Direct booking for New York vacation-rental hosts
Keep the ~17% that booking platforms take, win back your repeat guests and grow a direct-booking channel in New York — with your own branded website.
45,000+
active short-term listings in New York
$230
average nightly rate for rentals
~17%
lost to OTA fees on every platform stay
Why go direct in New York?
Platforms add roughly 14–17% to the guest's total in service fees — and still take a host fee on top. On an average $230 night in New York, that is a meaningful slice of your rate handed over with every booking.
Booking via a platform
- Guest pays ~14–17% service fee on top of your rate
- You pay a host fee on each booking
- You don't own the guest relationship or data
- Your listing lives under platform policies
Booking direct
- Guests pay your full rate — no service fee on top
- Zero booking commission for you
- Every guest and stay saved in your own records
- Calendar sync stops double bookings automatically
Your guests pay the same — or less — and you keep the difference. See everything included →
The New York market
New York is one of the highest-value short-term-rental markets in the world, with Manhattan apartments commanding premium nightly rates. Regulation is tight and OTA commissions are significant, so hosts who operate legally need every edge. A direct-booking website helps New York hosts capture repeat guests and keep a larger share of each stay.
Short-term-rental rules
New York City restricts short-term rentals of apartments and requires hosts to meet strict registration and occupancy rules. Rules are strict and enforced, so always verify the current local requirements.
Direct booking in New York, answered
The questions New York hosts ask us most — about rules, OTA fees and switching to direct bookings.
Only within New York City's strict rules — rentals of whole apartments for under 30 days are generally prohibited unless you're present. Verify your building, zoning and registration requirements carefully.
Guests typically pay roughly 14–17% in service fees on top of the nightly rate, plus a host fee. Direct booking keeps that margin with New York hosts who operate legally.
Build a branded property website with Stayolo, connect your calendar and Stripe, and direct past guests to your own booking link while staying compliant with local rules.
Approximately $230 per night on average, with Manhattan and premium neighbourhoods commanding far more. Direct booking preserves those rates.
Hosts who took back their bookings
We stopped giving 17% away
“I had no idea how much we were handing to booking platforms until we switched. Now repeat guests book through our own site at our full rate, and the calendar sync means no double bookings.”
Sarah M.
Vacation-rental host · Lisbon, Portugal
Repeat guests now book direct
“The website looked like something a designer would charge thousands for. We send every past guest the direct link and around a third of our stays now come in commission-free.”
James T.
Vacation-rental host · Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Set up in an afternoon
“I expected a nightmare setting up payments and calendars. Stayolo did it all — Stripe, the iCal sync, guest confirmations — and I published my site before dinner.”
Elena R.
Vacation-rental host · Barcelona, Spain
Guests trust it instantly
“The secure checkout and clear policies made my guests comfortable booking directly. It took a season to build momentum, but direct bookings now pay better than any platform stay.”
Marco B.
Vacation-rental host · Tulum, Mexico
Build your New York booking website.
Paste your listing, get a branded bookable site, and start keeping the ~17% the platforms take.
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