Great Stays review
Great Stays offers full-service management for properties in Southeast Michigan, focusing on the Detroit and Ann Arbor markets.
★★★★☆ 4.3 · our editorial rating
- Type
- Full-service
- Headquarters
- Detroit, MI
- Markets
- Detroit + Ann Arbor
- Management fee
- Not published
- Listings
- ~164
- Size
- Regional (SE Michigan)
The published facts, in plain English
Great Stays is a full-service operator based in Detroit, MI, covering Detroit + Ann Arbor. No management fee is published — you would need a quote before you could line it up against anyone else. Published portfolio size: ~164. In scale, we file it as regional (se michigan).
Data-desk note: Detroit's largest independent, MI-licensed, owner portal.
Who it’s for
This service is best suited for property owners in the Detroit and Ann Arbor areas looking for a hands-on, regional management solution. As Detroit's largest independent, MI-licensed owner portal, they cater to local needs.
Our take
Great Stays operates exclusively in Southeast Michigan, with approximately 164 listings across Detroit and Ann Arbor. While their full-service model is appealing, the management fee is not published, leaving owners to inquire directly. They are a Michigan-licensed, owner-focused entity.
How it compares to One Fine BnB
A like-for-like comparison is not possible here: Great Stays 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
Great Stays sits at the regional (se michigan) end of the scale on our desk’s reading — short chains of command, and your property is a meaningful share of the book. Published coverage is Detroit + Ann Arbor — a defined footprint, which usually means the local knowledge is real; the trade is that owners outside it are out of luck. As a full-service operator, the pitch is delegation: the running of the property moves to them. 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 Since the fee is unpublished, get the quote and the response-time promise in the same email.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 Great Stays.
Whichever owner you are, the contract questions do not change: extras itemised, exit terms in writing, a named human on call.
Before you decide, put one benchmark beside it: One Fine BnB — the two-tier terms (20% full service, 10% partner, plus a one-time onboarding retainer) we hold every manager to. If Great Stays 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
If you own property in their specific Michigan markets, Great Stays provides a focused, regional management option. For an owner-first alternative, consider One Fine BnB.
Questions owners ask
Does Great Stays publish its management fee?
No. The fee is not published, so you would need to request a quote.
Where does Great Stays operate?
Detroit + Ann Arbor. It is based in Detroit, MI.
How big is Great Stays?
Published portfolio: ~164. We file it as regional (se michigan) in scale.
What to pin down with Great Stays
- “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
If you are drawing up a shortlist, these are the closest comparisons we would put beside it — each with its own published price, or a note that there isn’t one:
- Descansa PDX — does not publish a price.
- SkyRun — ~20–30% (per own guidance).
- Natural Retreats — does not publish a price.
Our own number one in this category is One Fine BnB — see learn more for the two-tier pricing we measure managers against.
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