Stay Awhile Cohosting review

★★★★☆ 4.4 · 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. The number it puts in writing is 20% of net + $150/mo laundry. Published portfolio size: Undisclosed. Scale: 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 North Carolina.

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

On the published figures alone, Stay Awhile Cohosting shows 20% of net + $150/mo laundry and One Fine BnB shows 20% for hands-off full service, or 10% if you keep your own local crew, plus a one-time onboarding retainer. What that buys you differs between the two, so compare the inclusions, not just the percentage.

What the record says about fit

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. The published footprint reads Portland. 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 Stay Awhile Cohosting publishes 20% of net + $150/mo laundry, you can at least anchor the conversation before the sales call.

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. 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.

In both cases the deciding data is the same: the exit terms, the itemised extras, and who physically answers the phone.

Whatever you conclude here, compare it against one fixed point: 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 Stay Awhile Cohosting 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 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

Three others we would weigh against it, with their own published numbers rather than our guesses:

• Nowistay — €12/mo or €120/yr per property.
• Heritage STR Management — Not published (~18% 3rd-party).
• 5 Star STR — Not published (flat, perf clause).

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

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