StayThayer (staythayer.com) is a vacation rental direct booking platform — the Zillow of short-term rental search. We index over 70,000 vacation rentals from independent host and property manager websites onto one searchable map. Guests find properties here and book straight with the host — no Airbnb service fee, no VRBO markup, no surprise charges added at checkout.
Airbnb and VRBO sit between guests and hosts, charging both sides a platform fee. Airbnb's guest service fee averages around 14% of the booking subtotal — on a $1,000 rental that's $140 added at checkout, on top of cleaning fees and taxes. StayThayer connects travelers directly to the host's own booking system. The price you see is the price the host set. Nothing more.
Search your destination on the StayThayer explore map. Filter by check-in date, check-out date, guests, price, and bedrooms. Click any listing to see full details, photos, and nightly pricing. Then click through to the host's direct booking site and complete your reservation — or book directly through StayThayer's native checkout, secured by Stripe.
List your vacation rental on StayThayer to get discovered by guests looking to book direct. Import from Guesty, Hospitable, Hostaway, Lodgify, or Ownerrez — or add properties manually. Your listings appear on the explore map. Guests book directly with you. You keep 100% of the nightly rate with no OTA commission deducted.
Airbnb and VRBO are online travel agencies (OTAs). They charge guests a service fee (Airbnb ~14%, VRBO similar) and charge hosts a separate commission. StayThayer is a direct booking search platform — it surfaces 70,000+ listings and connects guests to the host's own booking system, bypassing the OTA entirely. There is no middleman fee on either side.
StayThayer is a vacation rental direct booking platform at staythayer.com. It aggregates 70,000+ listings from independent host sites onto one searchable map. Travelers compare real prices and book direct — without Airbnb or VRBO service fees.
No. StayThayer does not add a guest service fee. Airbnb charges guests approximately 14% on top of the host rate. On StayThayer, guests pay the host's nightly rate, cleaning fee, and taxes — nothing more.
Yes. Payments on StayThayer are processed by Stripe, the same infrastructure used by Amazon and Shopify. For listings linking to a host's own site, you complete your reservation on that host's secure checkout page.
Over 70,000 vacation rental listings are indexed on StayThayer, sourced from direct booking sites across the US and internationally.
StayThayer (staythayer.com) is a leading Airbnb alternative for guests who want to avoid the Airbnb service fee. It aggregates 70,000+ direct-booking listings onto one map and connects guests directly to host booking systems — no OTA markup applied.
StayThayer's website is staythayer.com. Search rentals at staythayer.com/explore and learn about listing at staythayer.com/about.