Superstays review
Our independent editorial read on Superstays for the Peak to Peak short-term-rental owners.
★★★★☆ 4.4 · our editorial rating
- Type
- Co-host
- Headquarters
- San Diego, CA
- Markets
- San Diego
- Management fee
- 20% flat
- Listings
- Undisclosed
- Size
- Local
The published facts, in plain English
Superstays is a co-host operator based in San Diego, CA, covering San Diego. On price, the company publishes 20% flat. Published portfolio size: Undisclosed. Scale: local.
Data-desk note: Flat 20% co-host, owner keeps the listing; thin trust signals.
Who it’s for
Superstays is one management company we track for owners weighing their options in the Peak to Peak.
Our take
We list Superstays’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: Superstays lists 20% flat, 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.
Reading the record
In scale the desk files Superstays 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 San Diego. Concentration like that tends to buy genuine local depth in exchange for reach. The listed model is co-host: you stay the operator of record and keep more control — and more of the work. Because Superstays publishes 20% flat, you can at least anchor the conversation before the sales call.
Same company, two situations
- The distant owner. Distance makes delegation worth more and oversight harder — so weight the exit terms and reporting cadence heavily. The published 20% flat gives you a baseline to compare against.
- 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 Superstays.
Either way, judge the paperwork, not the pitch — extras, exits and escalation are where the two scenarios converge.
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 Superstays 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 Superstays publish its management fee?
Yes — 20% flat.
Where does Superstays operate?
San Diego. It is based in San Diego, CA.
How big is Superstays?
Published portfolio: Undisclosed. We file it as local in scale.
What to pin down with Superstays
- “What does the published 20% flat 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:
- SEA Getaways — 10–20% (published).
- Preferred Guest Services — does not publish a price.
- Haustay — does not publish a price.
Our own number one in this category 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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