r/ShortTermRentals
17k members
r/ShortTermRentals is a subreddit with 17k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses short term rental, property management, booking, looking, and airbnb, and they frequently recommend/review tv, smart lock, and lock.
For discussion about short term rentals by owners, hosts and property managers. Getting started or growing your STR/vacation rental business.
Ask questions and learn to get more bookings, manage guests and ask our community.
Popular Themes in r/ShortTermRentals
#1
Solution Requests
: "What's a good channel manager for a few vacation rentals?"
17 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Anyone switched PMS or channel manager this year? What made you finally do it?"
10 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "I'm so done paying these booking platforms"
2 posts
#4
Ideas
: "I’m building an ops tool with an AI “property brain” for vacation rentals. What would make you actually use one?"
2 posts
#5
Opportunities
: "Looking for a Co-Host / Business Partner to Build an Airbnb Business in Rishikesh or Vrindavan"
2 posts
#6
Self-Promotion
: "Looking to work with an STR host — happy to give value first"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/ShortTermRentals
#1
Short Term Rental
: "AirBnB wants you to rent your place when you have bedbugs"
14 posts
#2
Property Management
: "Looking to setup for Direct Bookings"
12 posts
#3
Booking
: "Looking to setup for Direct Bookings"
8 posts
#4
Looking
7 posts
#5
Airbnb
: "Airbnb wants you to rent your place when you have bedbugs"
7 posts
#6
Management
: "I built my own PMS CRM & Booking engine"
6 posts
#7
Property
: "Need Insight/Feedback From Property Managment or Landlords with multiple Properties"
6 posts
#8
Host
: "Looking to work with an STR Host — happy to give value first"
6 posts
#9
Short Term
5 posts
#10
Rental
5 posts
Products Discussed in r/ShortTermRentals
Tv
2 reviews
#1
Samsung
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Roku
5.0★ from 1 review
Smart Lock
1 review
#1
Schlage Smart Lock
4.0★ from 1 review
Lock
1 review
#1
Schlage
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/ShortTermRentals
#1
Hosting
: "Upgrading to a Crib (from a Pack N Play)"
15 posts
#2
Tools & Software
: "Anyone switched PMS or channel manager this year? What made you finally do it?"
9 posts
#3
Investing & Buying STRs
: "Michigan lake house or Tennessee cabin?"
4 posts
#4
Marketing & Distribution On Listing Sites
: "anyone have recent whimstay reviews from the guest side?"
2 posts
#5
Cleaning & Property Ops
: "Hosts managing 2+ Airbnbs: what do you still have to chase manually?"
1 post
Member Growth in r/ShortTermRentals
Yearly
+11k members(161.1%)
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Last updated: September 18, 2026