Hospitable Hosts
Hospitable gifts short-term rental hosts their valuable time back. In this podcast, Hospitable Hosts, we talk with leading industry experts, Hospitable integration partners, and short-term rental hosts to share valuable insights and ideas with the hosting community.
Hospitable Hosts was recently featured on FeedSpot's list of the 50 Best Short-Term Rental Podcasts: https://podcasts.feedspot.com/short_term_rental_podcasts/
Episodes
86 episodes
Hospitable Town Hall, May 28, 2025
At this Hospitable Town Hall, the team shared updates on various product features, including payment solutions, rental agreements, and a new guest ID verification system, along with the launch of a private pilot for a security deposit feature. ...
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Episode 66
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1:00:50
From Airbnb’s Early Days to Direct Booking Powerhouse: Erika Sampaio’s Journey
What does it take to evolve from one of Airbnb’s very first hosts to running a thriving short-term rental business with a growing portfolio of luxury properties? Erika Sampaio, founder of Manage This Home, joins us to share her remarkable 16-ye...
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Episode 65
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25:14
Throwback Masterclass: The Importance of Short-Term Rental Host Communities & Advocacy
This episode of the Hospitable Hosts podcast is a throwback. We're re-releasing some of our past masterclass webinars that were available in video format only for you to listen to on the go. The tips and tricks in this episode are still relevan...
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Episode 64
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1:06:54
Feature Your Business in the Host Planet Playbook
On today's episode of the Hospitable Hosts podcast, we're speaking with James Varley from Host Planet. James will tell us a bit more about Host Planet and how you can use their resources to learn more about hosting, get some tips and tricks fro...
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Episode 63
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16:53
Hospitable Town Hall, May 14, 2025
This Hospitable Town Hall covered various updates and announcements, such as dynamic pricing, rule sets, custom stay discounts, AI-powered features, tax remittance, guest verification, security deposits, and business management tools. The conve...
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Episode 62
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1:03:30
Direct Bookings, AI Magic, and 2025 Forecasts with Michael Elefante by Hospitable Hosts
Unlock the playbook behind Michael Elefante’s short‑term‑rental empire in this fast‑paced episode. We dive into how he’s using Hospitable’s AI, direct‑booking engine, and top‑notch support to automate away the headaches and boost profit. Michae...
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Episode 61
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18:33
Big Vision, Smart Systems: How Jason Muth Is Shaping the Future of Hosting
On today's episode of the Hospitable Hosts podcast, we sit down with Jason Muth, an SDR entrepreneur, coach, and founder of Pride Away Stays. Jason shares how he left behind the corporate m...
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Episode 60
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28:21
Hospitable 100th Town Hall, April 30, 2025
The 100th Town Hall meeting celebrated Hospitable's growth and discussed future plans, particularly regarding the evolution into property management software. The main focus was on introducing a new dynamic pricing feature within the Hospitable...
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Episode 59
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1:01:27
Learning on the Go: How Dana Lynch Used Podcasts to Master Short-Term Rentals
We’re excited to welcome Dana Lynch to the Hospitable Hosts podcast. Dana is a short-term rental host based in Austin, Texas, with properties in Osage Beach, Missouri. Dana started her hosting journey...
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Season 3
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Episode 58
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18:06
Throwback Masterclass: How to build a vacation rental direct brand with StayFi
This episode of the Hospitable Hosts podcast is a throwback. We're re-releasing some of our past masterclass webinars that were available in video format only for you to listen to on the go. The tips and tricks in this episode are still relevan...
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Season 3
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Episode 57
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56:34
Mission-Driven Hosting: How Crewdogs & Hospitable Empower US Military-Connected STRs
In this episode of the Hospitable Hosts podcast, we are joined by the team behind Crewdogs, a veteran-owned vacation rental company that brings a whole new meaning to hospitality by leveragi...
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Season 3
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Episode 56
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28:13
Hospitable Town Hall, April 16, 2025
This Hospitable Town Hall covered various updates and announcements, including new team members, platform improvements, and upcoming features. Challenges in customer support were addressed, along with updates on tax remittance, guest verificati...
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Episode 55
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1:06:05
Q1 Trends and 2025 Outlook: What Key Data is Seeing in the North American Short-Term Rental Market
In today's episode of the Hospitable Hosts podcast, we’re diving into the latest short-term rental trends with Daniel from Key Data. Key Data is at the forefront of tracking performance metrics for the vacation rental industry, and Daniel will ...
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Season 3
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Episode 54
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24:01
Throwback Masterclass: Adding Amenities to Increase Vacation Rental Bookings and 5-Star Reviews
This episode of the Hospitable Hosts podcast is a throwback. We're re-releasing some of our past masterclass webinars that were available in video format only for you to listen to on the go. The tips and tricks in this episode are still relevan...
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Season 3
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Episode 53
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1:00:12
A Journey into Property Management: From a Side Gig to 65+ Properties with Branson Lakes Lodging
In this episode of the Hospitable Hosts podcast, we're speaking to Scott McAdara from Branson Lakes Lodging. Scott is a property manager with over 60 properties and growing. He is using our Mogul plan to help him automate many of the processes ...
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Episode 52
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20:40
Hospitable Town Hall, April 2, 2025
In this Hospitable Town Hall, the team discussed various updates and improvements to the product, including fixes for issues related to manual message sending and image transmission, new features such as listing opportunities and listing qualit...
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Season 3
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Episode 51
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1:00:38
From Engineer to Remote STR Pro: Eric Bell’s Journey to Automating Success by Hospitable Hosts
In this episode of the Hospitable Hosts podcast, we sit down with Eric Bell, founder of Milux and a dedicated Hospitable customer. Eric shares his inspiring journey from working as an electrical engineer to launching a thriving short-term renta...
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Season 3
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Episode 50
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23:58
Throwback Masterclass: How to Decorate and Photograph Your Airbnb Vacation Rental with HostGPO
This episode of the Hospitable Hosts podcast is a throwback. We're re-releasing some of our past masterclass webinars that were available in video format only for you to listen to on the go. The tips and tricks in this episode are still relevan...
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Season 3
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Episode 49
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1:00:01
Beyond the Stay: Mastering Upsells & Guest Experience in Short-Term Rentals
We have a special episode of the Hospitable Hosts podcast today. The CEO of Happy Guest, Mike O'Connell, helped us to gather up a panel of four hosts who are using Hospitable and Happy Guest to help them upsell and automate their guest ex...
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Season 3
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Episode 48
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44:03
Hospitable Town Hall, March 19, 2025
In this Town Hall, the Hospitable team covered updates on various initiatives and features across different teams, including connectivity, direct bookings, and Mogul. Key topics discussed were improvements to listing management, expansion of ta...
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Season 3
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Episode 47
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1:01:14
Scaling a Vacation Rental Business in a Competitive Market with Natalie Painter of Preserve Property Co
In this episode of the Hospitable Hosts podcast, we’re joined by Natalie Painter, Broker at Preserve Realty Co. and Owner of Preserve Property Co., a boutique vacation rental management company in the Outer Banks—one of the most competitive and...
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Season 3
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Episode 46
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22:19
Throwback Masterclass: Growing from 1 to 250 properties with Avery Carl
This episode of the Hospitable Hosts podcast is a throwback. We're re-releasing some of our past masterclass webinars that were available in video format only for you to listen to on the go. The tips and tricks in this episode are still relevan...
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Season 3
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Episode 45
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56:32
AI and Human Power Combined: Transforming the Guest Experience with Real-Time Support with Extenteam
In this episode of the Hospitable Hosts podcast, we explore the future of short-term rental management, hospitality, and guest experience. Today, we’re diving into a topic that’s reshaping the way hosts operate: AI and Human Power Combined: Tra...
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Season 3
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Episode 44
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24:29
Hospitable Town Hall, March 5, 2025
In this Town Hall, the Hospitable team discussed updates on the AI system for Mogul, including a voice-to-text feature and an AI auto-reply feature. The team also discussed the benefits of upgrading to Mogul, the integration of Airbnb's rule se...
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Season 3
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Episode 43
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1:05:08
How to Avoid the Beginner Mistakes of Co-Hosting with Brandon Pottebaum of BK Stays
Welcome back to the podcast! Today, we're diving into the world of co-hosting short-term rentals with Brandon Pottebaum of BK Stays to uncover how to avoid those common beginner mistakes that can trip up even the most enthusiastic new hosts. Ge...
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Season 3
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Episode 42
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23:11