Rated 4.9/5 by vacation-rental hosts

Hosts who stopped paying to be found

Real hosts — from Lisbon to Nashville to Bali — on what changed when they started taking direct bookings with Stayolo.

4.9/5from 30+ verified host reviews

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

The booking engine just works

Pricing, availability and instant confirmations all work exactly as promised. I manage everything from one dashboard and keep every dollar that used to go to fees.

Priya K.

Vacation-rental host · Sydney, Australia

Our best marketing tool

We route every enquiry to our Stayolo site. Guests love booking direct, we own the guest records, and the AI assistant answers questions while we're hosting other guests.

Daniel W.

Vacation-rental host · Nashville, United States

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