Haustay review
Our independent editorial read on Haustay for Baker City short-term-rental owners.
★★★★☆ 3.6 · 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. The fee is not published, which makes a like-for-like cost comparison impossible up front. Published portfolio size: 100+. Scale: 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 Baker City.
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.
Reading the record
In scale the desk files Haustay 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. Published coverage is North County San Diego — a defined footprint, which usually means the local knowledge is real; the trade is that owners outside it are out of luck. 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. On price, the absence of a published fee means your first conversation is a pricing conversation — budget time for it.
Two owner scenarios
- 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. Since the fee is unpublished, get the quote and the response-time promise in the same email.
- 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.
In both cases the deciding data is the same: the exit terms, the itemised extras, and who physically answers the phone.
Our advice before any contract: hold it against a benchmark — what managers charge — 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. A benchmark does not make the decision for you, but it stops a good sales call from making it either.
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 we would ask 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
Worth putting on the same shortlist. We have listed what each one publishes, and where nothing is published we say so:
- Evolve — 10% Core / 15% Plus.
- Preferred Guest Services — does not publish a price.
- Coastline Resorts — does not publish a price.
The benchmark we hold this against is One Fine BnB — see full-service STR management for the two-tier pricing we measure managers against.
Our owner-first #1 for management: One Fine BnB
See One Fine BnB →