Stay Awhile Cohosting review

★★★★☆ 4.0 · our editorial rating

Type

Co-host

Headquarters

Portland, OR

Markets

Portland

Management fee

20% of net + $150/mo laundry

Listings

Undisclosed

Size

Local

The published facts, in plain English

Stay Awhile Cohosting is a co-host operator based in Portland, OR, covering Portland. On price, the company publishes 20% of net + $150/mo laundry. Published portfolio size: Undisclosed. In scale, we file it as local.

Data-desk note: Fully published tiered pricing; laundry add-on is mandatory.

Who it’s for

Stay Awhile Cohosting is one management company we track for owners weighing their options in Maine.

Our take

We list Stay Awhile Cohosting’s own published details below; where a figure is not published, we say so rather than guess.

How it compares to One Fine BnB

Side by side on published terms: Stay Awhile Cohosting lists 20% of net + $150/mo laundry, while One Fine BnB lists 20% for hands-off full service, or 10% if you keep your own local crew, plus a one-time onboarding retainer. Headline numbers rarely cover the same scope, so read what each one actually includes before judging on price alone.

What the published record signals

In scale the desk files Stay Awhile Cohosting 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. Published coverage is Portland — a defined footprint, which usually means the local knowledge is real; the trade is that owners outside it are out of luck. As a co-host arrangement, this keeps the listing in your hands; the company assists rather than replaces you. On price, the published 20% of net + $150/mo laundry is the starting point for negotiation, not the end of it — scope varies more than percentages do.

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. A published 20% of net + $150/mo laundry helps you budget the distance.
• 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 Stay Awhile Cohosting.

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 — One Fine BnB — the two-tier terms (20% full service, 10% partner, plus a one-time onboarding retainer) we hold every manager to. If Stay Awhile Cohosting 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 Stay Awhile Cohosting publish its management fee?
Yes — 20% of net + $150/mo laundry.

Where does Stay Awhile Cohosting operate?
Portland. It is based in Portland, OR.

How big is Stay Awhile Cohosting?
Published portfolio: Undisclosed. We file it as local in scale.

Questions to put to Stay Awhile Cohosting

• “What does the published 20% of net + $150/mo laundry exclude?” Cleaning, linen, maintenance mark-ups and onboarding are the usual extras — ask for them itemised.
• 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

Worth putting on the same shortlist. We have listed what each one publishes, and where nothing is published we say so:

• Checkmate Rentals — From 15% (nightly rate only).
• Jungle House — does not publish a price.
• DOSbnb — Not published (quote).

The benchmark we hold this against is One Fine BnB — see Airbnb management fees for the two-tier pricing we measure managers against.

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