About
We treat every home
like our own.
Celeste Stays is a boutique short-term rental company built on a simple idea: a small portfolio, given uncommon care, will always outperform a large one given average attention!
Our origin
Hospitality is hosting, not vending.
We started Celeste Stays because we kept noticing the same thing in the short-term rental world: properties were being managed like inventory, not hosted like homes. Cold check-ins. Generic linens. Listings that read like spreadsheets.
Our belief is that travelers — especially the ones who pay for a thoughtful stay — can feel the difference between a unit that's been turned over and a home that's been prepared. So we set out to build a company where every detail signals care: the texture of the towels, the arrangement of the kitchen, the warmth of the welcome message at 9 PM on a Tuesday.
What makes us different
An operator's eye, an engineer's discipline.
Most management companies are good at one thing: hospitality, or operations, or marketing. We come from a technology background — years spent building systems, analyzing data, and improving how things actually run — and we've turned that lens on every part of how a luxury rental is hosted.
Data-led pricing.
We monitor demand, comps, and seasonality in real time — not gut feel. Owners see higher RevPAR without their home becoming a discount commodity.
Hotel-grade standards.
Linen counts, restocking checklists, and a quality bar set by hotels — codified in standard operating procedures, not held in someone's head.
Personal accountability.
A small portfolio means owners always know who's looking after their property. No anonymous call-center, no escalation maze.
Why it works
Two audiences, one obsession.
The business runs on a tight feedback loop. Guest feedback improves how we host. How we host protects owner reputation. Owner trust earns us referrals — which is how the portfolio has grown, every property at a time.
We measure ourselves on three numbers, in this order: guest-review average, owner repeat-rate, and revenue per available night. Get the first two right and the third one takes care of itself.
38
Properties under care
4.96
Guest review average
92%
Average occupancy
100%
Owner retention
Trailing 12 months · Updated quarterly
If this resonates
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