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Hostaway
4.7
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Vacation rental software for property management companies

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Hostaway product overview

What is Hostaway?

Hostaway is the #1 rated and fastest growing all-in-one vacation rental software for property managers who want to get more bookings with less hassle.

Key benefits of using Hostaway

  • Users can manage multiple channels, including Airbnb, Booking.com, TripAdvisor, and Expedia, with calendar updates, bookings, availability, rates, and more synchronized across all channels.

  • Direct bookings can be entered by users in the Hostaway dashboard, and dates can also be manually blocked across all channels.

  • Users can send messages directly to Airbnb guests by mobile app and to other guests using the guest email. All messages are collected by one unified mailbox.

  • Emails can be sent to guests, with the option to create templates and automate booking, arrival, pre-stay, and after check-out emails.

  • Custom property websites, with booking request and payment processing capabilities, can be created with Hostaway, enabling users to accept bookings directly from guests.

  • Unlimited team members can be added to the software to assign them tasks to and give restricted access based on profile. For example the cleaners have access to calendar and tasks but no financial details, the bookkeeper have complete view on the finance part of the business and the property owner have access to only it's own listing details.
  • Typical customers

    Freelancers
    Small businesses
    Mid size businesses
    Large enterprises

    Platforms supported

    Web
    Android
    iPhone/iPad

    Support options

    Email/Help Desk
    24/7 (Live rep)
    Knowledge Base
    Chat
    FAQs/Forum
    Phone Support

    Training options

    Live Online
    Videos
    Documentation
    Webinars
    In Person

    Hostaway pricing information

    Value for money

    4.6

    /5

    745

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    Pricing options

    Free plan
    Subscription
    Free trial
    Pricing range

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    Hostaway features

    Functionality

    4.7

    /5

    745

    Total features

    104

    6 categories

    Most valued features by users

    Reservations Management
    Online Booking
    Booking Management
    Reporting & Statistics
    Third Party Integrations
    Activity Dashboard
    Reporting/Analytics
    Calendar Management

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    Hostaway users reviews

    Overall Rating

    4.7

    /5

    745

    Positive reviews

    Rating breakdown
    • Value for money
    • Ease of use
    • Features
    • Customer support
    • Likelihood to recommend9.13/10
    Rating distribution

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    3

    2

    1

    624

    81

    17

    5

    18

    Pros
    Easy to use, good connection with few platform, good user friendly design. Some of the features are good.
    The customer support is excellent and they are constantly updating and improving. As you grow in number of listings the pricing becomes one of the best in the industry.
    It has been good working with them and the customer support has been wonderful. The learning curve is really steep so it just takes time to get things really set up and understood.
    Cons
    Difficult functionality, unable to put in standard restrictions or rules that you can when dealing with the channels directly.
    Constant double bookings and horrible support.
    Response time can be delayed due to timezone challenges.

    Overall rating contenders

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    Midge H.

    Owner

    Hospitality, self-employed

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    Overall Rating

    Support from Hostaway

    Reviewed 2 years ago

    Transcript

    Midge: Hi, I am Midge, and I am the owner and manager. I give Hostaway four out of five stars. And you...

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    Stephanie M.

    Account Manager & Virtual Assistant

    Marketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees

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    Highly Recommend!

    Reviewed 10 months ago

    Transcript

    Stephanie M.: Hi, my name is Stephanie. I'm an account manager and virtual assistant. I give Hostaway...

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    Carlos Á.

    Management Consulting, self-employed

    Used daily for less than 6 months

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    • Ease of use
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    • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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    Very satisfied

    Reviewed 5 months ago

    It is quite intuitive and if you have experience with other systems you adapt quickly.

    Pros

    It is really designed for Vacation Rentals and has a very user-friendly functionality compared to other similar products. I love the functions with regard to financial reporting and owners. It's amazing.

    Cons

    It would be nice to be able to manage more rates in the Booking Engine and to have the possibility to translate the content ourselves as well as different languages for the system (as well as being able to change the format of the dates). The calendar and the price editing functions are good but they are missing some small details.

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    Chrissi N.

    Hospitality, 1-10 employees

    Used daily for less than 6 months

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    • Value for money
    • Ease of use
    • Features
    • Customer support
    • Likelihood to recommend8/10

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    Reviewed a month ago

    great experience with Shabeeb

    Pros

    visibility/functionality of calendarease of automated messages

    Cons

    Lots of info on reservations page meaning that guest name etc is quite far down the screen on app

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    Henri W.

    Real Estate, 1-10 employees

    Used daily for less than 6 months

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    Mislead during sales process and overcharged, refused refund

    Reviewed 10 months ago

    It's been a very bad start to be totally transparent. In addition to issues with the software and the overcharges, it's really been the absent support. I had to message an executive on LinkedIn to get anyone to respond. But they have no problem charging me (more than they're supposed to).

    Pros

    The best thing hostaway has going is it's automatic responses and integrations. With that being said, the automatic responses do NOT work on VRBO and, despite claiming to be a preferred integration partner, the process to integrate with VRBO took over 1.5 months and resulted in dozens of double bookings

    Cons

    1) Inability to integrate with VRBO / Booking.com 2) If you need help, forget about them answering the phone or returning your voicemail. One of the key selling points was their promise I could always get someone on the phone. It's been 2 months and I've called about a dozen times, not 1 single time has anyone answered or returned my call3) Automated messages don't work with VRBO. This was confirmed...

    Vendor response

    Henri, We apologize for any issues you may have encountered during the sales process and for any overcharges you may have experienced. I've personally taken this issue up and have refunded the amount requested, even though the contract that was signed was at a higher amount so that we can hopefully move past this. We take customer satisfaction very seriously and never intend to mislead or overcharge...

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    Brad J.

    Hospitality, 1-10 employees

    Used daily for less than 6 months

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    • Value for money
    • Ease of use
    • Features
    • Customer support
    • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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    Must Have Software for STR Companies

    Reviewed 2 months ago
    Pros

    Hostaway has made countless hours of financial reporting and owner statements each month turn into a matter of minutes. The customability of the software is unmatched compared to my previous PMS. Hostaway has the best customer service I have experienced in any software. They always answer of the phone and generally have the solution to help and resolve on the phone. Their onboarding experience is easy and provided by well educated staff. I worked with [sensitive content hidden] who listened well to my concerns and questions and they were always happy to meet and go over the system in detail. I would highly recommend trying to get them if you are considering onboarding with Hostaway!

    Cons

    There's very little I don't like. If I had to choose something I would say 2 things.1. The tape chart moves a little slow. It loads and has a lot of detail in it so it makes sense why, but something a littler faster loading times would be nice. 2. The website is great and looks great but the ability to add a hyperlink within it would be very useful.

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    Mary Beth B.

    Real Estate, 1-10 employees

    Used daily for 6-12 months

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    • Value for money
    • Ease of use
    • Features
    • Customer support
    • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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    Hostaway - Customer Service - [sensitive content hidden]

    Reviewed 2 months ago

    Overall, for the UX, functionality, customer support, integrations and cost -- Hostaway is the top PMS

    Pros

    I'm a property manager that ran into an issue with the [sensitive content hidden] statements. [sensitive content hidden] helped solve the bug encountered on the spot! Thank you!

    Cons

    Some features work then the next month there is an issue. For example, we have set up owners statements on a monthly basis. Each month we update to the next month's timeframe, however there could be a bug in the next month's statement. Customer service is great, but I had to wait a week to resolve. It's important for clients to have timely payouts and these issues are big kinks for payouts. It's not a good look for me and it impacts the Hostaway business if clients are not happy with software issues.

    Hostaway FAQs

    Q. What type of pricing plans does Hostaway offer?

    Hostaway has the following pricing plans:
    Pricing model: Subscription


    Q. Who are the typical users of Hostaway?

    Hostaway has the following typical customers:
    Freelancers, Large Enterprises, Mid Size Business, Small Business

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    Q. What languages does Hostaway support?

    Hostaway supports the following languages:
    Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Portuguese, Spanish

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    Q. Does Hostaway support mobile devices?

    Hostaway supports the following devices:
    Android, iPad, iPhone

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    Q. Does Hostaway offer an API?

    Yes, Hostaway has an API available for use.

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    Q. What other apps does Hostaway integrate with?

    Hostaway integrates with the following applications:
    Wix, authorize.net, PayPal, Google Analytics 360, Properly, Operto Connect, CloudBooks, Zapier, Operto Teams, Pipedrive, Lynx, Doinn, WordPress, Stripe, Duve, Salesforce Sales Cloud, PriceLabs, Squarespace, Slack, Google Contacts, SignRequest, Beyond, monday.com, Wheelhouse, Mailchimp, Braintree, Asana, HubSpot CRM, Breezeway, Google Sheets

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    Q. What level of support does Hostaway offer?

    Hostaway offers the following support options:
    Email/Help Desk, 24/7 (Live rep), Knowledge Base, Chat, FAQs/Forum, Phone Support

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