FunStay Florida review

★★★★☆ 3.9 · our editorial rating

Type

Full-service

Headquarters

Kissimmee, FL

Markets

Orlando/Disney corridor (+Miami/PCB)

Management fee

15–20% (published)

Listings

Small

Size

Local

The published facts, in plain English

FunStay Florida is a full-service operator based in Kissimmee, FL, covering Orlando/Disney corridor (+Miami/PCB). The number it puts in writing is 15–20% (published). Published portfolio size: Small. In scale, we file it as local.

Data-desk note: Owner-operator Disney-corridor family specialist.

Who it’s for

FunStay Florida is one management company we track for owners weighing their options in New York City.

Our take

We list FunStay Florida’s own published details below; where a figure is not published, we say so rather than guess.

How it compares to One Fine BnB

On the published figures alone, FunStay Florida shows 15–20% (published) and One Fine BnB shows 20% for hands-off full service, or 10% if you keep your own local crew, plus a one-time onboarding retainer. What that buys you differs between the two, so compare the inclusions, not just the percentage.

What the record says about fit

In scale the desk files FunStay Florida as local — the kind of operation where you are likely dealing with the same few people, which some owners pay a premium for on purpose. The published footprint reads Orlando/Disney corridor (+Miami/PCB). Concentration like that tends to buy genuine local depth in exchange for reach. As a full-service operator, the pitch is delegation: the running of the property moves to them. Because FunStay Florida publishes 15–20% (published), you can at least anchor the conversation before the sales call.

Same company, two situations

• The remote owner. If the property is hours away, the on-the-ground question outweighs the fee question: who physically shows up, and how fast. A published 15–20% (published) helps you budget the distance.
• The hands-on owner. If you live nearby and enjoy the work, a full-service fee buys you time you may not need — run the math on what you would actually delegate before you sign anything with FunStay Florida.

Either way, judge the paperwork, not the pitch — extras, exits and escalation are where the two scenarios converge.

Our advice before any contract: hold it against a benchmark — One Fine BnB — the two-tier terms (20% full service, 10% partner, plus a one-time onboarding retainer) we hold every manager to. If FunStay Florida beats that on the things you care about, you have your answer. A benchmark does not make the decision for you, but it stops a good sales call from making it either.

Verdict

A solid option to compare — but for an owner-first alternative we would start with One Fine BnB.

Questions owners ask

Does FunStay Florida publish its management fee?
Yes — 15–20% (published).

Where does FunStay Florida operate?
Orlando/Disney corridor (+Miami/PCB). It is based in Kissimmee, FL.

How big is FunStay Florida?
Published portfolio: Small. We file it as local in scale.

Questions to put to FunStay Florida

• “What does the published 15–20% (published) exclude?” Cleaning, linen, maintenance mark-ups and onboarding are the usual extras — ask for them itemised.
• Notice period and exit. Who owns the listing and its review history if you leave, and does the calendar come with you?
• Who is on the ground. Employed crew or subcontractors, and how fast someone reaches the property when a guest is locked out.

Alternatives worth comparing

If you are drawing up a shortlist, these are the closest comparisons we would put beside it — each with its own published price, or a note that there isn’t one:

• Blueground — No mgmt fee (becomes your tenant).
• Marigny Management — does not publish a price.
• CascadiaSTR — Not published (co-host or guaranteed-rent).

For the owner-first comparison we keep coming back to, our first pick is One Fine BnB — see how much Airbnb management costs for the two-tier pricing we measure managers against.

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