Blog & Guides
Expert guides, software comparisons, and tips to help you manage your vacation rental business more effectively.
The Complete Guide to Running a Pet-Friendly Vacation Rental
How to open your rental to pets without wrecking your margins: fee math, policy language, damage protection, cleaning, and the tools that automate the extra work.
Read moreOccupancy Tax on Short-Term Rentals: Who Collects It, Who Remits It, and Where Hosts Get Caught Out
Airbnb and Vrbo collect lodging tax in some jurisdictions and not others, and direct bookings are almost always yours. How the layers work, who remits, and how to reconcile both.
Read moreSecurity Cameras for Vacation Rentals: What Is Legal and What Works
Where cameras are allowed at a short-term rental, why Airbnb bans indoor devices, how to disclose exterior cameras, and which models hosts actually rely on.
Read moreBest Guest Communication Tools for Short-Term Rentals
A data-driven roundup of the best guest communication tools for short-term rentals, scored on unified inbox, automation depth, AI replies, and cost for portfolios from one unit to fifty.
Read moreWhat Is Guesty Onboarding Really Like? Our Honest Experience
A first-hand account of onboarding onto Guesty: the kickoff calls, the data import, connecting channels, the learning curve, and how long it actually took before the first live booking.
Read moreWhat Is Smoobu Onboarding Really Like? Our Honest Experience
A first-person account of setting up Smoobu end to end: the 14-day trial, calendar sync, support response times, the learning curve, and the two places the process stalls.
Read moreHostaway vs Guesty vs Hospitable: Three-Way Comparison for 2026
How Hostaway, Guesty, and Hospitable actually differ on pricing, features, and ease of use, and which one fits a one-unit host, a growing operator, or a large management company.
Read moreBest Accounting Integration Software for Vacation Rentals (2026)
A side-by-side look at how Smoobu, OwnerRez, Hostaway and Lodgify connect to QuickBooks and Xero, covering sync method, owner statements and pricing as of writing.
Read moreRental Registration Numbers: Why Platforms Now Ask for One, and What Happens If You Do Not Have It
Since 20 May 2026, EU platforms must display and verify short-term rental registration numbers. What the number is, who actually needs one, and what happens to listings without it.
Read morePinterest for Vacation Rentals: The Underrated Marketing Channel
A practical Pinterest playbook for vacation rental hosts: business account setup, board and pin strategy, keyword-driven descriptions, and how to route the traffic to your own booking site.
Read moreVrbo vs Airbnb for Hosts: Where to List in 2026
A practical comparison of Vrbo and Airbnb for hosts in 2026: fee structures, guest demographics, property fit, and why most owners end up listing on both.
Read moreGuesty Pros and Cons: What Real Users Say in 2026
An unfiltered look at Guesty in 2026, built from the recurring praise and complaints hosts and property managers actually voice, plus where the platform fits and where it does not.
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