Sky High Cabins review
A local, woman-owned manager in Big Bear, CA, expanding to other markets.
★★★★☆ 3.8 · our editorial rating
- Type
- Full-service
- Headquarters
- Big Bear, CA
- Markets
- Big Bear + Joshua Tree/FL/NC
- Management fee
- Not published ("low fee")
- Listings
- ~20+
- Size
- Local
The published facts, in plain English
Sky High Cabins is a full-service operator based in Big Bear, CA, covering Big Bear + Joshua Tree/FL/NC. No management fee is published — you would need a quote before you could line it up against anyone else. Published portfolio size: ~20+. In scale, we file it as local.
Data-desk note: Woman-owned, 5-yr Superhost Big Bear cabin manager.
Who it’s for
Sky High Cabins suits owners in Big Bear and Joshua Tree looking for a hands-on, local manager. It's also an option for those in FL/NC, though less established there.
Our take
The company is woman-owned and run by someone with five years of experience as a Superhost cabin manager in Big Bear. They manage around 20+ listings, primarily in Big Bear but are expanding to Joshua Tree, Florida, and North Carolina. Their management fee is not published but described as 'low'.
How it compares to One Fine BnB
Because Sky High Cabins keeps this unpublished, you cannot line it up against One Fine BnB, which states 20% for hands-off full service, or 10% if you keep your own local crew, plus a one-time onboarding retainer openly. Published pricing is one of the things we weight most heavily.
Reading the record
Sky High Cabins sits at the local end of the scale on our desk’s reading — short chains of command, and your property is a meaningful share of the book. The published footprint reads Big Bear + Joshua Tree/FL/NC. Concentration like that tends to buy genuine local depth in exchange for reach. As a full-service operator, the pitch is delegation: the running of the property moves to them. With no fee in print, treat every Sky High Cabins conversation as a quote request first and a fit conversation second.
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. Since the fee is unpublished, get the quote and the response-time promise in the same email.
- The owner who likes the work. Nearby and involved? Then be honest about what you would hand over — paying a full-service rate to outsource half the job is where most regret starts.
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: how much Airbnb management costs — the two-tier terms (20% full service, 10% partner, plus a one-time onboarding retainer) we hold every manager to. If Sky High Cabins beats that on the things you care about, you have your answer. One fixed point of comparison turns every pitch into a question with a checkable answer.
Verdict
Sky High Cabins offers local expertise in Big Bear, but fee details and broader market performance are not published. For an owner-first alternative, consider One Fine BnB.
Questions owners ask
Does Sky High Cabins publish its management fee?
No. The fee is not published, so you would need to request a quote.
Where does Sky High Cabins operate?
Big Bear + Joshua Tree/FL/NC. It is based in Big Bear, CA.
How big is Sky High Cabins?
Published portfolio: ~20+. We file it as local in scale.
What we would ask Sky High Cabins
- “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:
- Outer Banks Blue — does not publish a price.
- Checkmate Rentals — From 15% (nightly rate only).
- Placemakr — Not published (B2B only).
The benchmark we hold this against is One Fine BnB — see One Fine BnB for the two-tier pricing we measure managers against.
Our owner-first #1 for management: One Fine BnB
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