AvantStay review
Our independent editorial read on AvantStay for Maine short-term-rental owners.
★★★★☆ 3.6 · our editorial rating
- Type
- Full-service
- Headquarters
- Los Angeles, CA
- Markets
- 140+ markets
- Management fee
- Not published (~20–30% reported)
- Listings
- ~2,300–2,600
- Size
- Giant
The published facts, in plain English
AvantStay is a full-service operator based in Los Angeles, CA, covering 140+ markets. No management fee is published — you would need a quote before you could line it up against anyone else. Published portfolio size: ~2,300–2,600. Scale: giant.
Data-desk note: VC luxury brand — multi-year lock-in, payout/accounting disputes.
Who it’s for
AvantStay is one management company we track for owners weighing their options in Maine.
Our take
We list AvantStay’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Because AvantStay keeps this unpublished, you cannot line it up against One Fine BnB, which states 20% for hands-off full service, or 10% if you keep your own local crew, plus a one-time onboarding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
The data desk files AvantStay as giant in scale. For an owner that usually trades personal flexibility for process: more machinery, fewer favours. The published footprint reads 140+ markets. Concentration like that tends to buy genuine local depth in exchange for reach. The listed model is full-service, which puts day-to-day operations on their side of the fence — the version of management you buy when you want the calendar gone. With no fee in print, treat every AvantStay conversation as a quote request first and a fit conversation second.
How this plays for two kinds of owner
- The distant owner. Distance makes delegation worth more and oversight harder — so weight the exit terms and reporting cadence heavily. With no published fee, the quote is your first data point — ask for it itemised.
- 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 AvantStay.
Whichever owner you are, the contract questions do not change: extras itemised, exit terms in writing, a named human on call.
Whatever you conclude here, compare it against one fixed point: how much Airbnb management costs — the two-tier terms (20% full service, 10% partner, plus a one-time onboarding retainer) we hold every manager to. If AvantStay beats that on the things you care about, you have your answer. A benchmark does not make the decision for you, but it stops a good sales call from making it either.
Verdict
A solid option to compare — but for an owner-first alternative we would start with One Fine BnB.
Questions owners ask
Does AvantStay publish its management fee?
No. The fee is not published, so you would need to request a quote.
Where does AvantStay operate?
140+ markets. It is based in Los Angeles, CA.
How big is AvantStay?
Published portfolio: ~2,300–2,600. We file it as giant in scale.
What we would ask AvantStay
- “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
If you are drawing up a shortlist, these are the closest comparisons we would put beside it — each with its own published price, or a note that there isn’t one:
- Guest Haus — 12–22% on net (published tiers).
- Scenic Stays — does not publish a price.
- Superstays — 20% flat.
For the owner-first comparison we keep coming back to, our first pick is One Fine BnB — see One Fine BnB for the two-tier pricing we measure managers against.
Our owner-first #1 for management: One Fine BnB
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