Best Airbnb Hacks and Hosting Tools

BY MIKEL HUBBARD

FORMER HGTV PRODUCER | CO-FOUNDER, THE HOST CO |
OWNER, TIMES EIGHT PROPERTY & DESIGN

Airbnb hosts are constantly looking for ways to optimize their hosting routine. The quicker and more efficient you can work, and the more tools you have at your disposal, the more you can upscale your short-term rental business, and the more informed you can be!

From sites like Lodgify that enable you to list your rental on several sites and optimize property management, to companies that help you with interior design, to revenue calculators that help you make sure you’re planning your budget properly, to sites like ours at The Host Co that help you maximize your passive income — there’s lots of ways you can optimize, upgrade and hack your Airbnb experience so that hosting works for your life — not the other way around.

Best Airbnb Hacks and Hosting Tools

Lodgify

Lodgify functions as a vacation rental manager that allows you to build your own website for your listing, or populate a calendar that you can manage if your rental is across different platforms (Airbnb, VRBO, TurnKey, etc).

Build your short-term rental a website

Lodgify has a Squarespace-like section of its services optimized to build your own short-term rental website from their templates. This can be helpful if you want to funnel your social media and rental traffic through a site you can control. It allows you to incorporate built-in bookings, direct payment, you can customize your pages or use their templates, and you can display your guest reviews.

Channel manager for your STR across platforms

Want a dependable AI software to make sure your guests are answered quickly and your information is in one place, especially if your home is on several platforms? How about a program that has API integrations for Airbnb, VRBO, Booking.com, and Expedia? Sounds like a program ready to rock and roll.

You can connect your booking details across platforms with Lodgify, put up pricing rates, and more. Check it out and see if it’s right for you!

Airdna

Rental income calculator

Have you wanted to see what your prospective short-term rental could be earning yearly, or monthly? That way, you can financially plan for your future and make sure you know exactly what you could be charging based on market research. Airdna is a company that prides itself on bringing the best vacation rental data to Airbnb hosts, and their Instagram page and website (and adjoining blog) is packed with information on market trends, research, and guidance for your listing.

Introducing the Rental Income Calculator. Airdna’s extensive statistical background makes it the strongest income calculator to trust, and we highly recommend you keep it — and their website — in your rental host toolbox.

Analytics-based pricing data

Airdna uses their extensive database to come up with insightful solutions for several industries — and the short-term rental and property management sectors are no exception. At affordable pricing ranging up from $19/month, you can get historical trends, access to rental data based on your unique area, and personalized rate recommendations.

If you want guidance based on data, Airdna is the place for you!

Modsy

Interior design, online

Ever wanted to visualize what your room could look like, and then see it right in front of you? Using resources like Modsy, hosts can see a re-design of entire rooms or houses — typically for less than $500.

Modsy pairs you with an expert designer, and through taking photos of your space, they will send you an interactive 3D graphic set of your potential room. Easy, quick, and convenient!

The Host Co

Offer 5-star amenities to your guests and increase your passive income

Want to provide a platform for guests to offer local chefs, massages, late check-outs… or anything you want to sell them? We got you. Using The Host Co, hosts can turn guests into superfans — and their requests into revenue. And the best part: it’s completely free to start.

Imagine this: you’re traveling on vacation, you walk into your Airbnb, tired after a long day, and realize… you forgot to buy groceries or get sunblock for your vacation. You walk into your Airbnb, and there is a pre-stocked pantry available for purchase, and sunblock in their Host Co concierge store.

Your listing will immediately stand out!

We’ve wrote about some good items to sell in your Airbnb, or how to best upsell your guests in a way that makes their stay even better — and makes you more passive income.

Check us out, and get started for free today!

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