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How does Xenia compare to the alternatives?

Xenia is a remote hospitality operations desk on a flat per-listing fee. These comparisons lay out the honest tradeoffs against the alternatives operators weigh: a full management company that takes a percentage, a generic virtual assistant with no hospitality training, and percentage-of-revenue pricing. Each page states the real strengths and limits of every option, not just ours.

The operating record behind the work

short-term rentals operated: 297+short-term rentals operated
listings launched: 120+listings launched
reservations handled: 17,100+reservations handled
in property value managed: $97.5M+in property value managed
owners served: 83owners served
markets · 10 states: 30+markets · 10 states
hospitality companies built, run, or scaled: 9hospitality companies built, run, or scaled
claims filed: 680+claims filed

Attested · as of 2026

Remote operations desk or full management company?A remote operations desk versus a full STR management company: revenue share, who owns the guest relationship, control, and contract length, compared honestly.Trained hospitality desk or a generic VA?A trained STR hospitality desk versus a generic virtual assistant: escalation judgment, going off-script, hospitality context, coverage, and real tradeoffs.Co-host or a remote operations desk?A co-host is one person with account access, usually paid a share. A desk is a named team on published hours, paid per listing. What each one covers.Flat per-listing fee or a percentage of revenue?Flat per-listing STR support pricing versus a percentage of revenue: incentive alignment, cost at scale, and predictability, compared honestly for operators.

Pick the comparison that matches your decision

Most operators arrive already weighing one of three alternatives. Each comparison below is written to be fair: it names what the other option does well and where a flat-fee remote desk fits differently, so you can decide on the facts.

The through-line

Across all three, one boundary stays constant. Xenia operates the guest and coordination layer on your rules; it does not take a percentage of your revenue, and it does not take over pricing, ownership, or final decisions. That is the honest difference, and it is the same in every comparison.

Frequently asked questions

Are these comparisons fair to the alternatives?

Yes. A management company, a good VA, and a percentage model each fit some operators well. The pages state where those options are the right call and where a flat-fee remote desk fits differently, without disparagement.

Which comparison should I read first?

Start with the one you are actively weighing: management company if you are considering handing off, VA if you are considering hiring cheap help, or flat versus percentage if pricing model is your main question.

Get your nights back.

Bring a portfolio, the hours you want covered, and your escalation rules. Thirty minutes is enough to tell whether the desk fits.

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