferent to whether your calendar is full.

Before you shortlist

How many companies should I talk to?

Three, asked the same questions, is enough to see the pattern. Two invites a coin-flip; five turns into a project.

Does a bigger company manage a single property better?

Not automatically. Size buys process and cover during holidays; it also buys standardised terms that a single owner cannot bend. The register carries a size tier so the trade-off is visible.

What is the one clause owners regret ignoring?

Who holds the listing account, and what happens to the reviews on it if you leave. A listing with four years of reviews is the asset; the calendar is only this season.