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Switching villa management without downtime

Switching manager should not cost you a single booking, a single review or a good member of staff. This is the handover we run when a villa comes to us from another company, and what to check in your current contract before you give notice.

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In detail

Signs your villa is under-managed

Statements that arrive late or not at all; repairs that appear on invoices without photos; a calendar with holes in high season; reviews that mention dirt, slow replies or a broken pool; a manager who is hard to reach. One of these is a bad month; three of them is a pattern.

How the transfer works

  • We visit the villa and read your current agreement with you.
  • You give notice according to its terms; we plan the handover date around bookings.
  • Listings and calendars are transferred or rebuilt; future bookings are honoured, nothing is cancelled.
  • Staff are met, assessed and kept where they meet the standard.
  • Keys, inventory and access codes are handed over against a signed list.
  • Your first statement from us arrives after the first full month.

Keeping your listings and reviews

If the Airbnb or Booking.com account is in your name, listings and reviews stay with you and we take over as manager or co-host. If the account belongs to the previous company, reviews usually cannot be moved; we rebuild the listings and win the first reviews fast. We tell you which case applies before you give notice.

Existing bookings, staff and keys

Guests who booked under the previous manager arrive to the same villa and a better welcome; we honour the rate they paid. Staff contracts are reviewed and either continued or reissued. Keys and codes are changed on handover day.

What to check in your current contract

Notice period; exit fees; exclusivity clauses; who owns the listings and the photos; how deposits held for future bookings are transferred; what happens to unpaid statements. Our guide on management contract clauses walks through each of them, and we will read yours with you.

Owner-first terms

20% of actual revenue.
Nothing fixed.

We earn only when you earn: a single 20% commission on the bookings your villa actually makes. No monthly fee, no onboarding fee, no markup on repairs.

See what the 20% covers
  • 20% on real revenue, nightly and monthly alike
  • Expenses pre-approved and shown with receipts
  • Your villa, your rules: owner stays, house limits, floor price
  • Direct-booking site cuts platform fees on part of bookings
  • Clear exit terms: leave if we do not deliver

Questions owners ask

Switching villa management without downtime: FAQ

Will guests notice the change?
Only that replies got faster.
Do you charge for the takeover?
No; the 20% applies to bookings from the handover date.
Can you take over mid-season?
Yes; the handover is planned around the calendar so no stay falls between two managers.

Start with a conversation

Let’s look at your villa.

Send us the location and a couple of photos; we come back with an honest assessment and our terms.

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Written by The Host Bali team, who manage the villas on this site.

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