Short-term rental stewardship · Arizona & Utah
Staylight looks after your Arizona or Utah short-term rental like it's still yours, because it is. You keep the property and the decisions; we carry the day-to-day.
Why Staylight exists
Most rental managers treat a house as inventory: list it, clean it, turn it over, repeat. We think the place people sleep is part of the trip, not the gap between the good parts.
So we look after the atmosphere as closely as the calendar: how the morning light hits the kitchen, the note about which trailhead is still quiet at seven, the coffee that's actually worth drinking. It's slower work. It's also why guests come back.
You keep it
Your name stays on the deed and your say stays in the big decisions. What comes off your plate is the part that rings at 11 p.m.
“I still get to own this place. I just don't have to operate it.”
From the first “is it free that weekend?” to the last “where do we leave the key?”
Rates, availability, and blocked dates whenever you want the place for yourself.
We schedule the cleaners and check the place between every stay. Cleaning fees pass through to you at cost, with no markup.
We find the handyman, get it fixed, and tell you what happened. Bigger calls stay yours.
A lockout, a tripped breaker, a heater that quits in January. Someone picks up.
We handle the awkward conversations and answer every review, good or less good.
One clear statement each month: bookings, payouts, expenses, and what we noticed.
The Property Journal
For each property, we keep a Property Journal: a living record of the place. It starts with why you chose it. It grows with what guests find there, the favorite spots nearby, and every change we make along the way.
Guests read it when they arrive and add to it before they leave. You can open it whenever you like. After a few seasons it holds what a listing never can: the evidence that people really lived a little there.
Property Journal
The house under the cliffs
Sample record
“The cliffs above town go red for about ten minutes after sunset. That was the whole decision.”
Owner first entry
Trailhead parking fills early on weekends. Go before eight, and bring more water than you think.
Staylight reviewed each season
“The kids found a lizard on the porch and named him Gerald. He was there every morning.”
Guest added at checkout
New blackout curtains in the east bedroom. Early risers can still throw them open.
Staylight maintenance log
Shared with the owner Open to guests during their stay
How it works
A conversation, not a pitch. Tell us about the place, what you want from it, and what you're tired of dealing with.
We walk the property with you, talk through pricing and setup, and put it all in a short agreement you can read in one sitting.
Listing, guest guide, cleaning team, and the first page of the Journal. Then we open the calendar.
Each month you get a clear statement and a few notes on how the place is doing. Call anytime. It's still your house.
Owner options
The numbers are plain, and nothing in the agreement contradicts this page.
Most popular
20% of gross booking revenue
Everything in “You still own it,” handled every day. You make the big calls; we carry the rest.
Custom rate
For owners who like looking after the house but not the inbox. We take guest messaging and the calendar; you keep turnovers and maintenance.
Custom rate
Managing a few properties? Let's talk. We'll shape care around how your places actually run, together or one by one.
Fees apply to gross booking revenue. Cleaning fees are passed through with no markup.
For your guests
We respond to guest messages within the hour during the day, with automatic acknowledgments overnight and after-hours support for anything urgent.
Daytime
A real reply within the hour.
Overnight
An automatic acknowledgment, then a proper answer in the morning.
Urgent
After-hours support for lockouts, leaks, and anything that can't wait.
Where we work
We're starting in the Short Creek valley, where Hildale, Utah and Colorado City, Arizona sit on either side of the state line, under the Vermilion Cliffs and about an hour from Zion.
Starting in Hildale. Red rock country, about an hour from Zion Canyon. Kolob Canyons, the quieter entrance to the park, is about the same distance.
Starting in Colorado City, on the Arizona Strip, right across the line from Hildale.
Outside these areas? Ask us. We're growing.
Questions
Full Care is 20% of gross booking revenue, and that's the whole management fee. Essentials and Multi-property are priced per situation; you'll get a clear number during the consult.
No. Onboarding is $0. If the property needs anything before it's ready for guests (linens, a lockbox, a repair), we'll tell you what and why before anything is bought, and you pay only what it costs.
No. Either of us can end the agreement with 30 days' notice. We'd rather earn the next month than trap you in it.
Guests pay a cleaning fee on each booking, and it goes to the cleaning team. We pass it through at cost. Staylight doesn't add a markup.
Short-term rentals, meaning stays of 29 nights or fewer. Houses, cabins, casitas, and guest suites all qualify if they're in or near our area. We don't manage long-term leases.
A living record we keep for each property: why you chose it, favorite local spots, stories guests leave behind, and the changes made over time. Guests and owners add to it, and it becomes part of what makes a stay feel like it happened somewhere, not just anywhere.
Get in touch
A few details are enough to start. We'll reply within one business day to set up a free consult. There's no obligation.
Rather write directly? chandlerhammon@staylighthost.com