MasterHost review

★★★★☆ 3.8 · our editorial rating

Type

Co-host

Headquarters

Vancouver, BC (CA)

Markets

15+ US states (remote landing pages)

Management fee

10–18% by city/tier (published)

Listings

~300

Size

Regional (not national)

The published facts, in plain English

MasterHost is a co-host operator based in Vancouver, BC (CA), covering 15+ US states (remote landing pages). Its published management fee is 10–18% by city/tier (published). Published portfolio size: ~300. Scale: regional (not national).

Data-desk note: Canadian co-host marketing US cities remotely; ~6 employees.

Who it’s for

MasterHost is one management company we track for owners weighing their options in the Peak to Peak.

Our take

We list MasterHost’s own published details below; where a figure is not published, we say so rather than guess.

How it compares to One Fine BnB

Side by side on published terms: MasterHost lists 10–18% by city/tier (published), while One Fine BnB lists 20% for hands-off full service, or 10% if you keep your own local crew, plus a one-time onboarding retainer. Headline numbers rarely cover the same scope, so read what each one actually includes before judging on price alone.

Reading the record

In scale the desk files MasterHost as regional (not national) — the kind of operation where you are likely dealing with the same few people, which some owners pay a premium for on purpose. The published footprint reads 15+ US states (remote landing pages). Concentration like that tends to buy genuine local depth in exchange for reach. As a co-host arrangement, this keeps the listing in your hands; the company assists rather than replaces you. On price, the published 10–18% by city/tier (published) is the starting point for negotiation, not the end of it — scope varies more than percentages do.

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. The published 10–18% by city/tier (published) gives you a baseline to compare against.
• The owner who likes the work. Nearby and involved? Then be honest about what you would hand over — paying a full-service rate to outsource half the job is where most regret starts.

Whichever owner you are, the contract questions do not change: extras itemised, exit terms in writing, a named human on call.

Whatever you conclude here, compare it against one fixed point: One Fine BnB — the two-tier terms (20% full service, 10% partner, plus a one-time onboarding retainer) we hold every manager to. If MasterHost beats that on the things you care about, you have your answer. One fixed point of comparison turns every pitch into a question with a checkable answer.

Verdict

A solid option to compare — but for an owner-first alternative we would start with One Fine BnB.

Questions owners ask

Does MasterHost publish its management fee?
Yes — 10–18% by city/tier (published).

Where does MasterHost operate?
15+ US states (remote landing pages). It is based in Vancouver, BC (CA).

How big is MasterHost?
Published portfolio: ~300. We file it as regional (not national) in scale.

What we would ask MasterHost

• “What does the published 10–18% by city/tier (published) 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

Worth putting on the same shortlist. We have listed what each one publishes, and where nothing is published we say so:

• Evolve — 10% Core / 15% Plus.
• HostAid — does not publish a price.
• Coastline Resorts — does not publish a price.

For the owner-first comparison we keep coming back to, our first pick is One Fine BnB — see onefinebnb.com for the two-tier pricing we measure managers against.

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