Our platform is exclusive to hosts of short term vacation rentals, and each person who joins must add their property in order to join. Travelers must book on short notice (the stay must be within the next 5 days), this eliminates the likelihood of lost revenue from a paying traveler. The cost to a host is then most likely nothing (cleaning fees are charged to the traveler), and they are then provided access to other hosts' homes as well.

We calculate how many shared nights you would be sharing in exchange for the 21 days of travel per year. The formula is established so that the higher value properties share less nights, and the lower value properties share more. For instance, if someone has an average nightly rate of $500, they would be sharing approximately 15 nights per year. Whereas if the property was valued at $100 per night, there would be closer to 45 nights shared.  

Our platform is designed off statical probabilities. As such, if you typically experience higher than 50% occupancy then you would be the exception. Most homes experience about 40-50% vacancy which is a lot of empty nights. Having no nights available to share would not impact your ability to travel and use other homes on the platform.

1 Week Trip with Airbnb/VRBO:
‍Nightly rate: $200 x 7 nights = $1400
Airbnb/VRBO commission: 14% = $196
Cleaning fee: $150
Taxes (Transient occupancy Tax): 12% = $168
‍Total: $1914
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‍1 Week Trip with Hostshare:
Nightly rate: $0
commission: $0
cleaning fee: $150
Taxes (TOT): 12% = $18
‍Total: $168
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Savings: $1746 (91%)

Since Hostshare is designed to utilize last minute unbooked nights (within 5 days), there is not currently a way to block dates from being booked. However, statistics show that high demand dates and paid bookings through Airbnb, etc commonly get booked further than 5 days out. Our goal is for Hostshare members to not lose booking revenue but also share their last minute unbooked nights (that likely would sit vacant) with other hosts in order to stay free across the Hostshare platform.

Our platform is only possible through the shared trust and contribution of a hosts-only network. We accept only quality properties, with highly-positively rated listings, and a history at least 5 reviews. We expect our members to treat the sharing experience as if it was their own property, and we believe this value will enable our members lives to  experience real freedom.

Absolutely! As a management company, you have a fantastic opportunity to benefit both your owners and yourself. By signing up your owners for free travel, you'll not only bring them immense value but also elevate your business. Download the management company partnership PDF to explore the compelling reasons why this offering will be a game-changer for you and your owners.

If your property is currently being managed by a short-term rental (STR) management company, we recommend seeking their permission to explore supporting Hostshare. To assist you, we have prepared a prewritten email below. It's a convenient way for you to reach out to your management company and inquire about utilizing Hostshare. We're confident they'll be excited about the possibilities it offers.

Hostshare is a private booking platform built by hosts. So only approved Hostshare members who are also sharing a short term rental listing on the platform can see or book your listing(s).

Every listing is different, and has a a different nightly rate value. After you submit your listing the Hostshare calculator will set your maximum number of nights you might share on the platform during the year of your subscription. This number is calculated based on your listings nightly rate compared to the average nightly rate across the entire Hostshare platform. This number is the maximum you might share, so if you share that number of nights, your listing will no longer be shared to travelers on the Hostshare platform, but you still get to travel with your available nights. Although you will be given a max number of nights to share, you can still enjoy 100% of the free stays benefits of being a Hostshare member even if nobody stays at your listing!

Bookings on Hostshare can only be made 5 days in advance. This is what we refer to as a “last minute booking”. So when booking a property on Hostshare, you can only book within a 5 day window, and likewise when other Hostshare members are trying to book your property, they can only book 5 days in advance. This is designed this way so Hostshare members don’t lose booking revenue from Airbnb, VRBO, etc but are still sharing last minute unbooked nights on the Hostshare platform for others to utilize.