The monthly fee covers a personally designed property website, hosting, site support, and an inquiry desk. Marketplace and payment-processor fees are separate.
You control rates, availability, payments, guest replies, and every booking decision.
What does $49/month per property actually buy?
We build the site. Your monthly plan keeps it useful.
Included at launch
Your owner-approved property site
Property-specific site and copy
A direct home shaped around the property story, guest fit, amenities, rules, and approved booking steps.
Your property photos
Owner-approved photo selection, ordering, cropping guidance, and responsive presentation.
Inquiry form
A structured way to collect dates, group size, questions, and preferred reply details.
Availability calendar
Calendar information can be shown when an owner-approved source is configured.
Mobile-friendly pages and search basics
Mobile and desktop review, page metadata, and search-friendly site structure before launch.
Private owner approval
You review the words, photos, rules, inquiry flow, and setup before guests ever see them.
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Included every month
The site plus your owner inquiry desk
Hosting and site support
DirectStay keeps the approved site hosted and supports updates while the plan remains active.
Inquiries in one place
Guest stay details and inquiry context remain organized for owner review.
Email alerts when your setup is live
Once your setup is live, guest inquiries can alert your chosen email; you manage replies in the DirectStay Owner Portal.
AI-assisted reply drafts
DirectStay can prepare a starting point using the inquiry and your approved property information. Review it, edit it, ignore it, or choose Send yourself.
Calendar checks
Use an owner-approved calendar source; once setup is live, DirectStay can flag possible date conflicts for you to review.
Guest records
Inquiry and guest records captured through your setup stay associated with your property and can be exported.
Curious how a flat monthly price compares with marketplace host fees on your own numbers? Try the illustration.
Owner control
Your property. Your money. Your decisions.
We build and support the site. You run the rental and make every booking decision.
We build and support your site
DirectStay prepares the property website, hosts it, and supports approved site updates while your plan is active.
You run the rental
You set rates, confirm availability, accept bookings, and manage the guest stay.
You send every reply
DirectStay can prepare a draft, but nothing is sent until you choose Send.
Your marketplaces can stay
Airbnb and VRBO can remain discovery channels alongside your direct property site.
FAQ
Billing, cancellation, domains, and who owns what.
Every pricing and service answer is in the owner FAQ, including when billing starts.
