Stay Awhile Cohosting review
Our independent editorial read on Stay Awhile Cohosting for southern Idaho short-term-rental owners.
★★★★☆ 4.0 · our editorial rating
- Type
- Co-host
- Headquarters
- Portland, OR
- Markets
- Portland
- Management fee
- 20% of net + $150/mo laundry
- Listings
- Undisclosed
- Size
- Local
The published facts, in plain English
Stay Awhile Cohosting is a co-host operator based in Portland, OR, covering Portland. Its published management fee is 20% of net + $150/mo laundry. Published portfolio size: Undisclosed. Scale: local.
Data-desk note: Fully published tiered pricing; laundry add-on is mandatory.
Who it’s for
Stay Awhile Cohosting is one management company we track for owners weighing their options in southern Idaho.
Our take
We list Stay Awhile Cohosting’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: Stay Awhile Cohosting lists 20% of net + $150/mo laundry, 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 record says about fit
Stay Awhile Cohosting 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 Portland — a defined footprint, which usually means the local knowledge is real; the trade is that owners outside it are out of luck. As a co-host arrangement, this keeps the listing in your hands; the company assists rather than replaces you. On price, the published 20% of net + $150/mo laundry is the starting point for negotiation, not the end of it — scope varies more than percentages do.
How this plays for two kinds of owner
- The distant owner. Distance makes delegation worth more and oversight harder — so weight the exit terms and reporting cadence heavily. The published 20% of net + $150/mo laundry 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 Stay Awhile Cohosting.
Either way, judge the paperwork, not the pitch — extras, exits and escalation are where the two scenarios converge.
Our advice before any contract: hold it against a benchmark — a managed option — the two-tier terms (20% full service, 10% partner, plus a one-time onboarding retainer) we hold every manager to. If Stay Awhile Cohosting 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 Stay Awhile Cohosting publish its management fee?
Yes — 20% of net + $150/mo laundry.
Where does Stay Awhile Cohosting operate?
Portland. It is based in Portland, OR.
How big is Stay Awhile Cohosting?
Published portfolio: Undisclosed. We file it as local in scale.
What we would ask Stay Awhile Cohosting
- “What does the published 20% of net + $150/mo laundry 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:
- Great Stays — does not publish a price.
- Outer Banks Blue — does not publish a price.
- Placemakr — Not published (B2B only).
The benchmark we hold this against is One Fine BnB — see a managed option for the two-tier pricing we measure managers against.
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