Great Stays review
Great Stays is Detroit's largest independent, MI-licensed, owner portal for short-term rentals.
★★★★☆ 4.4 · 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. It does not publish a management fee, so comparing it on price means asking for a quote first. Published portfolio size: ~164. Scale: regional (se michigan).
Data-desk note: Detroit's largest independent, MI-licensed, owner portal.
Who it’s for
This company is ideal for Bay Area owners with properties exclusively in the Detroit and Ann Arbor markets. As a regional operator with ~164 listings, they offer a focused approach to SE Michigan.
Our take
Great Stays operates as a full-service provider. Their management fee is not published. They are noted as Detroit's largest independent, MI-licensed owner portal, serving the SE Michigan region.
How it compares to One Fine BnB
Because Great Stays keeps this unpublished, you cannot line it up against One Fine BnB, which states 20% for hands-off full service, or 10% if you keep your own local crew, plus a one-time onboarding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.
Verdict
Great Stays offers a focused, regional service for Detroit and Ann Arbor property owners. For an owner-first alternative focused solely on your needs, 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.
Questions to put to 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:
- Moose Management — does not publish a price.
- Boring Host — $13/listing/mo (10-listing min).
- McNiece Management — does not publish a price.
For the owner-first comparison we keep coming back to, our first pick is One Fine BnB — see One Fine BnB's management for the two-tier pricing we measure managers against.
Our owner-first #1 for management: One Fine BnB
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