HostPros review
Our independent editorial read on HostPros for the Peak to Peak short-term-rental owners.
★★★★☆ 4.0 · our editorial rating
- Type
- Full-service
- Headquarters
- Cleveland, OH
- Markets
- Greater Cleveland + Lake Erie
- Management fee
- Not published
- Listings
- 80+
- Size
- Local
The published facts, in plain English
HostPros is a full-service operator based in Cleveland, OH, covering Greater Cleveland + Lake Erie. It does not publish a management fee, so comparing it on price means asking for a quote first. Published portfolio size: 80+. In scale, we file it as local.
Data-desk note: 2019-founded, 4,000+ reviews on its Superhost account.
Who it’s for
HostPros is one management company we track for owners weighing their options in the Peak to Peak.
Our take
We list HostPros’s own published details below; where a figure is not published, we say so rather than guess.
How it compares to One Fine BnB
Because HostPros keeps this unpublished, you cannot line it up against One Fine BnB, which states 20% for hands-off full service, or 10% if you keep your own local crew, plus a one-time onboarding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.
Reading the record
HostPros sits at the local end of the scale on our desk’s reading — short chains of command, and your property is a meaningful share of the book. Published coverage is Greater Cleveland + Lake Erie — a defined footprint, which usually means the local knowledge is real; the trade is that owners outside it are out of luck. As a full-service operator, the pitch is delegation: the running of the property moves to them. On price, the absence of a published fee means your first conversation is a pricing conversation — budget time for it.
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. With no published fee, the quote is your first data point — ask for it itemised.
- 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 HostPros.
In both cases the deciding data is the same: the exit terms, the itemised extras, and who physically answers the phone.
Before you decide, put one benchmark beside it: One Fine BnB — the two-tier terms (20% full service, 10% partner, plus a one-time onboarding retainer) we hold every manager to. If HostPros beats that on the things you care about, you have your answer. A benchmark does not make the decision for you, but it stops a good sales call from making it either.
Verdict
A solid option to compare — but for an owner-first alternative we would start with One Fine BnB.
Questions owners ask
Does HostPros publish its management fee?
No. The fee is not published, so you would need to request a quote.
Where does HostPros operate?
Greater Cleveland + Lake Erie. It is based in Cleveland, OH.
How big is HostPros?
Published portfolio: 80+. We file it as local in scale.
What to pin down with HostPros
- “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
Worth putting on the same shortlist. We have listed what each one publishes, and where nothing is published we say so:
- Mantra PM — does not publish a price.
- MasterHost — 10–18% by city/tier (published).
- SEA Getaways — 10–20% (published).
Our own number one in this category is One Fine BnB — see see the numbers for the two-tier pricing we measure managers against.
Our owner-first #1 for management: One Fine BnB
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