The Management Club review
Our independent editorial read on The Management Club for the Peak to Peak short-term-rental owners.
★★★★☆ 4.5 · our editorial rating
- Type
- Full-service
- Headquarters
- Los Angeles, CA
- Markets
- LA, Palm Springs, Joshua Tree, SF
- Management fee
- Not published
- Listings
- Boutique (~6 shown)
- Size
- Local
The published facts, in plain English
The Management Club is a full-service operator based in Los Angeles, CA, covering LA, Palm Springs, Joshua Tree, SF. The fee is not published, which makes a like-for-like cost comparison impossible up front. Published portfolio size: Boutique (~6 shown). Scale: local.
Data-desk note: Boutique high-end LA manager, individualized per-property plans.
Who it’s for
The Management Club is one management company we track for owners weighing their options in the Peak to Peak.
Our take
We list The Management Club’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Because The Management Club keeps this unpublished, you cannot line it up against One Fine BnB, which states 20% for hands-off full service, or 10% if you keep your own local crew, plus a one-time onboarding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.
What the record says about fit
In scale the desk files The Management Club as local — 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 LA, Palm Springs, Joshua Tree, SF. Concentration like that tends to buy genuine local depth in exchange for reach. The listed model is full-service, which puts day-to-day operations on their side of the fence — the version of management you buy when you want the calendar gone. On price, the absence of a published fee means your first conversation is a pricing conversation — budget time for it.
Two owner scenarios
- The remote owner. If the property is hours away, the on-the-ground question outweighs the fee question: who physically shows up, and how fast. Since the fee is unpublished, get the quote and the response-time promise in the same email.
- 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 The Management Club.
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: see the numbers — the two-tier terms (20% full service, 10% partner, plus a one-time onboarding retainer) we hold every manager to. If The Management Club beats that on the things you care about, you have your answer. Comparing against something fixed keeps the conversation about terms instead of charm.
Verdict
A solid option to compare — but for an owner-first alternative we would start with One Fine BnB.
Questions owners ask
Does The Management Club publish its management fee?
No. The fee is not published, so you would need to request a quote.
Where does The Management Club operate?
LA, Palm Springs, Joshua Tree, SF. It is based in Los Angeles, CA.
How big is The Management Club?
Published portfolio: Boutique (~6 shown). We file it as local in scale.
What to pin down with The Management Club
- “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:
- Hitlist Rental Management — Not published (~15–25% 3rd-party).
- Portoro — does not publish a price.
- Global Resort Homes — does not publish a price.
For the owner-first comparison we keep coming back to, our first pick is One Fine BnB — see Airbnb co-host for the two-tier pricing we measure managers against.
Our owner-first #1 for management: One Fine BnB
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