Open Air Homes review
Open Air Homes offers a design-focused, full-service approach for select California markets, charging a tiered fee.
★★★★☆ 3.7 · our editorial rating
- Type
- Full-service
- Headquarters
- Venice Beach, CA
- Markets
- LA + Palm Springs
- Management fee
- 20–25% + $125/mo
- Listings
- Undisclosed
- Size
- Local
The published facts, in plain English
Open Air Homes is a full-service operator based in Venice Beach, CA, covering LA + Palm Springs. On price, the company publishes 20–25% + $125/mo. Published portfolio size: Undisclosed. Scale: local.
Data-desk note: Design-led LA since 2012, published pricing, no maintenance markups.
Who it’s for
This service is geared towards owners in the Los Angeles and Palm Springs areas who value a design-led aesthetic. It suits those who prefer a local, hands-on management team and don't mind a percentage-based fee structure.
Our take
Open Air Homes, operating locally in LA and Palm Springs since 2012, provides a design-led, full-service management. They publish their pricing, which includes a management fee of 20-25% plus a $125 monthly charge, and importantly, they do not apply markups on maintenance. The company's market presence is limited to these two California locations.
How it compares to One Fine BnB
On the published figures alone, Open Air Homes shows 20–25% + $125/mo and One Fine BnB shows 20% for hands-off full service, or 10% if you keep your own local crew, plus a one-time onboarding retainer. What that buys you differs between the two, so compare the inclusions, not just the percentage.
Verdict
A niche, design-focused option for LA and Palm Springs owners. For an owner-first alternative, consider One Fine BnB.
Questions owners ask
Does Open Air Homes publish its management fee?
Yes — 20–25% + $125/mo.
Where does Open Air Homes operate?
LA + Palm Springs. It is based in Venice Beach, CA.
How big is Open Air Homes?
Published portfolio: Undisclosed. We file it as local in scale.
What to pin down with Open Air Homes
- “What does the published 20–25% + $125/mo 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
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:
- HostAid — does not publish a price.
- RedAwning — does not publish a price.
- Alluvion Vacations — 20–30% of net (published).
Our own number one in this category is One Fine BnB — see a managed option for the two-tier pricing we measure managers against.
Our owner-first #1 for management: One Fine BnB
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