Haustay review
Our independent editorial read on Haustay for North Carolina short-term-rental owners.
★★★★☆ 3.9 · 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. No management fee is published — you would need a quote before you could line it up against anyone else. Published portfolio size: 100+. In scale, we file it as 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 North Carolina.
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. 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 Haustay 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 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.
Whatever you conclude here, compare it against one fixed point: Airbnb management company — 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. 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 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.
What to pin down with 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
Three others we would weigh against it, with their own published numbers rather than our guesses:
- Alluvion Vacations — 20–30% of net (published).
- FLX Rentals — Not published (commission).
- McNiece Management — 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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