Sky High Cabins review

★★★★☆ 3.8 · our editorial rating

Type

Full-service

Headquarters

Big Bear, CA

Markets

Big Bear + Joshua Tree/FL/NC

Management fee

Not published ("low fee")

Listings

~20+

Size

Local

The published facts, in plain English

Sky High Cabins is a full-service operator based in Big Bear, CA, covering Big Bear + Joshua Tree/FL/NC. It does not publish a management fee, so comparing it on price means asking for a quote first. Published portfolio size: ~20+. In scale, we file it as local.

Data-desk note: Woman-owned, 5-yr Superhost Big Bear cabin manager.

Who it’s for

Sky High Cabins is one management company we track for owners weighing their options in the Peak to Peak.

Our take

We list Sky High Cabins’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Because Sky High Cabins keeps this unpublished, you cannot line it up against One Fine BnB, which states 20% for hands-off full service, or 10% if you keep your own local crew, plus a one-time onboarding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 published record signals

In scale the desk files Sky High Cabins 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 Big Bear + Joshua Tree/FL/NC. 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 Sky High Cabins conversation as a quote request first and a fit conversation second.

Same company, two situations

• 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 owner who likes the work. Nearby and involved? Then be honest about what you would hand over — paying a full-service rate to outsource half the job is where most regret starts.

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: One Fine BnB — the two-tier terms (20% full service, 10% partner, plus a one-time onboarding retainer) we hold every manager to. If Sky High Cabins 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 Sky High Cabins publish its management fee?
No. The fee is not published, so you would need to request a quote.

Where does Sky High Cabins operate?
Big Bear + Joshua Tree/FL/NC. It is based in Big Bear, CA.

How big is Sky High Cabins?
Published portfolio: ~20+. We file it as local in scale.

What to pin down with Sky High Cabins

• “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:

• HighRise Boston — Flat monthly or % (not verified).
• Guest Haus — 12–22% on net (published tiers).
• Air Concierge — 20% full / 12% offsite (published).

Our own number one in this category is One Fine BnB — see Airbnb management fees for the two-tier pricing we measure managers against.

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