By Kent Morgan
This page lists 7 companies that manage Airbnb and other short-term rentals for owners in Calabasas. Among all the companies checked for Calabasas, 4 companies name Calabasas on their own websites, 2 more cover California without naming it, and 12 work across the United States. Furthermore, 3 of the companies here publish a management fee and 4 do not, while One Fine BnB manages property in Calabasas too and charges a published percentage of rental revenue that is printed exactly in this page’s tables.
One Fine BnB manages short-term rentals for owners, so we compete with every company on this page. That is exactly why the claim beside each one is quoted from that company’s own website rather than written by us, and why a fee appears only where the company publishes it. Everything below was read in August 2026 and can change without notice.
The nearest town this guide also covers is Agoura Hills, CA, 11 km away, and the larger market nearby is Orange County, CA, 84 km away, where the same companies often work.
Best Airbnb management companies in Calabasas
| Company | What its own site says about Calabasas | In its own words |
|---|---|---|
| One Fine BnB | manages short-term rentals in Calabasas and across the United States | Full management from 20% of rental revenue, listing-only at 10%, with a one-off $500 setup retainer. |
| Awning | names Calabasas on its own site | Calabasas, California is a sought-after city for tourists looking for a luxurious coastal retreat. |
| Checkmate Rentals | names Calabasas on its own site | Are vital components of successful Airbnb management in Calabasas. |
| Home Team Luxury Rentals | names Calabasas on its own site | Homeowners in Calabasas choose Home Team Luxury Rentals for vacation rental property management that blends expert operations with regulatory insight. |
| GnG Vacation | names Calabasas on its own site | Full-Service Management Our Calabasas Services Everything you need to run a profitable vacation rental in Calabasas, CA — |
| AvantStay | covers California, without naming Calabasas | does not state a coverage claim we could quote |
| TruStay | covers California, without naming Calabasas | TruStay offers full-service short-term rental management across California with a unique approach: we share the risk, so we only win when you win. |
| Natural Retreats | works across the United States | Natural Retreats offers luxury vacation homes across the US with a focus on mountain views, ski-in/ski-out access, and proximity to national parks. |
Property management fees in Calabasas
| Company | Published management fee | What the company adds to it |
|---|---|---|
| One Fine BnB | From 20% full management, 10% listing-only | A one-off $500 setup retainer. |
| Awning | Starts at 10% of revenue | ‘Starts at’ is a floor, not a quote. A RedAwning brand rather than an independent operator. |
| Checkmate Rentals | 15% of the nightly rate only | Published as ‘Average management fee of just 15%, of nightly rate only’. It explicitly keeps cleaning out of the base – ‘we exclude cleaning and… |
| Home Team Luxury Rentals | does not publish a fee | No owner rate published; the public site is a direct-booking storefront. |
| GnG Vacation | does not publish a fee | — |
| AvantStay | does not publish a fee | — |
| TruStay | 15% – 23% | based on performance |
| Natural Retreats | does not publish a fee | No rate published. Leads on a dedicated revenue management team rather than on price. |
As a property owner operating a short-term rental in Calabasas, California, evaluating an Airbnb management company requires looking beyond the headline rate because a percentage is only comparable when you know what sits inside it. Three of the 7 companies on this page publish a fee, with Awning starting at 10% of revenue, Checkmate Rentals charging 15% of the nightly rate only, and TruStay ranging from 15% to 23%. Meanwhile, 4 publish none at all, and One Fine BnB charges a published percentage of rental revenue that is printed exactly in this page’s tables.
A company that publishes nothing is not necessarily dearer, as it usually quotes per property, but it does mean the comparison cannot be made until you ask. Furthermore, the management fee does not automatically settle every operational expense required to run your Calabasas investment.
Essential services such as linen, restocking, mid-stay cleans, maintenance call-outs, and photography are charged inside the fee by some companies and billed separately by others. Because of this varied structure, a seemingly lower percentage can ultimately prove to be the more expensive arrangement for your Calabasas property once all separate billing is tallied.
What Airbnb property management in Calabasas actually looks like
When choosing an Airbnb management company for a home in a town where exactly 23,058 residents live, an owner must weigh how proximity affects daily operations. Four of the companies on this page name Calabasas on their own websites, showing they have usually built local vendor networks that can get a cleaner there on a Sunday when a guest leaves in a rush. In contrast, two of the companies cover California without naming Calabasas, which means a regional team dispatching personnel to a vacation rental management client might still be based an hour away during peak weekend traffic.
Scaling up the geography introduces another tier of service delivery for an owner to consider. One company on this page says they work anywhere in the United States, meaning they can be excellent at pricing and listings from a remote headquarters yet still be relying on somebody local for the turnover. This remote model of short-term rental management relies entirely on a hidden chain of communication between out-of-state software operators and anonymous ground crews who actually walk through the front door.
Understanding these operational differences helps owners avoid assuming one approach is universally superior for their property. Among these providers, One Fine BnB charges a published percentage of rental revenue that is printed exactly in this page’s tables. An owner needs to decide if they prefer a hyper-localized team ready for immediate Sunday emergencies, a regional firm covering the state, or a national operation that coordinates local turnover from afar.
Airbnb property management in towns near Calabasas
The companies above do not stop at the town line. These are the nearest towns this guide covers, measured from Calabasas in a straight line, with the population each one is working with.
| Town | Distance | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Agoura Hills, CA | 11 km | 20,915 |
| Oak Park, CA | 12 km | 13,811 |
| Malibu, CA | 13 km | not recorded |
| Simi Valley, CA | 17 km | 126,788 |
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 18 km | not recorded |
| Santa Monica, CA | 20 km | not recorded |
| Beverly Hills, CA | 24 km | not recorded |
| Venice Beach, CA | 24 km | not recorded |
Vacation rental management in Calabasas: full service, co-host or hybrid
- Full-service — AvantStay, GnG Vacation, Home Team Luxury Rentals, Natural Retreats, TruStay
- Tech-enabled — Awning
- Co-host — Checkmate Rentals
For a property owner in Calabasas, choosing a full-service arrangement with companies like AvantStay, GnG Vacation, Home Team Luxury Rentals, Natural Retreats, TruStay, or One Fine BnB means handing over the keys and letting the management firm run every single aspect of the operation. In this scenario, the company holds the platform account, collects the reviews, and acts as the primary contact for incoming travelers. If this relationship eventually ends, the owner parts ways with the company while the historical reviews typically remain tied to the company profile on the hosting platform.
Opting for a co-host model with Checkmate Rentals changes the dynamic by keeping the Airbnb listing and the associated account strictly in the name of the Calabasas property owner, who remains the host of record while the company provides behind-the-scenes assistance. Guests dealing with this arrangement still interact with the platform under the owner identity, even though the co-host handles day-to-day messaging and operations. When this type of partnership concludes, the owner retains complete control of the account and all accumulated reviews because the profile was never transferred to an outside entity.
A tech-enabled awning approach introduces a lighter touch where software automation and hardware tools do the heavy lifting for a Calabasas estate, leaving specific physical tasks to the owner. The guest interacts mostly with automated messaging systems and smart home applications rather than a dedicated local team. If the owner decides to terminate this software-driven setup, the digital configurations are simply disconnected, leaving the property owner in sole possession of their original listing history.
Companies that name Calabasas on their own websites
These 4 companies publish a page that names Calabasas. That is the strongest evidence this guide collects: not a directory listing and not our opinion, but the company itself saying where it works.
Awning
Calabasas, California is a sought-after city for tourists looking for a luxurious coastal retreat.
Quoted from awning.com, read in August 2026. Its own site describes its reach as national; it presents itself as tech-enabled; published fee: Starts at 10% of revenue.
Checkmate Rentals
Are vital components of successful Airbnb management in Calabasas.
Quoted from checkmaterentals.com, read in August 2026. Its own site describes its reach as national; it presents itself as co-host; published fee: 15% of the nightly rate only.
Home Team Luxury Rentals
Homeowners in Calabasas choose Home Team Luxury Rentals for vacation rental property management that blends expert operations with regulatory insight.
Quoted from hometeamluxuryrentals.com, read in August 2026. Its own site describes its reach as national; it presents itself as full-service; it does not publish a management fee.
GnG Vacation
Full-Service Management Our Calabasas Services Everything you need to run a profitable vacation rental in Calabasas, CA —
Quoted from gngvacation.com, read in August 2026. Its own site describes its reach as single metro; it presents itself as full-service; it does not publish a management fee.
Companies that cover California but do not name Calabasas
These 2 publish a California page and no Calabasas page. They may well take the property; they have simply not said so about this town, and this guide does not say it for them.
AvantStay
Quoted from avantstay.com, read in August 2026. It does not publish a management fee.
TruStay
TruStay offers full-service short-term rental management across California with a unique approach: we share the risk, so we only win when you win.
Quoted from trustaypm.com, read in August 2026. Published fee: 15% – 23%.
Companies that manage Airbnb properties anywhere in the United States
Airbnb management is largely remote work – pricing, listing, guest messaging and cleaner scheduling do not require an office on the same street. This company says on its own home page that it will take a property anywhere in the country, so it is an option in Calabasas whether or not it has ever published its name.
Natural Retreats
Natural Retreats offers luxury vacation homes across the US with a focus on mountain views, ski-in/ski-out access, and proximity to national parks.
Quoted from naturalretreats.com, read in August 2026. It does not publish a management fee.
How many companies actually work in Calabasas, and how we counted
Everything below counts companies rather than listings, and it counts what the managers say about themselves on their own websites rather than what a directory says about them.
When an owner in Calabasas types airbnb management near me into a search box, dozens of local options appear, but most have simply generated automated pages without actually operating in the area. Directory listings and outside opinions were completely ignored while building this resource, because only verifiable statements from a firm itself can prove true local coverage. To find the best options, 913 management companies‘ own home pages were read in August 2026 to see what each business claims about its service territory.
A business is listed for a town only if its own website says something that places it there, such as a page naming the town, a page naming the state, or a statement that it works across the United States. For Calabasas that gives 4 naming the town, 2 covering California, and 12 working nationally – 18 companies in total with a claim on Calabasas. This rigorous standard separates an advertising agency from an actual service provider that services your specific neighborhood.
Out of those verified options, 7 of them are shown on this page so you can easily compare each property manager against competitors. Every single manager and agency must prove their presence through direct website text rather than unverified third party claims. One Fine BnB ensures that every featured company meets this exact threshold, giving you reliable data for your airbnb management needs in Southern California.
Can a company manage your Calabasas property from another state?
The question is not hypothetical here. 4 of the towns nearest Calabasas are in another state altogether – Pahrump, NV, 330 km away, Summerlin South, NV, 373 km away, Enterprise, NV, 375 km away, Spring Valley, NV, 376 km away – and several of the companies above work in both.
For a property owner in Calabasas, hiring an out of state property manager is technically possible because out of state options exist. Of 850 verified American management companies, 43 say on their own websites that they can take on a property with no local office. Furthermore, 17 say they work anywhere in the United States, and 12 of those are options for Calabasas. This means an owner searching from afar will find agencies willing to take on a short-term rental from hundreds of miles away.
The true operational reality relies on how different tasks are handled. Pricing, listing, guest messaging, review handling and channel management are genuinely remote work and are often done better by a company with scale, such as One Fine BnB. However, cleaning, linen, restocking, key handover, inspections and anything physically broken are not remote work, and a remote manager subcontracts them locally.
Therefore, the real question for a Calabasas owner is never remote versus local; it is who the subcontractor is, whether the owner gets to know their name, and what happens on the day that subcontractor does not turn up. Because the remote agency will ultimately rely on local labor for physical tasks around your short-term rental, vetting that invisible second tier of workers is far more critical than knowing where the corporate headquarters sits.
Companies compared in markets near Calabasas
Where this guide has already compared the companies working in a neighbouring market, the comparison is here rather than repeated: Venice Beach, CA — 24 km away, San Fernando, CA — 25 km away, El Segundo, CA — 33 km away.
How to choose a short-term rental management company in Calabasas
Running a short-term rental in Calabasas means partnering with the right team, so you must start by asking who physically handles the turnover and whether that person is employed or subcontracted to protect your investment. A diligent property manager will gladly show you the live listings One Fine BnB already runs nearby, allowing you to read recent reviews from actual guests. When interviewing a candidate, you should ask what happens late at night when a guest is locked out and whether someone is always on call to drive over. You need to know who holds the main airbnb account and the review history, and what happens to it if you eventually decide to leave.
It is vital to check the exact notice period required so you understand how much notice either side must give to terminate the contract without friction. Every owner wants to find the best partner, which is why reading the fee against what is included is critical, since a lower percentage that excludes linen and restocking is not a lower price. You might begin your local search by typing best airbnb management company near me into your browser, but you should look deeper than simple marketing claims to see how each agency operates in practice.
One professional company might handle everything seamlessly, while other companies rely on a patchwork of outside vendors that can let standards slip. You should ask whether your designated manager coordinates maintenance directly or farms it out to third parties who do not know the property.
By taking these precautions, one company will stand out as the most reliable choice for your home, ensuring your peace of mind while maximizing your rental income.
Calabasas Airbnb management with One Fine BnB
Owning a home in Calabasas offers incredible potential, and partnering with the right Airbnb management company can help you maximize that investment without the daily stress of hosting. One Fine BnB provides comprehensive oversight tailored to upscale properties in your area, handling everything from guest communication to professional property maintenance. As a dedicated property manager, the team ensures your residence is presented immaculately to travelers seeking luxury accommodations throughout the region.
Property owners can choose between full operational management and a targeted listing-only tier, depending on how much personal involvement they prefer in day-to-day hosting tasks. Both service options are structured simply as a percentage of rental revenue, complemented by a one-off setup retainer to get your home ready for the short-term rental market.
Operating short-term rentals for owners across the United States, One Fine BnB brings national expertise directly to your Calabasas neighborhood. You can trust that your valuable real estate asset receives careful attention, allowing you to enjoy the financial benefits of hosting while leaving the operational details to experienced professionals.
One Fine BnB’s Airbnb property management fees in Calabasas: full management from 20% of rental revenue, listing-only management 10% of rental revenue, and a one-off $500 setup retainer.
To talk to us about a property in Calabasas, use the contact page. Our wider service is described on Airbnb property management, and if you are not sure where to start, the Airbnb management near me page lists every town we cover.
Airbnb management elsewhere in California
We cover 4 more California towns beyond the ones above, and the companies on this page work across several of them: San Fernando, CA, West Hollywood, CA, Culver City, CA, Moorpark, CA.
Written by
Kent Morgan
Kent Morgan is the founder and president of One Fine BnB, a short-term rental management company running hundreds of vacation rentals from its Austin home base, with properties in several U.S. markets and internationally. The portfolio ranges from single condos to homes well over $2 million, which are managed on a dedicated luxury service tier. A San Diego native, he founded his first STR management company in New York in 2011 and has lived in most of the markets he's since grown into — NYC, the Florida beaches, Nashville, Las Vegas, Palm Desert, and Southern California. His companies have been early testers and development partners for major OTAs and short-term rental platforms.
