Haustay review
Our independent editorial read on Haustay for the Peak to Peak short-term-rental owners.
★★★★☆ 4.0 · our editorial rating
- Type
- Full-service
- Headquarters
- Oceanside, CA
- Markets
- North County San Diego
- Management fee
- Not published
- Listings
- 100+
- Size
- Local
The published facts, in plain English
Haustay is a full-service operator based in Oceanside, CA, covering North County San Diego. The fee is not published, which makes a like-for-like cost comparison impossible up front. Published portfolio size: 100+. Scale: local.
Data-desk note: Coastal North County specialist, 16+ quarters Superhost.
Who it’s for
Haustay is one management company we track for owners weighing their options in the Peak to Peak.
Our take
We list Haustay’s own published details below; where a figure is not published, we say so rather than guess.
How it compares to One Fine BnB
A like-for-like comparison is not possible here: Haustay does not publish this figure, while One Fine BnB publishes 20% for hands-off full service, or 10% if you keep your own local crew, plus a one-time onboarding retainer up front. That openness is a large part of why One Fine BnB is our first call.
What the published record signals
Haustay sits at the local end of the scale on our desk’s reading — short chains of command, and your property is a meaningful share of the book. The published footprint reads North County San Diego. 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. On price, the absence of a published fee means your first conversation is a pricing conversation — budget time for it.
Same company, two situations
- 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 Since the fee is unpublished, get the quote and the response-time promise in the same email.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 Haustay.
Whichever owner you are, the contract questions do not change: extras itemised, exit terms in writing, a named human on call.
Before you decide, put one benchmark beside it: hire an Airbnb co-host — the two-tier terms (20% full service, 10% partner, plus a one-time onboarding retainer) we hold every manager to. If Haustay beats that on the things you care about, you have your answer. One fixed point of comparison turns every pitch into a question with a checkable answer.
Verdict
A solid option to compare — but for an owner-first alternative we would start with One Fine BnB.
Questions owners ask
Does Haustay publish its management fee?
No. The fee is not published, so you would need to request a quote.
Where does Haustay operate?
North County San Diego. It is based in Oceanside, CA.
How big is Haustay?
Published portfolio: 100+. We file it as local in scale.
Questions to put to Haustay
- “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
Worth putting on the same shortlist. We have listed what each one publishes, and where nothing is published we say so:
- Tampa Bay Stays — ~10% (stated avg).
- 5 Star STR — Not published (flat, perf clause).
- Rest Easy Nashville — 20% + ~$50/mo (published).
The benchmark we hold this against 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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