OUR STORY
Atlanta's Premium Local Short-Term Rental Management Company
We built ATLStay to close the gap between national scale and genuine local expertise — premium standards, deep Atlanta roots.
Why we started
There was a gap nobody was filling.
The national brands — Vacasa, Evolve, Awning — brought scale and technology to the market. But they brought it with national pricing strategies, national cleaning crews, and national customer service queues that had no idea when the Peach Bowl was, who was playing at State Farm Arena, or what a Buckhead corporate traveler actually expects from a short-term stay.
The local operators knew Atlanta inside out. But they often ran dated sites, operated with minimal transparency on fees, and couldn't offer the professional infrastructure that serious owners needed to feel confident handing over their property.
We built ATLStay to sit exactly in the gap between those two worlds. Local expertise, delivered at a standard the nationals set the bar for.
Deep Atlanta roots
We know this city the way only a local can.
Atlanta's short-term rental market is driven by a specific mix of demand drivers. Conventions at the Georgia World Congress Center. SEC Championship and Peach Bowl weekends at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Georgia Tech and Emory driving consistent corporate travel. The BeltLine and Ponce City Market pulling experiential travelers from across the country. Film production bringing long-stay crews to neighborhoods most managers never think about.
Convention demand
The Georgia World Congress Center hosts events that fill metro Atlanta hotels and drive premium short-term rental rates for properties up to 15 miles away.
Sports & event weekends
Braves, Falcons, Hawks, and major college football events create predictable demand spikes that require proactive pricing — weeks or months in advance.
Film & production stays
Atlanta's status as a major film hub creates extended-stay demand from production crews — a market segment most managers underserve entirely.
Neighborhood character
Buckhead, Midtown, Old Fourth Ward, and Decatur each attract a different guest profile with different expectations. We manage for those differences intentionally.
How we operate
The principles that guide every decision we make.
Local roots, national standard
We built this company in Atlanta, for Atlanta. We know Buckhead occupancy seasonality and BeltLine pricing pressure because we live and work here — not because we read a report about it.
Transparency without exception
One clear fee. No setup charges. No hidden deductions. You see our rate before you sign anything, and your monthly statement reflects exactly what happened — no decoding required.
Owner alignment, always
We only earn when your home earns. There's no setup fee to collect, no retainer regardless of performance. If your home doesn't perform, neither do we — and we take that seriously.
Hospitality over property management
We don't think of ourselves as a property management company. We're in the hospitality business — the guest experience, the presentation, the welcome. That mindset drives better reviews, which drives everything else.
No bureaucracy
You can reach us directly. No ticket numbers, no five-day response windows, no "please hold for the next available representative." Local teams making local decisions, in real time.
We only take homes we believe in
We don't sign every property that walks through the door. We run a real projection, have an honest conversation, and only take on homes where we're genuinely confident in the results. That's better for you and better for us.
The team
Local people who care about this as much as you do.
ATLStay is run by a small, dedicated team of Atlanta locals who are hands-on with every property in our portfolio. Not a call center. Not a franchise network. Real people who are personally invested in your home's performance.
Team bios coming soon. Owner to provide real team member names, photos, and short bios.
Track record
A growing operation. A consistent standard.
450+ homes managed across our portfolio
trusted to us by Atlanta owners
10,000+ five-star guest reviews
five-star guest experiences
millions in bookings managed
in revenue managed for owners
We're 450+ homes managed across our portfolio. And we're growing because owners tell other owners — not because we have the biggest ad budget.
Let's talk about your property.
Get a free projection and find out if we're the right fit for your home — no commitment, no sales pressure.