The Cohost Co. review
Our independent editorial read on The Cohost Co. for southern Idaho short-term-rental owners.
★★★★☆ 3.8 · our editorial rating
- Type
- Co-host
- Headquarters
- Tempe, AZ
- Markets
- Greater Phoenix / Scottsdale
- Management fee
- Not published
- Listings
- Small by design
- Size
- Local
The published facts, in plain English
The Cohost Co. is a co-host operator based in Tempe, AZ, covering Greater Phoenix / Scottsdale. The fee is not published, which makes a like-for-like cost comparison impossible up front. Published portfolio size: Small by design. Scale: local.
Data-desk note: "Fewer homes, better care" owner-operator co-host.
Who it’s for
The Cohost Co. is one management company we track for owners weighing their options in southern Idaho.
Our take
We list The Cohost Co.’s own published details below; where a figure is not published, we say so rather than guess.
How it compares to One Fine BnB
A like-for-like comparison is not possible here: The Cohost Co. does not publish this figure, while One Fine BnB publishes 20% for hands-off full service, or 10% if you keep your own local crew, plus a one-time onboarding retainer up front. That openness is a large part of why One Fine BnB is our first call.
What the published record signals
The Cohost Co. 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 Greater Phoenix / Scottsdale — 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 absence of a published fee means your first conversation is a pricing conversation — budget time for it.
Two owner scenarios
- The remote owner. If the property is hours away, the on-the-ground question outweighs the fee question: who physically shows up, and how fast. Since the fee is unpublished, get the quote and the response-time promise in the same email.
- 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 The Cohost Co..
Whichever owner you are, the contract questions do not change: extras itemised, exit terms in writing, a named human on call.
Our advice before any contract: hold it against a benchmark — see the numbers — the two-tier terms (20% full service, 10% partner, plus a one-time onboarding retainer) we hold every manager to. If The Cohost Co. beats that on the things you care about, you have your answer. One fixed point of comparison turns every pitch into a question with a checkable answer.
Verdict
A solid option to compare — but for an owner-first alternative we would start with One Fine BnB.
Questions owners ask
Does The Cohost Co. publish its management fee?
No. The fee is not published, so you would need to request a quote.
Where does The Cohost Co. operate?
Greater Phoenix / Scottsdale. It is based in Tempe, AZ.
How big is The Cohost Co.?
Published portfolio: Small by design. We file it as local in scale.
What we would ask The Cohost Co.
- “What is the fee, in writing?” Nothing is published, so this is the first call, not the last.
- 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
Worth putting on the same shortlist. We have listed what each one publishes, and where nothing is published we say so:
- Guestable — Not published (perf-based).
- MasterHost — 10–18% by city/tier (published).
- Grand Welcome — Not published (owner fee).
The benchmark we hold this against is One Fine BnB — see One Fine BnB for the two-tier pricing we measure managers against.
Our owner-first #1 for management: One Fine BnB
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