Host & Keep review

★★★★☆ 3.7 · our editorial rating

Type

Full-service

Headquarters

Miami, FL

Markets

Miami-Dade / Broward (+Belize)

Management fee

20% (published)

Listings

Undisclosed

Size

Local

The published facts, in plain English

Host & Keep is a full-service operator based in Miami, FL, covering Miami-Dade / Broward (+Belize). Its published management fee is 20% (published). Published portfolio size: Undisclosed. In scale, we file it as local.

Data-desk note: Published 20%, in-house cleaning, tourist-tax compliance.

Who it’s for

Host & Keep is one management company we track for owners weighing their options in southern Idaho.

Our take

We list Host & Keep’s own published details below; where a figure is not published, we say so rather than guess.

How it compares to One Fine BnB

Side by side on published terms: Host & Keep lists 20% (published), while One Fine BnB lists 20% for hands-off full service, or 10% if you keep your own local crew, plus a one-time onboarding retainer. Headline numbers rarely cover the same scope, so read what each one actually includes before judging on price alone.

What the published record signals

Host & Keep sits at the local end of the scale on our desk’s reading — short chains of command, and your property is a meaningful share of the book. Published coverage is Miami-Dade / Broward (+Belize) — a defined footprint, which usually means the local knowledge is real; the trade is that owners outside it are out of luck. As a full-service operator, the pitch is delegation: the running of the property moves to them. Because Host & Keep publishes 20% (published), you can at least anchor the conversation before the sales call.

Two owner scenarios

• The distant owner. Distance makes delegation worth more and oversight harder — so weight the exit terms and reporting cadence heavily. The published 20% (published) gives you a baseline to compare against.
• The hands-on owner. If you live nearby and enjoy the work, a full-service fee buys you time you may not need — run the math on what you would actually delegate before you sign anything with Host & Keep.

Either way, judge the paperwork, not the pitch — extras, exits and escalation are where the two scenarios converge.

Before you decide, put one benchmark beside it: how much Airbnb management costs — the two-tier terms (20% full service, 10% partner, plus a one-time onboarding retainer) we hold every manager to. If Host & Keep beats that on the things you care about, you have your answer. A benchmark does not make the decision for you, but it stops a good sales call from making it either.

Verdict

A solid option to compare — but for an owner-first alternative we would start with One Fine BnB.

Questions owners ask

Does Host & Keep publish its management fee?
Yes — 20% (published).

Where does Host & Keep operate?
Miami-Dade / Broward (+Belize). It is based in Miami, FL.

How big is Host & Keep?
Published portfolio: Undisclosed. We file it as local in scale.

What we would ask Host & Keep

• “What does the published 20% (published) exclude?” Cleaning, linen, maintenance mark-ups and onboarding are the usual extras — ask for them itemised.
• Notice period and exit. Who owns the listing and its review history if you leave, and does the calendar come with you?
• Who is on the ground. Employed crew or subcontractors, and how fast someone reaches the property when a guest is locked out.

Alternatives worth comparing

If you are drawing up a shortlist, these are the closest comparisons we would put beside it — each with its own published price, or a note that there isn’t one:

• Checkmate Rentals — From 15% (nightly rate only).
• Liberty Hill Rentals — does not publish a price.
• Meredith Lodging — Not published (rental projection).

For the owner-first comparison we keep coming back to, our first pick is One Fine BnB — see their service for the two-tier pricing we measure managers against.

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