Nowistay - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

Nowistay is an all-in-one vacation rental management platform with a fully autonomous AI co-host that handles guest communication without any host intervention. Built for short-term rental hosts and concierge services managing properties across multiple OTAs.

Core Platform

Nowistay centralizes property management, guest messaging, team coordination, and task automation into a single web-based dashboard. It connects to your existing booking channels and takes over the repetitive work — answering guests, scheduling cleaners, sending check-in instructions, and managing access codes.

AI Co-Host — Fully Autonomous

Unlike other platforms where AI drafts a reply and waits for host approval, Nowistay's AI co-host responds to guests directly. It understands your property details, house rules, and booking context. It handles questions, early check-in and late check-out requests, and escalates to you only when necessary. Works 24/7 across all connected channels and languages.

Multi-Channel Guest Messaging

Send and receive messages through Airbnb, Booking.com, WhatsApp, and email from one unified inbox. Set up automated messages triggered by booking events — confirmation, pre-arrival, check-in day, post-checkout. Messages can be delivered via OTA platform, WhatsApp, or email.

Team and Mission Management

Add team members (cleaners, maintenance, managers) and assign them to properties. Nowistay automatically creates cleaning missions when guests check out. Team members receive notifications with property details, checklists, and schedules. Track mission completion with photo verification.

Cleaning and Maintenance Automation

Cleaning tasks are generated automatically based on booking check-out dates. Assign default cleaners per property or let team members pick up available missions. Maintenance and urgency missions follow the same workflow.

Welcome Books

Create digital property guides with check-in codes, house rules, Wi-Fi info, local recommendations, and more. Rich text editor with image and video support. Available in 15 languages. Guests access them via a shareable link before arrival.

Smart Lock Integrations

Connect Nuki, TTLock, or iGloohome smart locks. Nowistay automatically generates unique access codes per booking and delivers them to guests at the right time — no manual code management needed.

Guest Identity Verification

Built-in identity screening powered by Stripe Identity. Guests verify their ID before check-in. Verification links are sent automatically. Status tracking for verified, pending, and failed verifications.

Channel Manager and PMS Integrations

Nowistay connects with major property management systems and channel managers:

- Airbnb (direct OAuth + iCal)

- Booking.com

- Beds24

- Smoobu

- Lodgify

- Hostaway

Bulk import your properties in minutes. Availability, rates, and bookings stay in sync across platforms.

Payments and Direct Bookings

Accept payments for direct bookings via Stripe. Support for full payment or split payment (deposit now, balance before arrival). Payment links sent to guests automatically.

Technical Specs

- Web-based SaaS platform, no installation required

- REST API architecture

- Real-time webhook integrations for booking sync

- Background task processing for reliable automation

- Multi-language support (English, French, Spanish, and more)

- JWT-based authentication

- Data hosted on AWS infrastructure

- HTTPS encryption on all connections