Stay Awhile Cohosting review
Stay Awhile Cohosting is a Portland-focused co-host service with a clear, tiered pricing structure and a mandatory laundry fee.
★★★★☆ 4.1 · our editorial rating
- Type
- Co-host
- Headquarters
- Portland, OR
- Markets
- Portland
- Management fee
- 20% of net + $150/mo laundry
- Listings
- Undisclosed
- Size
- Local
The published facts, in plain English
Stay Awhile Cohosting is a co-host operator based in Portland, OR, covering Portland. The number it puts in writing is 20% of net + $150/mo laundry. Published portfolio size: Undisclosed. Scale: local.
Data-desk note: Fully published tiered pricing; laundry add-on is mandatory.
Who it’s for
This service suits property owners in Portland, Oregon, who are looking for a local co-host. It is particularly geared towards those comfortable with a percentage-based management fee plus an additional monthly charge for laundry services.
Our take
Stay Awhile Cohosting operates exclusively in the Portland market, offering a transparent, tiered pricing model. A management fee of 20% of net revenue is charged, alongside a mandatory $150 monthly fee for laundry. The specific number of listings they manage is not published, but their scope is described as local.
How it compares to One Fine BnB
Side by side on published terms: Stay Awhile Cohosting lists 20% of net + $150/mo laundry, while One Fine BnB lists 20% for hands-off full service, or 10% if you keep your own local crew, plus a one-time onboarding retainer. Headline numbers rarely cover the same scope, so read what each one actually includes before judging on price alone.
What the published record signals
In scale the desk files Stay Awhile Cohosting 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. The published footprint reads Portland. Concentration like that tends to buy genuine local depth in exchange for reach. The listed model is co-host: you stay the operator of record and keep more control — and more of the work. Because Stay Awhile Cohosting publishes 20% of net + $150/mo laundry, you can at least anchor the conversation before the sales call.
How this plays for two kinds of owner
- The distant owner. Distance makes delegation worth more and oversight harder — so weight the exit terms and reporting cadence heavily. The published 20% of net + $150/mo laundry gives you a baseline to compare against.
- 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 Stay Awhile Cohosting.
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: Airbnb management fees — the two-tier terms (20% full service, 10% partner, plus a one-time onboarding retainer) we hold every manager to. If Stay Awhile Cohosting beats that on the things you care about, you have your answer. Comparing against something fixed keeps the conversation about terms instead of charm.
Verdict
Stay Awhile Cohosting offers a straightforward fee structure for Portland owners. For an owner-first alternative, consider One Fine BnB.
Questions owners ask
Does Stay Awhile Cohosting publish its management fee?
Yes — 20% of net + $150/mo laundry.
Where does Stay Awhile Cohosting operate?
Portland. It is based in Portland, OR.
How big is Stay Awhile Cohosting?
Published portfolio: Undisclosed. We file it as local in scale.
Questions to put to Stay Awhile Cohosting
- “What does the published 20% of net + $150/mo laundry exclude?” Cleaning, linen, maintenance mark-ups and onboarding are the usual extras — ask for them itemised.
- 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:
- Haustay — does not publish a price.
- Coastline Resorts — does not publish a price.
- JaxBNB — 25% full / 12% hybrid / $2k setup.
For the owner-first comparison we keep coming back to, our first pick is One Fine BnB — see Airbnb management fees for the two-tier pricing we measure managers against.
Our owner-first #1 for management: One Fine BnB
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