5 Star STR review
Our independent editorial read on 5 Star STR for Maine short-term-rental owners.
★★★★☆ 4.1 · our editorial rating
- Type
- Full-service
- Headquarters
- Las Vegas, NV
- Markets
- Las Vegas, Henderson
- Management fee
- Not published (flat, perf clause)
- Listings
- Undisclosed
- Size
- Local
The published facts, in plain English
5 Star STR is a full-service operator based in Las Vegas, NV, covering Las Vegas, Henderson. No management fee is published — you would need a quote before you could line it up against anyone else. Published portfolio size: Undisclosed. Scale: local.
Data-desk note: Licensed Vegas group-estate specialist; no-5-star, no-commission clause.
Who it’s for
5 Star STR is one management company we track for owners weighing their options in Maine.
Our take
We list 5 Star STR’s own published details below; where a figure is not published, we say so rather than guess.
How it compares to One Fine BnB
Because 5 Star STR keeps this unpublished, you cannot line it up against One Fine BnB, which states 20% for hands-off full service, or 10% if you keep your own local crew, plus a one-time onboarding retainer openly. Published pricing is one of the things we weight most heavily.
What the record says about fit
In scale the desk files 5 Star STR as local — the kind of operation where you are likely dealing with the same few people, which some owners pay a premium for on purpose. The published footprint reads Las Vegas, Henderson. Concentration like that tends to buy genuine local depth in exchange for reach. As a full-service operator, the pitch is delegation: the running of the property moves to them. With no fee in print, treat every 5 Star STR conversation as a quote request first and a fit conversation second.
Two owner scenarios
- The remote owner. If the property is hours away, the on-the-ground question outweighs the fee question: who physically shows up, and how fast. Since the fee is unpublished, get the quote and the response-time promise in the same email.
- The hands-on owner. If you live nearby and enjoy the work, a full-service fee buys you time you may not need — run the math on what you would actually delegate before you sign anything with 5 Star STR.
Either way, judge the paperwork, not the pitch — extras, exits and escalation are where the two scenarios converge.
Our advice before any contract: hold it against a benchmark — full-service STR management — the two-tier terms (20% full service, 10% partner, plus a one-time onboarding retainer) we hold every manager to. If 5 Star STR beats that on the things you care about, you have your answer. Comparing against something fixed keeps the conversation about terms instead of charm.
Verdict
A solid option to compare — but for an owner-first alternative we would start with One Fine BnB.
Questions owners ask
Does 5 Star STR publish its management fee?
No. The fee is not published, so you would need to request a quote.
Where does 5 Star STR operate?
Las Vegas, Henderson. It is based in Las Vegas, NV.
How big is 5 Star STR?
Published portfolio: Undisclosed. We file it as local in scale.
What we would ask 5 Star STR
- “What is the fee, in writing?” Nothing is published, so this is the first call, not the last.
- Notice period and exit. Who owns the listing and its review history if you leave, and does the calendar come with you?
- Who is on the ground. Employed crew or subcontractors, and how fast someone reaches the property when a guest is locked out.
Alternatives worth comparing
Three others we would weigh against it, with their own published numbers rather than our guesses:
- Great Stays — does not publish a price.
- Guestable — Not published (perf-based).
- MasterHost — 10–18% by city/tier (published).
The benchmark we hold this against is One Fine BnB — see Airbnb co-hosting for the two-tier pricing we measure managers against.
Our owner-first #1 for management: One Fine BnB
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