Short-stay management · Australia
Maximum revenue.
Minimum effort.
We manage every part of your short-term rental — from pricing and guest communication to cleaning and compliance — so your property earns more without becoming your second job.
Currently accepting a limited number of properties, so every one gets direct founder oversight.
See what your property could earn
Personally reviewed by Nathaniel. Response within one business day.
How it works
Three steps to a property that runs itself
No long onboarding, no surprises. Here's the whole process.
Assess your property
Free income estimate and suitability review. No obligation.
Prepare & launch
Photography, listing creation, pricing and compliance.
Relax while it runs
Guests, cleaners, maintenance and monthly payouts, all handled.
Before and after
The difference is what your week looks like
Not a change in the property. A change in how much of it lands on you.
Managing it yourself
- Answering guest messages at 11pm
- Chasing cleaners between checkouts
- Adjusting prices by hand, or not at all
- Weekends interrupted by someone else's stay
- Wondering whether the listing is actually performing
With KeyHold
- Guest messages handled, day and night
- Turnovers coordinated around every checkout
- Rates moving with demand, automatically
- Weekends back
- A monthly report showing exactly how it did
What we do
Everything between your front door and your payout
A complete short-stay operation, set up, run and kept compliant on your behalf.
Setup & styling
Your place is styled to photograph beautifully and earn five-star reviews.
Professional photography
Scroll-stopping photos that turn browsers into confirmed bookings.
Listing & optimisation
A listing built to rank higher and convert more, across every major platform.
Dynamic pricing
Nightly rates tuned to demand and local events, so you never leave money on the table.
24/7 guest management
Every message and midnight question handled for you. You never touch your phone.
Cleaning & turnovers
Your property is spotless and guest-ready after every single checkout.
Maintenance
Small issues fixed before a guest ever notices, protecting your rating.
State compliance
Registration, night caps and fire-safety handled for your state and council. You stay fully compliant.
Guest experience
A premium stay, not a bare listing
Every property we manage gets its own custom digital welcome guide, with the thoughtful touches that make guests feel looked after from the moment they arrive, and leave them with a reason to book again.
Wi-Fi & essentials
Network and password up front, plus how everything works, with no back-and-forth messaging.
Smooth self check-in
Clear arrival directions and access steps, so guests let themselves in without a hitch.
House manual
Appliances, bins, parking and the little details, all answered before they're asked.
Local recommendations
Hand-picked cafés, food and things to do nearby, the local touch guests remember.
The numbers
Every night.
Priced on purpose.
Typical nightly rate
$372–439
Real figures from a two-bedroom apartment in Brisbane running as a short stay. Not because the property changed, but because every night is priced to demand instead of sitting flat for a year.
Real average nightly rates from one live listing, used with permission. Address and owner details withheld. Results vary with property, location, season and occupancy, and rates are shown before management fees and running costs.
A typical managed month showing 24 of 28 nights booked, with weekend nights booked at a higher peak rate and four nights left open.
- Peak rate
- Booked
- Open
Weekends and local events get priced up, midweek gets priced to fill. That variation is where the extra income comes from.
Meet the founder
Hi, I'm Nathaniel, and I run KeyHold Stays.
I started KeyHold Stays because I kept seeing great properties either becoming second jobs or earning far less than they could. With the right pricing, systems and guest experience, a short-term rental can outperform a long lease without eating your weekends.
I'm based in Western Sydney and travel across Australia, and I'm a frequent short-stay guest myself, so I know both what the markets pay and what makes a stay worth five stars. Work with me and you're dealing with me directly. Not a call centre, not an app.
My aim isn't just to increase your revenue. It's to make owning a short-term rental feel passive again.
Nathaniel · Founder
Why me
No call centre. No account manager. Just me.
- Who runs your property
You'll deal directly with me.
No account managers, no ticket queue, no overseas team. One local point of contact who actually knows your property.
- How your rates are set
Every night is priced deliberately.
Your rates move with demand, events and season — not once a year when someone remembers to check them.
- Local knowledge
I know the markets.
I'm based in Western Sydney and travel across Australia, so I know the areas, the demand, and what guests are actually looking for.
- The guest's side
I know what guests want.
I'm a frequent short-stay guest myself, so I set your place up the way the best stays are — which is what gets you five-star reviews.
- Staying compliant
Compliance stays handled.
Registration, night caps and local council requirements are kept up to date for wherever your property is, so you're never the one chasing paperwork.
- What you're told
You'll always know how it's performing.
Monthly reporting on bookings, rates and income. No black box, and no guessing what your property actually did.
- How I get paid
You only pay when you earn.
My fee is a percentage of what your property makes. If it isn't earning, neither am I.
What owners say
From the people who handed over their keys
Published with permission. Across Melbourne, the Gold Coast, Sydney and Brisbane.
“We wanted the extra income from short-term rentals without the day-to-day work. KeyHold took care of everything from guest communication to coordinating cleans, which is exactly what we were looking for.”
Sarah M.
2-bedroom apartment · Melbourne, VIC
“We'd never hosted on Airbnb before and had no idea where to start. Having someone guide us through the setup made the whole process much easier.”
Jay T.
2-bedroom apartment · Gold Coast, QLD
“Communication has been excellent from day one. We always know what's happening with the property and any issues are dealt with quickly.”
Nicole P.
3-bedroom apartment · Gold Coast, QLD
“Nathaniel helped us improve the listing, adjust the pricing and get everything running properly. The property is performing much better now and the whole process has been much less stressful.”
Abbey L.
1-bedroom apartment · Sydney, NSW
“The biggest thing for me was getting my time back. I used to answer guest messages every evening, now I barely think about it. Everything just gets handled.”
Jake S.
2-bedroom apartment · Brisbane, QLD
Pricing
Two ways to work together
Start with an audit, or hand over the whole thing.
Listing & Pricing Audit
$500one-off
A full review of your listing and pricing, delivered in a week. I go through your photos, title, description, calendar and rates, then give you a written breakdown of exactly what's costing you bookings and what I'd change. No ongoing commitment.
- Listing and photo review
- Title and description rewrite
- Dynamic pricing setup
- Calendar and minimum-stay strategy
- Written report and walkthrough call
Full Management
From 15%of booking revenue
I run the whole operation. Listing, pricing, guests, cleaning, maintenance and state compliance. You stay the registered host, booking income comes straight to you, and I invoice my fee separately. If your place isn't earning, neither am I.
- Everything in the Audit
- 24/7 guest management
- Cleaning and turnover coordination
- Maintenance handled
- Registration and night caps managed
- One local point of contact
Current offer
Your first two weeks of management, fee-free.
Sign up and I won't charge the 15% management fee on bookings for your first two weeks. The one-off setup fee and the three-month initial term still apply.
Full management runs on a three-month initial term. The first weeks go into optimising your pricing, listing and operations, and three months is what it takes to gather enough booking data to see what's actually working. The audit fee is credited toward your first month if you move to full management.
Contact
Still have a question?
You don't need an estimate to get in touch. Email me directly and you'll get a straight answer from the person who'd actually be managing your property, usually within one business day.
Chasing numbers instead? Get a free income estimate for your property.
Ready to see what your place could earn?
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Accepting a limited number of properties