This platform enables vacation rental hosts to instantly offer hotel-style amenities and curated local services to their guests. Hosts can create a free, intuitive storefront to generate new ancillary revenue streams from add-ons and in-home shopping options. The service automates the setup of these revenue opportunities, allowing property managers to enhance the guest experience while increasing annual earnings.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Short-term rental hosts often miss opportunities to increase revenue and enhance guest experiences by not offering convenient access to local services, amenities, and products. Managing these offerings manually can be time-consuming and difficult to scale, leading to inconsistent service quality and lost income.
Solution
The Host Co provides a customizable e-commerce platform that enables short-term rental hosts to easily sell curated local services, amenities, and products directly to their guests. Hosts can create branded storefronts in minutes, offering services such as in-home massage, private chefs, late check-out options, and local souvenirs. The platform integrates with major booking platforms, automating the sales process and streamlining operations. By offering hotel-level amenities and automating additional services, hosts can increase rental revenue and improve guest satisfaction.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes short-term rental hosts and property managers looking to increase revenue and enhance guest experiences by offering additional services and amenities.
Features
- Customizable storefront creation with an intuitive interface
- Integration with Airbnb, VRBO, and direct booking sites for automated messaging
- Curated marketplace of local services, including in-home massage and private chefs
- Automated sales tax collection and remittance
- Tools to prevent theft, including instructions on receipts and complementary signage
- Monthly payouts to bank accounts
- Support for selling physical products, such as local souvenirs and firewood