Why Set-It-and-Forget-It Dynamic Pricing Is Costing You Money
Pricing software is a tool, not a revenue manager. When everyone has the same automation, intelligence becomes the edge.
Now in beta
Hospitality Intelligence
The AI-powered operating system for boutique short-term rental hosts and property managers.
Built and proven on my own Tahoe portfolio. Hyper-local pricing intelligence, competitive tracking and boutique operating workflows that reduce your workload and sharpen every decision.
Example recommendationTwo nights remain open between confirmed reservations. The three-night minimum prevents that stay. Review a two-night exception, then verify guest-facing availability before changing price.Illustrative example
The problem
Dynamic pricing isn't a revenue strategy
Almost every serious host now runs pricing software, so simply having it is no longer an edge. Meanwhile the information that matters is scattered: reservations in one system, rate recommendations in another, reviews and messages somewhere else.
The result is a healthy-looking ADR, nights quietly expiring unsold, and more dashboards than decisions.
The outcome
Know what changed, why it matters, and what to do next
Hospitality Intelligence connects the evidence and turns it into specific, explainable recommendations, so you spend less time checking systems and more time making the decisions that matter.
Changing prices is easy. Knowing why they should change is the competitive advantage.
What's inside
Six kinds of intelligence, one connected process
Hospitality Intelligence is designed to bring the work I do on my own portfolio into one system that learns from every decision.
Hyper-local pricing intelligence
Booking pace against the same lead time in comparable seasons, booking-window checkpoints, guest-facing totals, and length-of-stay and demand-based recommendations.
Calendar intelligence
Two-night gaps, orphan nights, minimum-stay conflicts and intact holiday windows worth protecting, flagged before they cost you.
Competitive and visibility tracking
Weekly Visibility Snapshots from controlled, signed-out searches across stay lengths and guest filters, plus competing availability and rate movement.
Listing and guest intelligence
Recurring review themes, guest friction points, and storefront recommendations for your cover photo, title and copy.
Boutique operating workflows
Evidence-backed recommendations, approvals for consequential changes, and a decision log that learns from outcomes.
Answers, not more charts
Are we ahead of or behind plan? What changed? What should we do next? Reporting written for owners and operators.
How it's built
Built the way an operator would build it
Proven on my own properties
Every workflow started as something I needed for my own Tahoe portfolio, and it's tested there first.
You stay in charge
Defined permissions, records of every action, and your approval for consequential changes.
Intelligence, not control
Technology should create better intelligence and less busywork for you, and an easier stay for your guests.
Who it's for
Plans for boutique portfolios of every size
HOST
Solo hosts
1–5 properties
For owner-hosts who want professional-grade intelligence without a professional-sized team.
MANAGER
Property managers
5–20 properties
For growing managers who need sharper pricing and calendar decisions across a portfolio, with less manual checking.
OPERATOR
Operators
20–100+ properties
A custom setup for larger boutique operators, built around your markets, systems and workflows.
Plan details are shared with beta participants.
How the beta works
From application to better decisions
Apply
Tell me about your portfolio, your markets and the tools you use today.
Onboard
We map your properties, constraints and goals so the intelligence is grounded in your reality.
Decide better, every week
You receive specific findings with evidence and next steps. You approve what matters, and the system learns from the results.
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The thinking behind Hospitality Intelligence
Pricing, calendar structure, Airbnb visibility and the role of AI, written from my own operating experience.
The Nightly Rate Is Not the Product. The Calendar Is.
"My house should rent for $500 a night." The next question is: which night?
The Booking Window Is a Market Signal
The same night calls for a different decision 180 days out, 60 days out, 14 days out and 48 hours before arrival.
Frequently asked questions
Does Hospitality Intelligence replace my pricing software?
It's designed to add intelligence on top of the tools you already use, not to be another generic pricing algorithm. Pricing software can provide a strong baseline; Hospitality Intelligence focuses on what it misses: visibility, calendar structure, conversion and the reasons behind each decision.
Will it change my prices automatically?
Consequential changes require your approval. Recommendations come with the evidence behind them, and any action follows a scope of authority you agree to, with a record of what was done.
Who is the beta for?
Boutique short-term rental hosts and property managers with roughly 1 to 100+ properties, especially in destination markets like Tahoe, mountain towns and the coast.
Is it only for Lake Tahoe?
No. It was built and proven on my own Tahoe portfolio, and it is designed for boutique hosts and managers in other destination markets too.
What does it cost?
Plan details for HOST, MANAGER and OPERATOR are shared with beta participants. Tell me about your portfolio and I will walk you through them.
Join the Hospitality Intelligence beta
If you host or manage boutique short-term rentals and want better intelligence with less busywork, I'd like to hear from you. I'll personally reply within one business day.
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