Why Five Borough Host Review exists.
An independent review desk run by people who host for a living.
Five Borough Host Review started because we were tired of guessing which tools were worth paying for. So we buy them, run them on real bookings, and report back plainly.
What we stand for
- No paid placement. The inventory here is opinions, and opinions are not for sale.
- We show the work. The rubric is public; every number on the site answers to it.
- Owner-side, always. We score what a tool does for the person paying for it, not the one selling it.
What we cover
Two categories, two rankings: 95 reviewed management companies for owners who want the calendar handled, and 74 reviewed tools for owners who would rather automate it themselves. Every company page quotes the provider’s own published details; a number the company keeps private appears as “not published”, never as an estimate.
Where the money comes from
No ads run here, no affiliate links pay us, and no placement is for sale — a position or a score cannot be bought at any price. A recommendation here is editorial judgement and nothing else — the reasoning lives in our editorial policy.
The honest limits
This is a review desk — not a brokerage, a law office or an accounting firm. Ratings are informed opinion, prices move faster than any publication, and your market has its own physics — verify current terms with the provider and read the disclaimer.
Where we are
Five Borough Host Review is published by Five Borough Host Review Media, based in New York, NY. If you have something to tell us — especially that we are wrong — the contact page reaches a human.